Clinical Midwife Manager 2 (Clinical Skills Facilitator), Cork University Maternity Hospital

Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) is a 144 bedded Tertiary Referral Centre for Maternity, Neonatology and Gynaecology located on the campus of Cork University Hospital.
CUMH incorporates the Obstetric, Gynaecology, Paediatric and Neonatology Services in the Cork University Hospital Group within the Health Service Executive Southern region.
CUMH has approximately 7, 000 births per annum and is a tertiary referral centre.

Services at CUMH are delivered within the Directorate for Women and Children which is based on the principles of partnership and integration and strongly supports the involvement of the multidisciplinary team in service provision.

CUH/CUMH are the sites for clinical placements for student midwives and student nurses in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes delivered in partnership with University College Cork.

CUMH Services incorporates the use of the MN-CMS (Maternal Newborn Clinical Management System) into care delivered at CUMH.

There are four Maternity Units in the South/South West Hospital Group – University Hospital Waterford, University Hospital Kerry, Cork University Maternity Hospital and Tipperary University Hospital - spanning four of the largest counties in the country.
Maternity Services includes Neonatology and Gynaecology as well as Midwifery and Obstetrics.

The Group's Primary Academic partner is University College Cork.
A wide range of educational programmes and research is conducted within all hospitals in the Group.

Purpose of Post The post of CMM 2 (Clinical Skills Facilitator) has a pivotal role in service planning, co-ordinating, and managing activity and resources within the clinical area.
The main responsibilities are: quality assurance, resource management, staffing and staff development, practice development, facilitating communication and professional / clinical leadership.

The post holder will participate in teaching and mentorship of :

· Students participating in undergraduate or postgraduate midwifery programmes.

· Newly qualified Nurses/Midwives.

· Newly recruited Nurses/Midwives.

· All staff who are being facilitated to maintain their clinical competence in conjunction with using MNCMS in CUMH.

· Facilitate Staff Rotation in clinical areas.

· Nurses/Midwives with non EU registration participating in the Adaptation Programmes provided by the Centre of Midwifery Education.

Informal Enquiries Katie Bourke

Director of Midwifery, CUMH

Email: ****** Tel: 021 - 4920705

Fiona Kirby,

Midwifery Practice Development Coordinator,

Email: ****** Tel: 021 - 4920735

Kate Lyons

Midwifery Practice Development Co-ordinator & Project Manager MaternityONEsouth

****** Tel: 087 - 7818063