Health Promotion And Improvement Officer

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.Please ensure you download, save and read the Job Specification, Applicant Information Document & Application Form. All of these documents are located at the bottom of this advertisement. We strongly recommend that you read the Job Specification associated with post before completing your application form. Please allow sufficient time to submit your application form before the deadline. For any technical issues with uploading the application form please contact Campaign Lead, Alexandria.OBrien@hse.ie