A job specification outlines the essential requirements, duties, responsibilities, skills, and competencies for a specific role. Their purpose is to support the recruitment and selection process for a new or vacant position.
Many jobs in the HSE have agreed eligibility criteria. They set the minimum entry-level requirements to be eligible to apply for a post. You must use the agreed national eligibility criteria when you are developing job specifications.
The repository includes example job specifications that include information on role-specific duties, competencies and knowledge. These are a resource to assist with creating a job specification and do not include every role or grade across the public health service.
Use the Job Specification Template to develop your specific job specification after you have identified the duties and responsibilities of the role. The writing a job specification guidance can help you do this.
Staff are categorised into the following 6 main staff categories:
Recruitment quality and standards
Further help, support and resources are available on the recruitment standards webpages or you can email QSA.recruitment@hse.ie.
These pages aim to help HR, recruiters, and line managers across the HSE in recruiting the best candidates to meet the current and future needs of their services. They provide guidance and advice to help you prepare for and implement your own recruitment processes in a transparent and effective manner, with guidance at every stage.
