The HSE is committed to building a positive culture where there is a common sense of purpose and pride in the team and where all our people are treated with dignity and respect. Every day thousands of health service staff around Ireland live our values of care, compassion, trust and learning.

The HSE is the largest employer in the State, with more than 150,000 employees. Each employee plays a vital role in contributing to the health service.

The HSE aims to be an Employer of Choice, and offers a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities that enable our staff to make an important contribution to the health services, to public service and to the lives of everyone living in Ireland.

A job in the HSE can be a job for life, with established pathways for career progression. Staff in the HSE are encouraged and supported in further training and development so you won’t have to leave to grow and develop your skills. Whether you have entered the workforce directly from school, from tertiary education or from a third level institute, you will be helped to reach your full potential in your chosen career with us.

Working for the HSE also means that you are eligible for all the benefits of a career in the public sector. These include an attractive public service pension, competitive salary scales and increments, permanent contracts of employment, generous holiday entitlements, flexible working arrangements and health and wellbeing supports.

There is growing demand for staff right across our health service so a career in the HSE affords you the job security that you may not find in the private sector. And all this while making a real impact on the life and health of our population.

The HSE provides thousands of different services in hospitals and communities across the country. At some stage every year, everybody in Ireland will use one or more of the services provided. They are of vital importance to the entire population.

The HSE is divided into various functions listed below:

• Acute Services
• Primary Care
• Social Care
• Mental Health
• Health and Wellbeing
• National Cancer Control Programme
• Quality and Patient Safety
• Clinical Strategy and Programmes
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Communications
• Health Business Services
• Audit