A vacancy has arisen within the HSE Dublin and Midlands Region at the level of Head of Service for Older Persons Services in the former CHODSKWW area.
Please note the CHO DSKWW area encompassed three of the current IHA areas as follows, HSE Dublin South City and West, HSE Dublin South West and HSE Kildare West Wicklow It is proposed to fill this vacancy on a temporary basis subject to the development of new HSE structures at the level below IHA Manager. Who We Are The HSE Dublin and Midlands Region serves a population of circa 1,077,639 providing health and social care services to communities living within Dublin West, Dublin South-West, Dublin South City, Laois, Longford, Offaly, Kildare, West Wicklow and Westmeath.
Currently, approximately 30k staff work within the HSE Dublin and Midlands Region providing key health and social care services with a budget of €3 billion
The region has 4 Integrated Health Areas, serving a population of around 300,000 and take account of local geographies, population size, needs and services.
The IHA areas are HSE Dublin South City and West, HSE Dublin South West, HSE Kildare and West Wicklow and HSE Midlands and the Integrated Healthcare Managers are in post since October 2024.
IHAs bring together both acute and community services as well as other non-HSE providers and are crucial to supporting and enabling integrated care.
Within the 4 Integrated Health Areas there are 9 acute hospital (model 4s and 3s, mix of statutory and voluntary providers) delivering a full range of acute hospital, women and children's services, in addition to specialised radiation and oncology care.
There are also 6 integrated care hubs/csts and 20 Community Health Networks who together will serve the population health needs of our area.
The reform programme for HSE Dublin and Midlands provides an opportunity to shape the future of health and social care in a rapidly changing environment and to continue to implement safer better health care through integrated services.
Health Regions will be the primary service coordination and delivery units for the vast majority of health and social care services provided across Ireland.
They will provide the governance and organisational arrangements to enable planning, management and delivery of care for people and for communities across their region
The HSE Dublin and Midlands health region is divided into 4 healthcare areas:
HSE Dublin South City and West HSE Dublin South West HSE Kildare West Wicklow HSE Midlands And it will manage and deliver all public health and social care services in:
Laois Longford Offaly Dublin South West Dublin West Dublin Dublin South City Kildare West Wicklow Westmeath More than one million people live in this region.
Services in the Dublin and Midlands health region
HSE services that work together to provide healthcare to this region include:
acute Hospitals primary care services older persons services disability services mental health services palliative care services social inclusion services public and private providers health and social care professionals voluntary sector services public health national ambulance service How to apply Applications are invited from persons currently working within the Region, at grades up to and including Head of Service level.
The closing date for receiving applications is Friday 4th April 2025 @ 4.00pm
Your application should include your CV and a personal statement outlining relevant experience under the following headings: Leadership and Direction (500 words max) Organisational Change and Development (500 words max) Operational Excellence – Managing and Delivering Results/Performance (500 words max) Applications will be examined and those deemed suitable will be invited to attend a skills match meeting during the week commencing 7th April 2025. Informal Enquiries: Loraine Kennedy Head of Service Older Persons Services Dublin South, Kildare and West Wicklow Email: ******
Applications that do not include the Personal Statement as referenced in the application details will not be considered for this competition For further information in relation to this campaign, please refer to attached job specification.