Registrar in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery

Successful candidates will be required to commence on Monday 13th July 2026. Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery is provided in Cork University Hospital and South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital. If successful, you will be asked to provide a logbook of trauma and orthopaedic surgical cases that you have been involved in; whether as lead operator, trainer, assistant or observer. 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. Acute hospital care for the population across Cork and Kerry is provided in the following 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.