For informal enquiries please contact:

Name: Sharon Toal 

Title: Disability Manager, HSE Disability Services Louth, Louth Community Care Services, Dublin Rd, Dundalk 

Email: sharon.toal@hse.ie 

Contact Number: 087 7516841 

The purpose of the post is to manage the provision of a social work service within a multidisciplinary context and in so doing, ensuring a person-centred service to individuals and families. 

Candidates must have at the latest date of application:  

1. Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc 

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

(i)  Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU.

And 

(ii) Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of 3 years full time) relevant post qualification experience.  

And 

(iii) Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability, management and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.  

And 

(iv) Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued. 

2. Annual registration

(i) On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU.  

And  

(ii) Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC). 

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.  

Character 

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

Related Attachments: Social Worker, Team Leader HSE Job Spec

The HSE Dublin and North East Region are an equal opportunities employer