South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital

South · Old Blackrock Road, Cork

voluntary hospitalModel 3

On-call: what to expect

Busy-ness
2/10

1 quiet · 10 relentless

Workload & stress

Typically quite quiet, you can sleep for a good few hours in a nice on-call room.

Sleep & breaks

Typically quite quiet, you can sleep for a good few hours in a nice on-call room.

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20
Interns at any time
68
Posts including this site

Probably the most lifestyle-friendly Cork post. 'Sleep Infirmary.' Lovely place to work, with a rare bonus in the HSE - extremely competent HR and good medical manpower.

On-Call
9
Overall
8.5
Overall
7.3
Nightlife & Social
6.7
Transport Links
8
Accommodation
7.3
Affordability
5.7

3 reviews

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Ophthalmology

5/5
Would do again
Would choose again

50h per week (reported hours)

Overall
10
Staffing Levels
9
Teaching
6
Workload
10
Enjoyment
9
Supervision
6
Career Value
9

Advice

It will be the best rotation you do all year.

Day to Day

Eye injections, pre-op assessments, prescriptions, admissions.
Adapted from 1 intern response; read individual reviews below

Intern 1

Advice: It will be the best rotation
Day to day: Eye injections, pre op assessments, prescriptions, admissions

General Surgery

4/5
Would do again
Would choose again

45h per week (reported hours)

Overall
8
Staffing Levels
8
Teaching
7
Workload
5
Enjoyment
6
Supervision
6
Career Value
4

Advice

Get information from intern currently doing rotation

Day to Day

Consents mainly for general/local procedures and consents for scopes
Adapted from 1 intern response; read individual reviews below

Intern 1

Advice: Get information from intern currently doing rotation
Day to day: Consents mainly for general/local procedures Consents for scopes

Sites you may rotate to

Posts based here share rotations with these hospitals; check the commute before you rank.

CUH52 shared posts · 8 min · 4 kmMercy27 shared posts · 4 min · 2.1 kmKerry16 shared posts · 98 min · 118.7 kmTipperary12 shared posts · 71 min · 94.9 kmMallow10 shared posts · 36 min · 36.8 kmRed House Family Practice4 shared posts · 39 min · 35.3 kmImokilly Medical Centre4 shared posts · 22 min · 22.6 kmHollyhill Medical Centre4 shared posts · 8 min · 4.2 kmBantry4 shared posts · 75 min · 86.1 km

Intern posts at this hospital

68 2026/27 posts include at least one rotation at South Infirmary, most often orthopaedics, dermatology, ent. Blocks at this hospital are highlighted; the rest show you where else the post takes you.

Rotation blocks for posts including South Infirmary, 2026/27
PostBlock 1Block 2Block 3Block 4
STH/037DermatologySouth InfirmaryOrthopaedicsSouth InfirmaryGastroenterologyMercyGeneral PracticeImokilly Medical Centre
STH/038OrthopaedicsSouth InfirmaryDermatologySouth InfirmaryGeneral PracticeImokilly Medical CentreGastroenterologyMercy
STH/039GastroenterologyMercyGeneral PracticeImokilly Medical CentreDermatologySouth InfirmaryOrthopaedicsSouth Infirmary
STH/040General PracticeImokilly Medical CentreGastroenterologyMercyOrthopaedicsSouth InfirmaryDermatologySouth Infirmary
STH/121OrthopaedicsSouth InfirmaryPlastic SurgerySouth InfirmaryEmergency MedicineCUHGeriatricsMercy
STH/122Plastic SurgerySouth InfirmaryOrthopaedicsSouth InfirmaryGeriatricsMercyEmergency MedicineCUH
STH/123Emergency MedicineCUHGeriatricsMercyOrthopaedicsSouth InfirmaryPlastic SurgerySouth Infirmary
STH/124GeriatricsMercyEmergency MedicineCUHPlastic SurgerySouth InfirmaryOrthopaedicsSouth Infirmary
STH/141Plastic SurgerySouth InfirmaryDermatologySouth InfirmaryEmergency SurgeryCUHEndocrinologyBantry
STH/142Emergency SurgeryCUHEndocrinologyBantryPlastic SurgerySouth InfirmaryDermatologySouth Infirmary
STH/143EndocrinologyBantryEmergency SurgeryCUHDermatologySouth InfirmaryPlastic SurgerySouth Infirmary
STH/144DermatologySouth InfirmaryPlastic SurgerySouth InfirmaryEndocrinologyBantryEmergency SurgeryCUH
Academic Track 033AcademicAcademic / DermatologySouth InfirmaryBreast SurgeryCUHNephrologyCUHEndocrinologyCUH
Academic Track 034AcademicBreast SurgeryCUHAcademic / DermatologySouth InfirmaryEndocrinologyCUHNephrologyCUH
Academic Track 035AcademicNephrologyCUHEndocrinologyCUHAcademic / DermatologySouth InfirmaryBreast SurgeryCUH
Academic Track 036AcademicEndocrinologyCUHNephrologyCUHBreast SurgeryCUHAcademic / DermatologySouth Infirmary
STH/041Liaison PsychiatryCUHVascular SurgeryCUHOrthopaedicsSouth InfirmaryRespiratory MedicineMercy
STH/042Vascular SurgeryCUHLiaison PsychiatryCUHRespiratory MedicineMercyOrthopaedicsSouth Infirmary
STH/043OrthopaedicsSouth InfirmaryRespiratory MedicineMercyLiaison PsychiatryCUHVascular SurgeryCUH
STH/044Respiratory MedicineMercyOrthopaedicsSouth InfirmaryVascular SurgeryCUHLiaison PsychiatryCUH
STH/049General SurgeryMallowOrthopaedicsSouth InfirmaryRheumatologyCUHRespiratory MedicineCUH
STH/050OrthopaedicsSouth InfirmaryGeneral SurgeryMallowRespiratory MedicineCUHRheumatologyCUH
STH/051RheumatologyCUHRespiratory MedicineCUHGeneral SurgeryMallowOrthopaedicsSouth Infirmary
STH/052Respiratory MedicineCUHRheumatologyCUHOrthopaedicsSouth InfirmaryGeneral SurgeryMallow
Every specialty rotated here (9)
SpecialtyBlocks
Orthopaedics24
Dermatology12
ENT12
General Surgery12
Academic / Dermatology4
Obstetrics & Gynaecology4
Ophthalmology4
Plastic Surgery4
Plastic Surgery4

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