To be responsible for the management, care and treatment of service users to the Venesection Service, to ensure that the optimum standard of care is provided.

A panel may be formed from which future, permanent, temporary, full time or part time vacancies may be filled.

The HSE has created six new health regions. Each region is responsible for providing both hospital and community care for the people in that area. Bringing community health services and hospitals together means we can take a more patient-centred approach to healthcare.

HSE Dublin North East provides health and social care to North Dublin, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and most areas of Cavan.

Community Healthcare Services are delivered through the HSE and its funded agencies to people in local communities, as close as possible to people’s homes.  Community Healthcare Services focus on keeping you well so that you can continue to live at home or close to home through our health promotion, disease screening, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. You can refer yourself to most Community Healthcare Services or through your GP, public health nurse, community mental health team, etc. Services include - Primary Care, Social Care - Older Persons, Social Care – Disabilities, Mental Health, Health and Wellbeing, Quality, Safety and Service Improvement.

HSE Dublin North East Region includes the following hospitals;

• Beaumont Hospital
• Cavan General Hospital
• Connolly Hospital
• Louth County Hospital
• National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
• Monaghan General Hospital
• Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
• Our Ladys Hospital Navan
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
• Rotunda Hospital

The Day Services Unit at the Louth County Hospital includes provision of venesections for patients with haemochromatosis and iron overload. It is a nurse delivered service with consultant clinical governance for the patient. The CNM1 proactively incorporates a process for referrals, planning, delivery and evaluation of care of patients requiring this medical treatment.

Each candidate must, at the latest date for receipt of completed applications for the post possess:

1. Professional Qualifications & Experience

• Candidates must be registered in the General Division of the Register of Nurses kept by An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) or be entitled to be so registered

                                                       And

• Have at least 3 years post registration experience of which 1year must be in the speciality area of Day Ward/ ambulatory care and procedures.

                                                       And

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

                                                       And

•  Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development

2. Annual registration

Practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the relevant division of the Register of Nurses and Midwifes maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann)

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

3. Age

Age restrictions shall only apply to a candidate where he/she is not classified as a new entrant (within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation Act, 2004).  A candidate who is not classified as a new entrant must be under 65 years of age on the first day of the month in which the latest date for receiving completed application forms for the office occurs.

4. Health

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

5. Character

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

Relevant Attachment:

CNM1 LCH - JOB SPEC 2