Senior House Officer in Cardiothoracic Surgery in Cork

About the Role

Senior House Officer in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Location: Cork, Ireland

Contract Type: Full time, Temporary

Salary: €55,292–€75,623 per year

Closing date: 11 Sept 2026

Successful candidates will be required to commence on Monday 11th January 2027.

Cork University Hospital (CUH) is a public hospital owned and managed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and is a member of the South/South West Hospital Group. Cork University Hospital also forms part of the Cork University Hospitals Group (CUHG) which includes Mallow General Hospital and Bantry General Hospital.

Details

The newly established HSE South West health region will manage and deliver all public health and social care services in: Cork, Kerry.

More 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 Group, Cork Kerry Community Healthcare.

The Department of Population and Public Health, HSE South West is also now aligned with this health region.

HSE South / South West Hospital Group: The South/ South West Hospital Group (S/SWHG) has responsibility for the provision of acute hospital care for the population across Cork and Kerry.

The S/SWHG consists of 5 statutory hospitals and 2 voluntary hospitals.

• Bantry General Hospital (BGH)
• Cork University Hospital (CUH)
• Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH)
• Mallow General Hospital (MGH)
• University Hospital Kerry (UHK)
• Mercy University Hospital (MUH) - Voluntary Hospital
• South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital (SIVUH) - Voluntary Hospital

The two voluntary hospitals in the Group are funded by the HSE as Section 38 agencies under the Health Act 2004.

The primary academic partner for the Group is University College Cork (UCC) and, together with our Higher Education Institute of Technology in Cork, plays an important role in developing and improving academic teaching, research and innovation to drive improved health for the population in the S/SWHG.