Details of Service Bantry General Hospital (BGH) is a 90 bed rural and remote model 2R Acute General Hospital providing inpatient, outpatient and day patient services.
It provides undifferentiated medical care and day case surgical activity for the people of West Cork and South Kerry.
It is a member of the South/South West Hospital Group.
BGH operates on a 24 hour open access basis for undifferentiated medical intake.
The hospital caters for all acute medical emergencies and has a Medical Assessment Unit and a High Dependency Unit.
It also has a Rehabilitation and Acute Stroke Unit and a Care of the Elderly Ward.
Bantry General Hospital provides elective Day Case Surgery, Minor Procedures and Endoscopy Day Cases.
Special Nursing includes Cardiac Rehabilitation and Stroke.
BGH is a site for clinical placements for the undergraduate student nurse programme delivered in partnership with the Institute of Technology, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
The Medical Assessment Unit treats patients over 16 years with acute medical conditions.
The MAU consists of assessment pods, a short stay ward and 6 single rooms for in patients.
The Medical ASSESMENT Unit manages all admissions to the Hospital.
BANTRY General Hospital accepts patients with undifferentiated medical conditions on a 24 hour basis.
Patients can be referred by General Practitioner, Emergency Ambulance Presentation and self-presentation.
Purpose of the Post The post of Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (CNM 2) 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.
Informal Enquiries Name: Ann O'Sullivan, Assistant Director of Nursing Email: ****** Phone: 027 53404