The pre-assessment service manages the elective patient cohort prior to their admission into hospital. The aim is to assess 100% of patients prior to their elective surgery.

Many Patients will be reviewed in anaesthetic and nurse led clinics, where they will be assessed for their fitness for surgery and tests and investigations will be completed within those clinics. Education and information is provided to patients at these appointments.

By having patients pre-assessed prior to their surgery we are enhancing patient safety, reducing cancellations on the day of surgery and helping optimise both theatre and waiting lists.

The team in pre-assessment consists of a lead anaesthetic consultants, a CNM 2 and has 2.4 RNs.

The post of CNM 2 has a pivotal role in service planning, co-ordinating, and managing activity and resources within the clinical area. The main responsibilities are: quality assurance, resource management, staffing and staff development, practice development, facilitating communication and professional / clinical leadership.

Informal Enquiries: Bowas Jayaprakasam, ADON - bowas.jayaprakasam@hse.ie 

This competition is open to Connolly Hopsital staff only. 

Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition

• Are registered in the relevant division of the Register of Nurses & Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) or entitled to be so registered.

And

• Have at least 5 years post registration experience of which 2 must be in the speciality area of Preassessment/Preadmission or related areas of Theatre, Anaesthetics or Surgical nursing.

Or

• Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role.

And

• Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability including a high standard of suitability and clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role. Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development at the appropriate level

Annual Registration

• On appointment, practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the appropriate/relevant Division of the register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland [NMBI] (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) for the role.

And

• Confirm annual registration with NMBI to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).

Post Specific Requirement: 

• Currently employed by Connolly Hopsital

Relevant Documents

CNMII - PreAssessment Job Sepc