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Are your SALES off the SCALES? We need a target driven Membership Advisor on a Full Time basis to join our team at Aura Tullamore . Do you love the challenge of meeting your sales targets?? Is Sales the career for you?? Why join the Aura Family? We are the best in our industry! We don’t just talk about our values; we live them every single day. We don't say we’re the best place to work - our people do… We've been recognised as a Best Workplaces in Ireland in 2024. This is the 6th year Aura is ranked in the Top 30 Large Irish Workplaces. We are also recognised Best Workplace for Women and Best Workplace for Health & Wellbeing in 2024. At Aura our people are at the heart of our business and our culture is built on embracing diversity and inclusion. We put our people first in everything we do. We place emphasis on learning and development, so if you join us you can expect to learn and grow throughout your career. Other reasons to join our team…. · Friends and Family Benefit – all employees get to nominate a friend or family member for free membership of one of our leisure centres · Our Training Academy – opportunities to certify to the highest industry standards in a range of industry practices such as Lifeguarding, Swim Teaching, Pool Plant Operations etc · Aspire Programme – our talent development programme which gives you unrivalled access to training, development and further certification opportunities · Career Development – opportunities to become a Tutor in a range of industry practices and to shape the careers of others · Aura One Hub – benefits, rewards and recognition platform · EAP Programme – a free confidential comprehensive advice and support service ranging from financial and legal advice to counselling for you and your family members · Our GEM Awards programme, acknowledging those who go the extra mile · A range of other benefits such as Bike to Work, TaxSaver, retail discounts, Length of Service benefit and discounted Health Insurance for employee’s and dependants through the HSF Health Plans Our vision is BIG…. Aura's vision is for a healthier and happier Ireland by improving the health and wellbeing of our nation through exercise, sport and active living. Your mission: · Inspire our customers to buy our services · Meet your monthly sales and retention targets · Help retain customers through excellent sales and customer care · Build strong relationships with local businesses and develop corporate opportunities · Plan and execute outreach and lead generation activities in the local community · Be an Aura ambassador and represent the company with a professional approach and attitude · Inspire and encourage your colleagues by being the Sales expert on your site! These are just some of the key tasks our Membership Advisors undertake each day and this list is just part of what life in Aura has in store for you. Here’s what we need from you: · Be highly focused and target driven · Have great customer care skills · Preferably have previous experience of working in a sales environment · Have the ability to work on your own initiative while following the company sales and retention processes · Be proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word · Have strong communication, planning and organisation skills · Have an excellent telephone manner · Be an outgoing and motivated person · Be flexible in relation to your hours/days of work · Knowledge of the leisure industry is an advantage but not essential · Due to the nature of this role fluent English is required
Staff Officer
JOB DESCRIPTION The Staff Officer is the first level of line management within the local authority administrative grades. A Staff Officer has a supervisory role in the day to day operations and management of a work area, section or team. The Staff Officer also works as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team within one of the local authority Directorates, to provide administrative support and quality customer service across the broad range of local authority front line and internal services. Front line services include social housing; transportation infrastructure; environmental protection; water, wastewater, recreation, amenity and cultural services such as the arts and public library service. Internal services include corporate, finance, IT and human resource functions. Local Authorities also play a key role in supporting economic development and enterprise promotion at local level. The Staff Officer is also charged with implementing work programmes to achieve goals, targets and standards as set out in the Departmental and Team Development Plans, Corporate Plan and Annual Service Delivery Plan. The Staff Officer will generally work under the direction and management of an Administrative Officer or Senior Executive Officer and may from time to time, be required to deputise for a more senior grade. The successful candidate will therefore require excellent administrative, communications and people management skills as the role entails assuming supervisory and budgetary responsibility for a particular division or function of the local authority. The ideal candidate will therefore be a highly motivated person, with a strong sense of commitment to delivering quality public services willing to take on a challenge. The Staff Officer is expected to carry out their duties in a manner that enhances public trust and confidence and ensures impartial decision making at all time. Essential Requirements Candidates are required to demonstrate the following knowledge, understanding & experience relevant to the post: PANEL FORMATION Recruitment arrangements to this grade will now be on the following basis: 50% confined to employees of the sector 30% open 20% confined to employees of Offaly County Council The Council will form three separate panels of suitably qualified candidates to meet the requirements agreed nationally of the ratio of posts to be confined to the local government sector, open and those confined to Offaly County Council staff. The order of candidates placed on each of the three panels is determined by where they were placed on the overall Order of Merit List. Panel A (Confined to Local Authority Sector) will comprise of successful applicants in order of merit from within the Local Authority Sector only i.e. candidates serving in a local authority or Regional Assembly (where applicable). Panel B (Open) will comprise of all successful applicants in order of merit and may include candidates serving in a local authority, regional assembly and external applicants. Panel C (Confined to Offaly County Council) will comprise of all successful applicants in order of merit from within the recruiting Local Authority i.e. candidates serving in Offaly County Council For the purposes of the above, the sector Panel A is comprehended to include all Local Authorities and the three Regional Assemblies only. Staff who are not existing employees of local authorities or regional assemblies are not eligible to apply for competitions confined to the sector (Panel A) or to the local authority (Panel C). QUALIFICATIONS 1. Character Candidates shall be of good character. 2. Health Each candidate must be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service. 3. Education, training, experience, etc. Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms - APPLICANTS TO PANEL B (OPEN) (i) (a) have obtained at least Grade D (or a Pass), in Higher or Ordinary Level, in five subjects (or four if Irish is included) from the approved list of subjects in the Department of Education Established Leaving Certificate Examination or Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme including Irish and/or English and one of the following: Mathematics, Accounting, Business Organisation or Economics, And (b) have obtained at least Grade C (or Honours) in Higher Level (or Honours) papers in three subjects in that examination (or two subjects if Irish and/or one of the following is included: Mathematics, Accounting, Business Organisation or Economics), Or (ii) have obtained a comparable standard in an equivalent examination, Or (iii) hold a third level qualification of at least degree standard, And (iv) have satisfactory experience in administrative procedures, including adequate practical experience in work of an executive nature, office organisation and control of staff. CONFINED COMPETITION (PANELS A AND C AS APPROPRIATE) (v) (a) be a serving employee of a local authority or a regional assembly and have not less than two years’ satisfactory experience in a post of Clerical Officer or analogous post, and (b) have satisfactory experience in administrative procedures, including adequate practical experience in work of an executive nature, office organization and control of staff. 4. Citizenship : Candidates must, by the date of any job offer, be: i. A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; or ii. A citizen of the United Kingdom (UK); or iii. A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons; or iv. A non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or UK or Swiss citizen and has a stamp 4 visa; or v. A person awarded international protection under the International Protection Act 2015 or any family member entitled to remain in the State as a result of family reunification and has a stamp 4 visa or vi. A non-EEA citizen who is a parent of a dependent child who is a citizen of, and resident in, an EEA member state or the UK or Switzerland and has a stamp 4 visa PARTICULARS OF OFFICE 1. The Post: The post is permanent, whole-time and pensionable. A panel will be formed for an initial period of one year and this may be extended for a further year at the discretion of the Chief Executive. The panel will be used to fill appropriate positions that may arise for its duration. Positions will be offered in order of merit as per the panel. 2. Salary: The salary shall be fully inclusive and shall be as determined from time to time. Holders of the post will be paid at the appropriate point on the salary scale in accordance with the relevant Department Circular. Starting pay for new entrants will be at the minimum of the scale. Where the appointee has been serving elsewhere in the public service in an analogous grade and pay-scale, and will be moving without break to another part of the public sector at an analogous grade, the appointment may be made at the appointee’s current point of scale. The rate of remuneration may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay. The current salary scale applicable to the post is: €49,706 - €59,456 3. Duties: The duties of the post are to give to the local authority, and a) such other local authorities or bodies for which the Chief Executive, for the purposes of the Local Government Acts 2001 and 2014, is Chief Executive, and b) to any other local authority or body with which an agreement has been made by the local authority, or by any of the authorities or bodies mentioned in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph under the general direction and supervision of the Chief executive or such other employee as the Chief Executive may from time to time determine, such appropriate services of an executive, administrative or management nature as may be required by any local authority or body herein before mentioned in the exercise and performance of any of its powers, functions and duties to exercise such powers, functions and duties as may be delegated to him/her by the Chief Executive from time to time, including the duty of servicing all committees that may be established by any such local authority or body. The post holder will, if required, act for an employee of a higher level. The post holder may be required to work outside his/her normal job description from time to time. 4. Work Base: Offaly County Council reserves the right to assign you to any department or premises in use by the Council, now or in the future. Changes in location of employment will not result in payment of disturbance money or other compensation. The person appointed will be required to provide him/herself at his/her own expense with the necessary mode of travel to and from work. 5. Working Hours: The working hours at present provide for a five day, thirty-five hours working week, hours may vary from time to time. The working hours may be reviewed at any time by the Council. The post may require flexibility in working outside of normal hours, including at weekends, as necessary. No additional remunertation will be paid in respect of such activities. The provisions of Offaly County Council’s Time and Attendance Policy is applicable to this grade at the current time. A flexible working hours system is in operation subject to the terms and conditions of the Time and Attendance Policy. 6. Annual Leave: The current annual leave entitlement is 30 days. Granting of annual leave, payment for annual leave and arrangement for public holidays will be governed by the provisions of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 (as amended) 7. Sick Leave: The terms of the Public Service Sick Pay Scheme will prevail. 8. Probation: Appointees will be on probation for the first year of employment. The terms of the Offaly County Council Probation Policy will apply. 9. Superannuation: Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 : New members joining the Public Sector on or after 1st January, 2013 will be required to join the Single Public Service Pension Scheme. The Single Scheme applies to all pensionable first-time entrants to the Public Service as well as to former public servants returning to the public service after a break of more than 26 weeks. A rate of PRSI contribution will be required in respect of their superannuation to contribute to the local authority at the rate of 3% of their pensionable remuneration plus 3.5%, of net pensionable remuneration (i.e. pensionable remuneration less twice the annual rate of social insurance old age contributory pension payable at the maximum rate to a person with no adult dependant or qualified children). This includes a contribution to a Spouse’s and Children’s Scheme. Pension and retirement lump sum based on career-average pay, pensions will be co-ordinated with the State Pension Contributory (SPC). For persons who commenced public sector employment prior to 1st January 2013: Persons who become pensionable employees of a local authority who are liable to pay the Class A rate of PRSI contribution will be required in respect of their superannuation to contribute to the local authority at the rate of 1.5% of their pensionable remuneration plus 3.5% of net pensionable remuneration (ie. pensionable remuneration less twice the annual rate of social insurance old age contributory pension payable at the maximum rate to a person with no adult dependent or qualified children). Persons who become pensionable employees of a local authority who are liable to pay the Class D rate of PRSI contribution will be required in respect of their superannuation to contribute to the local authority at the rate of 5% of their pensionable remuneration. All persons who become pensionable employees of a local authority will be required in respect of the Local Government (Spouses and Childrens Contributory Pension) Scheme to contribute to the local authority at the rate of 1.5% of their pensionable remuneration in accordance with the terms of the scheme. 10. Retirement: Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012: The compulsory retirement age for new entrants as defined by the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 is 70 years. Minimum pension age of 66 years, rising to 67 years and 68 years in line with State Pension age changes, is applicable. Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2004: There is no mandatory retirement age for ‘New Entrants’ from 1st April, 2004 to the public service as defined in the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004. 65 years is the minimum age at which a person may be paid. As a new entrant to the public service, under the terms of this legislation, new entrants will not be required to retire on grounds of age. Anyone who is not a ‘New Entrant’ to the public service, defined in the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 is subject to compulsory retirement age of 65 years.
MRHT-- - Medical Scientist, Staff
Medical Scientist, Staff Grade (Histology) MRHT-07-2024-204 Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore There are currently two Whole time Permanent vacancies available in the Histology Department - Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore. Informal Enquiries: Naomi Cronin, Chief Medical Scientist, Histology, MRH Tullamore Tel: 057 9358338 Email: naomi.cronin@hse.ie HR Point of Contact: Ms. Anisha Vijaya Rajan HR Reruitment Staff Officer – Dublin Midlands Hospital Group Email: anisha.vijayarajan@hse.ie Phone : +353 872770753 Purpose of the Post: To aid in the provision of a Diagnostic Service. In co-operation with the Senior Medical Scientist (s), clinical staff and the Chief Medical Scientist, the post holder will participate in the delivery of a quality laboratory service that supports the clinical needs of MRH Tullamore’s patients/service users and is consistent with the Laboratory Quality Statement, mission, vision, values and strategic plan of the organisation. Interdepartmental cooperation and team work is an essential component of providing an integrated Pathology service at MRHT. The post holder may be required to work in departments outside their primary remit as the need arises. Eligibility Criteria: 1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc (a) Candidates for appointment must: (i) Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Medical Scientists Register maintained by the Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU. OR (ii) Applicants who satisfy the conditions set out in Section 91 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, (see note 1 below*), must submit proof of application for registration with the Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU. The acceptable proof is correspondence from the Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU confirming their application for registration as a Section 91 applicant was received by the 30th March 2021. AND (iii) Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office. AND (iv) Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Medical Scientists Register maintained by the Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued. Applicable to Section 38 applicants only). Post Specific Requirements Demonstrate depth and breadth of post qualification experience in Histopathology as relevant to the role.
MRHT-- - Clinical Nurse Specialist Orthopaedic
Clinical Nurse Specialist (Orthopaedic) MRHT-07-2024-200 There is currently one fulltime permanent post available in Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore. A panel may be created for Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore , from which current and future specified purpose vacancies of full time or part time duration, may be filled. Accessibility/ HR Enquiries DMHG is committed to providing information and services which are accessible to all, if you require accessibility assistance throughout any stage of the recruitment process, please contact: Name: Jack Clancy, Assistant HR Staff Officer, Dublin Midland Hospital Group Email: Jack.Clancy@hse.ie Phone: 0872887888 Informal Enquiries Marie Ryan, Assistant Director of Nursing, Perioperative Directorate. Email: mariem.ryan@hse.ie Purpose of the Post The post of Clinical Nurse Specialist (Orthopaedic) has a pivotal role in service planning, co-ordinating, and managing activity and resources within the clinical area. The main responsibilities are: quality assurance, resource management, staffing and staff development, practice development, facilitating communication and professional/clinical leadership.The Clinical Nurse Specialist (Orthopaedic) is a leadership role and will work within the Orthopaedic Department of Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore. Eligibility Criteria, Qualifications and/or Experience 1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc (a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition: (i) Be a registered nurse/midwife on the active Register of Nurses and Midwives held by An Bord Altranais and Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) or be eligible to be so registered AND (ii) Be registered in the division(s) of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) Register for which the application is being made or be entitled to be so registered. OR In exceptional circumstances, which will be assessed on a case by case basis be registered in another Division of the register of Nurses and Midwives. AND (iii) Have a minimum of 1 years’ post registration full time experience or an aggregate of 1 years’ full time experience in the division of the register in which the application is being made AND (iv) Have a minimum of 1 years’ experience or an aggregate of 1 years’ full time experience in specialist area of Orthopaedic Care AND (v) Have successfully completed a post registration programme of study, as certified by the education provider which verifies that the applicant has achieved a Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major academic Level 9 or higher award (equivalent to 60 ECTS or above) that is relevant to the specialist area of care and in line with the requirements for specialist practice as set out by the National Council for Nursing and Midwifery 4th ed (2008). Alternatively provide written evidence from the Higher Education Institute that they have achieved the number of ECTS credits equivalent to a Level 9 or higher standard (60 ECTS or above), relevant to the specialist area of care and in line with the requirements for specialist practice as set out by the National Council for Nursing and Midwifery 4th ed (2008). Orthopaedic care prior to application* (See **Note below). AND (vi) Be required to demonstrate that they have continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the specialist area. AND (vii) Have the ability to practice safely and effectively fulfilling his/her professional responsibility within his/her scope of practice. **Note: For Nurses/Midwives who express an interest in CNS/CMS roles and who currently hold a level 8 educational qualification in the specialist area (equivalent to 60 ECTS or above), this qualification will be recognised up to September 2026. And (b) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability and clinical, professional and administrative capacity for the proper discharge of the duties of the office. 2. Annual registration (i) Practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the appropriate/relevant Division of the register of Nurses and Midwives maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann) for the role. And (ii) Confirm annual registration with NMBI to the HSE by way of the annual Service user Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC). Please note that appointment to and continuation in posts that require statutory registration is dependent upon the post holder maintaining annual registration in the relevant division of the register maintained by Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland) by way of the Service user Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC). 3. Health Candidates 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. 4. Character Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character. Other requirements specific to the post
