Job Description
Radiographer, Clinical Specialist (Breast Imaging) Cork University Hospital
- Cork, Ireland
- Full Time, Permanent
Please visit the HSE Career Hub for candidate support on applying for a Job in the HSE.The newly established HSE South West health region will manage and deliver all public health and social care services in:CorkKerryMore than 700,000 people live in this region.HSE South West includes all hospital and community healthcare services in the region. This includes:South / South West Hospital GroupCork Kerry Community HealthcareThe Department of Population and Public Health, HSE South We
Please visit the HSE Career Hub for candidate support on applying for a Job in the HSE.The newly established HSE South West health region will manage and deliver all public health and social care services in:CorkKerryMore than 700,000 people live in this region.HSE South West includes all hospital and community healthcare services in the region. This includes:South / South West Hospital GroupCork Kerry Community HealthcareThe Department of Population and Public Health, HSE South We Show more
Skills and attributes- Communication & Interpersonal Skils
- Planning and Managing Resources
- Professional Knowledge & Experience
- Evaluation Information and Judging Situations
- Building & Maintaining Relationships
- Committment to providing a Quality Service
Cork University Hospital (CUH) is the largest acute hospital in the country. The hospital is a primary teaching hospital with close alliances to University College Cork (UCC), nursing, medical and allied health professional training. The hospital also plays a central role in the management of co-located services on site.
CUH is the largest university teaching hospital in Ireland and the only Level 1 Trauma centre in the country - an accreditation given with the presence of 40 different medical and surgical specialties delivered by the hospital - including Neurosciences, Cardiac Services, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Renal, Internal Medicine, Vascular, Ophthalmology, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Maxillary-Facial, Paediatrics, Critical Care, Cancer Services, and Emergency Medicine.
CUH is the tertiary referral centre for the HSE Southern area, and the supra regional area of Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny. CUH therefore acts as a regional centre for secondary and tertiary care for the catchment population of 550,000 served by the HSE Southern area and a supra-regional centre for a total a population of 1.1 million.
CUH now has 800 beds following completion of the transfer of Cardiac and Renal services to the recently constructed Cardiac Renal Centre. The hospital currently employs 3,400 staff of multiple professions and is the primary teaching hospital for the Faculty of Health and Science in University College Cork.
The Division of Radiology provides comprehensive, high-quality imaging services and image guided procedures on a 24/7 basis. Imaging in the following sub-specialities is provided by the Radiology Department at CUH: CT, Vascular, Paediatric, Interventional, Screening, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, Breast Imaging, Neuro-radiology, Cath Lab, Chest, Abdominal, Musculoskeletal Imaging and Oncology Imaging.
The team structure comprises:
Clinical Specialist Radiographer/Superintendent Radiographer
Basic Grade Radiographer
Reconfiguration of Services Cork & Kerry
The Reconfiguration roadmap was published on the 22ndNovember 2011. It outlines a plan of how, why and where we deliver our acute hospital services. The roadmap provides for the first time in this region, a plan that has been agreed between all six acute hospitals on how services should be re-organised in order to ensure the best possible healthcare system for people in Cork and Kerry.
Care is delivered in a variety of settings and new approaches and models of care to follow the care demands of the Health Service, are being advanced within the context of overall healthcare reform, to include Sláintecare.
Purpose of the post:
To deliver a quality, patient-focussed Breast Imaging service within Cork University Hospital. The Clinical Specialist in Breast Imaging is responsible for the management of the service and for delivering a quality service on a day-to-day basis.
Informal Enquiries:
Name: Ms. Fiona O' Neill, Radiography Services Manager3, Cork University Hospital
Paid Time-Off for Vacation and Sick Days
HSE South West is an Equal Opportunity Employer