NMBI Announces more than 30 Additional Site Inspectors
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More than 30 additional inspectors have been added to NMBI’s panel following a highly successful recruitment campaign, NMBI’s Director of Education, Policy and Standards Carolyn Donohoe has announced.
NMBI has a statutory responsibility to approve Education Bodies (EBs) and Associated Health Care Providers (AHCPs) in respect of educational programmes leading to registration as a nurse or midwife. Site inspections involve reviews of pre-registration and post-registration specialist programmes.
“Following on from the disruptions of Covid-19 we began a new cycle of recruitment for site inspectors. We invited suitable candidates from the nursing and midwifery register who met certain criteria,” said Ms Donohoe.
“We welcomed applicants from all divisions of the register. Previous experience in audit and inspection was desirable but not essential as training is being provided to successful applicants.
“I am delighted to say we received more than 40 applications and so far 30 of these have been added to the panel. We are continuing to examine the other applicants.
“Of the 30 successful applicants for nursing inspections, 19 are from a clinical background and 11 are from an academic background. There are some candidates that cross over both clinical and academic strands. The extra inspectors take our site inspector panel to 70, with 38 from an academic background and 32 from a clinical background. All divisions of the register are well represented. There will be further additions to the panel in the time ahead. Three midwifery applicants have also been added to the panel.”
It is the Education Department’s aim to ensure that all panelists will have an equal opportunity to be placed on a site inspection team depending on their availability. The Education Department will also endeavor to allow as many panelists as possible experience at least one site inspection for their duration on the panel.
A list of some of the successful applicants so far from the 2022 Site Inspector Panel Campaign is below:
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First Name
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Surname
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Clinical/ Academic
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Division(s)
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Job Title
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Employer Name
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Michael
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Connolly
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Academic
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RNT, RGN
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Professor in Clinical Nursing
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UCD
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Carmel
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Doyle
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Academic
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RNID, RCN
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Lecturer/ ID Programme Director
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TCD
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Sinead
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Buckley
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Academic
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RCN, RNT,
RPN
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Chief Technical Officer
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TCD
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Sinead
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Keogh
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Academic
|
RNT, RGN
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Clinical Nurse Tutor
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TCD
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Padraig
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Dunne
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Academic
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RPN
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Clinical Allocations Officer
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TCD
|
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Brendan
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Noonan
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Academic
|
RGN
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Lecturer Practitioner
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UCC
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Chanel
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Watson
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Academic
|
RGN
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Lecturer/ Programme Director
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RCSI
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Nicola
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Gill Meeley
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Academic
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RNP, RPHN,
RNT, RGN
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Public Health Programme Director
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NUIG
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Breda
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Mulgrew
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Academic
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RNT, RGN
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Lecturer/ General Programme Lead
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LyIT
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Philip
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Beirne
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Clinical
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RPN, RNT,
RGN
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Principal Nurse Tutor
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Centre of Nursing
and Midwifery
Education
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Maureen
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Minihane
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Clinical
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RGN, RM
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Director of Nursing
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Bantry General
Hospital
|
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Anne
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Walsh
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Clinical
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RGN, RM
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Nursing Practice Development
Coordinator
|
University Hospital
Kerry
|
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Annie
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Brosnan
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Clinical
|
RGN
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Clinical Placement Coordinator
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University Hospital
Kerry
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Catherine
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Foley
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Clinical
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RCN, RGN
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Student Allocations Officer
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University Hospital
Kerry
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Pauline
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May
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Clinical
|
RGN
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Nursing Practice Development
Coordinator
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University Hospital
Galway
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Marie D
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Lyons
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Clinical
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RNT, RGN
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Clinical Placement Coordinator
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University Hospital
Galway
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Karen
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Carragher
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Clinical
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RANP, RGN
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Advanced Nurse Practitioner
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OLOL Hospital
Drogheda
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Ann-Marie
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Murray
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Clinical
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RNID, RGN
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Nursing Practice Development
Coordinator
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OLOL Hospital
Drogheda
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Catriona
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McCahey
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Clinical
|
RGN
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Clinical Placement Coordinator
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OLOL Hospital
Drogheda
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Siobhan
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O'Connor
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Clinical
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RCN, RGN
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Assistant Director of Nursing
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Tallaght University
Hospital
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Liam
|
Donohue
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Clinical
|
RGN
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ADON Night duty Site Manager
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Cork University
Hospital
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Martina
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Hughes
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Clinical
|
RGN, RM
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Assistant Director of Nursing
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Mercy University
Hospital
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Gerard
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White
|
Clinical
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RNT, RNP,
RANP, RGN
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Assistant Director of Nursing
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SIVUH, HSE
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Teresa
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Cronin
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Clinical
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RM, RPHN,
RGN
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Assistant Director of Public
Health Nursing
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Public Health,
HSE
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Karina
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O Sullivan
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Clinical
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RNID
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NMPDU Officer
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NMPDU, HSE
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Grainne
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Keena
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Clinical
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RGN
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NMPDU Project Officer
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NMPDU, HSE
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Joanne
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Ward
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Clinical
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RNID
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Clinical Nurse Manager
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Tony Glasson
Community
Home Service
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Robert
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Hennessy
|
Clinical
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RNID
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Clinical Placement Coordinator
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Cope Foundation
Services, Cork
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Daniel
|
Newman
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Clinical
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RPN, RNT
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RNT for Regional Mental
Health Services
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St Stephen's
Hospital,
Glanmire, HSE
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Heather
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Helen
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Clinical
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RM, RGN
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MPDC
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MPDU, UHG
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Liz M
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Greene
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Academic
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RM, RGN
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Clinical Midwifery Tutor
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UCD
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Margaret
|
Folan
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Academic
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RM, RGN
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Lecturer in Midwifery
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UCD
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