Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital (OLOLH), is a designated Trauma Unit, as part of the Central Trauma Network, and serves as a key acute care hospital for the North East region. The person appointed to this post will oversee the planning and establishment of the Trauma Physiotherapy Service in OLOLH, which will operate in conjunction with the overall physiotherapy service. The person appointed will work as part of multidisciplinary teams, under the governance of consultants in a variety of specialties related to trauma.   Job...

The main purpose of the post is to develop the advanced practice midwifery (Supported Care Pathway) service and supporting documentation under the direction of the Health Care Provider’s Advanced Practice Stakeholder Governance Group, to enable the individual midwife to meet the NMBI Criteria for Registration as an Advanced Midwife Practitioner as set out in Advanced Practice (Midwifery) Standards and Requirements (NMBI, 2018).

  The Healthcare Assistant will assist Nursing Staff in the care of patients and undertake other duties, communicate with their grade which has been delegated to him/her by the nurse-in-charge of the ward. On each working rota the Healthcare Assistant will work under the supervision and discretion of nursing staff.  In relation to duties and responsibilities associated with direct patient care, nursing staff will decide in respect of each patient the work which will be undertaken by the Assistant.

- To carry out duties as instructed by the Catering Manager, Catering Officers or Executive Head Chef to ensure a quality service is provided 365 days a year to patients and staff in the hospital. - To work as part of a team to ensure patient food is prepared, cooked and plated on time in accordance with dietary requirements and in line with Nutrition and Hydration Guidelines and food safety protocols (HACCP). - To prepare and serve freshly cooked meals to customers in the staff cafeteria, at the required times, and in accordance with healthy eating and statutory...

The Deputy General Services Manager will support the General Services Manager in ensuring the effective and efficient functioning of the hospital, whilst having a responsibility for Business and Performance Management/ Improvement and Non Clinical services.   They must support the hospital clinical staff in the provision of the necessary services and functions to enhance patient care and experience in the hospital and work collaboratively to ensure best practice. The Deputy General Services Manager will be responsible and accountable for the management of the Catering,...

The purpose of this CMSp. post is to: Deliver care in line with the five core concepts of the role set out in the Framework for the Establishment of Clinical Midwife Specialist Posts, 4th edition, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (NCNM) 2008. The Clinical Midwife Specialist (Infant Feeding/Lactation) will have a strong community focus. Focusing on improving the breastfeeding outcomes for mothers attending maternity and paediatric services in Our Lady of Lourdes...

The job purpose of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (Children’s Haematology/Oncology) post in Haematology/Oncology is to improve the quality and service of care through the following:   - The CNS (Children’s Haematology/Oncology) will be responsible for a clinical caseload in the area of malignancy haematology/oncology in the Paediatric unit - Be a resource for colleagues, allied professionals, and an advocate for the patient and ensure competence in...

  The HSE provides a national service and a regional service to the Dublin and the North East Region and is committed to the provision of world-class care, exceptional clinical services with respect and compassion.   To work in conjunction with other team members in co-ordinating and developing the service to meet the needs of the service user group and the objectives of the organisation. The Senior Occupational Therapist will be responsible for the...

To work in conjunction with other team members of the stroke multi-disciplinary team (Stroke clinical nurse specialist, advanced nurse practitioner, physiotherapist, speech and language therapist, medical social worker, consultants and medical staff) in co-ordinating and developing the service to meet the needs of the service user group and the objectives of the organisation. The Senior Occupational Therapist will be responsible for the provision of a high quality Occupational Therapy service and will carry out clinical and educational duties as required.  

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is a 492 bedded Acute General Hospital incorporating a 31 bedded paediatric unit. The unit provides specialist paediatric services to babies, children and adolescents under 16 years of age. This includes medical, surgical and orthopaedic services. There is a High Dependency Unit, a Paediatric Assessment Unit and a medical/ surgical day unit on the ward. There are paediatric nurse specialists for Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis and for Children with Life Limiting Conditions. The team comprises paediatric nurses, consultants, NCHD’s, clerical administrative support staff, dieticians, physiotherapists, healthcare assistants, nursery nurses and social workers