The Mater Hospital has always been about people. Our staff are known for their compassion and for their strong sense of community as well as for their exceptional clinical training. The hospital has also built a reputation for engaging its people in collective leadership - empowering frontline staff to lead out on improving the services that they deliver.
Compassion has always been a core value of the Mater Hospital. We have a strong belief in maintaining an attitude of tenderness, empathy and respect to everyone who comes here - patents, students, visitors and colleagues. Every year we acknowledge and celebrate this ethos through the Compassion Awards, where the public and staff are invited to nominate a staff member that has gone 'the extra mile' in helping patients, visitors and colleagues in the hospital.
In many ways, the Mater Hospital is like a village because we're a close knit community. We have over 3000 people working here and we always welcome new people as well as valuing those who have been with us for years. When students train at the Mater Hospital, they frequently come back to work with us after graduation. This is because there is a real sense of belonging, of pride and of community working here.
We are lucky to have a wonderful community within our hospital that also extends to our sister hospitals and academic partners. Outside of the hospital, we also have a thriving local community with a range of cafes, shops & amenities close by.
In order to deliver excellence in healthcare, we need to attract and grow exceptionally well trained healthcare professionals.
For over 150 years we have worked closely with UCD, our academic partners, and other universities to deliver exceptional education and training programmes for nurses, doctors, clinical therapists, pharmacists, radiographers and many more.
We also understand that the best way of driving improvements in healthcare is to support those at the clinical frontline to participate in research and innovation. By connecting our people with academics and industry we nurture the skills, knowledge and ideas within our staff to develop real and meaningful improvements in the delivery of healthcare.
We believe that to manage our resources well and to improve service delivery, we must actively involve our staff from the ground up.
Mr. David Begg
Mr. David O’Kelly
Ms. Josephine Ryan Leacy
Anne Vaughan
Dr. Brian Marsh
Ms. Brid Cosgrove
Ms. Eilis O'Brien
Prof. Jim Egan
Pat O'Doherty
Prof Cecily Kelleher
Prof Mary McMenamin
Rod Ensor
Ms. Suzanne Dempsey
Ms. Anna Broderick