For informal enquiries please contact:

Name: Emer Smyth, Health Promotion & Improvement / Health and Wellbeing Manager’s Office, CHO 8 Midlands Louth Meath  

Tel: 087 2585080   

Email: EmerMaria.Smyth@hse.ie 

The HP&IO will work with the local H&WB multi-disciplinary team to ensure the delivery of the relevant CHO, HG and Community Health Network Plans. The primary focus of HP&I work in the immediate future is defined by four major work strands: 

• HP&I support for CHO Areas, CHNs and Hospital Groups in the implementation of Healthy Ireland Implementation Plans; 

• Training and the development of training models; 

• External engagement and partnerships to scale up agreed national programmes; 

• Staff health and wellbeing. 

Health Promotion and Improvement Officers may be asked to assume local lead responsibility for, or work in a specialist capacity in relation to, a national priority area taking into account their other responsibilities. They will share in the responsibility for implementing national policy at local level including taking responsibility for a specific CHN through the local teams and for monitoring and performance-management. 

Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc  

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

    (i) A minimum of a Level 7 qualification in the area of health promotion or in a related area e.g. Nursing, Midwifery, Teaching, Health Sciences, Community Development, Nutrition and Sports and exercise.  

And  

    (ii) Candidates must demonstrate all of the following as relevant to the role:  

• Significant work experience in a role that has involved health promotion and improvement.  

• Experience in the area of health behaviour change  

• Experience of working collaboratively and cross functionally with multiple internal and external stakeholders.  

And  

(b) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability and professional ability, for the proper discharge of the duties of the office. 

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. 

Note1: Candidates must achieve a pass in Ordinary or Higher level papers. A pass in a foundation level paper is not acceptable.  Candidates must have achieved these grades on the Leaving Certificate Established programme or the Leaving Certificate Vocational programme.  The Leaving Certification Applied Programme does not fulfil the eligibility criteria. 

Related attachments: Grade VI Health Promotion and Improvement Officer

The HSE Dublin North East Region is an equal opportunities employer.