CHW111 Health Care Assistant (Cúntóir Cúram Sláinte) Older People Services – Seirbhísí do Dhaoine Scothaosta Galway Roscommon Integrated Health Area, HSE West and North West

Job Title and Grade

Healthcare Assistant (Cúntóir Cúram Slainte),Older People Services, Seirbhísí do Dhaoine Scothaosta, Galway Roscommon Integrated Health Area, HSE West and North West

Grade code 6075

Campaign Reference

CHW111HA26

Applications

Applications must be submitted via Rezoomo only. Applications received in any other way will not be accepted. There will be no exceptions made

Remuneration

The salary scale for the post at (01/06/2026) is:

€36,651 - €38,130 - €39,687 - €40,101 - €41,118 - €41,998 - €43,264 -€44,577 -€45,939

New appointees to any grade start at the minimum point of the scale. Incremental credit will be applied for recognised relevant service in Ireland and abroad (Department of Health Circular 2/2011). Incremental credit is normally granted on appointment, in respect of previous experience in the Civil Service, Local Authorities, Health Service and other Public Service Bodies and Statutory Agencies.

As per HR Circular 012/25 Please note that previous experience working in the public service counts only where the individual was employed directly by the relevant Civil Service/Public Body. It does not apply for temporary assignments with those bodies while engaged as an agency worker and employed by a private sector employment agency. Exemptions can be found at the following link.

HSE Guidelines on Terms and Conditions of Employment provides additional information. https://www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/national-pppgs/guidelines-on-terms-and-conditions-of-employment/

Closing Date

Monday 19th October 2026 at 12 noon

Proposed Interview Date (s)

Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date. Candidates will normally be given at least one week’s notice of interview. The timescale may be reduced in exceptional circumstances.

Taking up Appointment

To be agreed at job offer stage

Organisational Area

HSE West & North West

Location of Post

There is currently 1 permanent, part-time (0.5WTE) vacancy available in St Brendan’s Community Nursing Unit, Loughrea, Co. Galway and 1 permanent whole-time vacancy available in Sacred Heart Hospital and Care Home Roscommon.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Health Care Assistant, Older People Services, Galway Roscommon Integrated Health Area from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

This panel will be used to fill vacancies that may arise in the below areas in Galway Roscommon IHA during the lifetime of the panel:

• Áras Ronain, Aran Islands, Co. Galway
• Aras Mhic Dara, Carraroe, Co. Galway
• St Anne’s Community Nursing Unit and Clifden District Hospital, Clifden Co. Galway
• Unit 5 & 6 Merlin Park, Galway
• Joe & Helen O’Toole Community Nursing Unit, Tuam, Co. Galway
• Ballinasloe Community Nursing Unit, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
• St Brendan’s Community Nursing Unit, Loughrea, Co. Galway
• Plunkett Community Nursing Unit, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
• Áras Máthair Phóil, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon
• Sacred Heart Hospital and Care Home, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon

Informal Enquiries

We welcome enquiries specific to the role.

For enquiries relating to CNUs in Co. Galway please contact:

Jarlath Keady, Residential Service Manager david.keady@hse.ie

For enquiries relating to CNUs in Co. Roscommon please contact

Jarlath Keady, Residential Service Manager david.keady@hse.ie

OR

Damien Woods, Residential Service Manager damien.woods@hse.ie