CNM Emergency Department - Admitted Patients

The post of CNM 2 ED (Admitted Patients) has a pivotal role in service planning, coordinating, and managing activity and resources within the clinical area.

The main responsibilities include quality assurance, resource management, facilitating communication, and professional/clinical leadership, as well as supporting patient flow within the Emergency Department. Communicating and acting as a vital link between the ED, General Practitioners (GPs), and Community Care Services. In this respect, they will liaise with Bed Management, Wards, Departments, and other Paramedical Services where necessary. They will also liaise with the GP Liaison Nurse Clinical Nurse Manager III / Assistant Director of Nursing of the ED, and other Nursing & Medical staff, and other members of the MDT in order to exchange information on patients.

Understand the workings of GP practices, community hospitals, nursing homes, and the Public Health Act as a source of expertise in admission avoidance and expediting discharges.

For Enquiries, Please contact - Sorcha Burns -DNM ED/ Specialty Medicine Directorate (EASM) - Email: sorchaburns@mater.ie