Grade VII, Disability Home Support Regional Co-Ordinator, HSE South West SWMA104575
Date posted: 29 October 2026
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Reference
SWMA104575
Category
Management/Admin/ICT
Grade
Grade VII 0582
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HSE
Advertisement Type
Internal and Confined competition
Important Information
This job is in the HSE.
Health region
HSE South West
County
- Kerry
- Cork
Location
A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Grade VII Disability Home Support Regional Co-ordinator vacancies within HSE South West from which current and future Permanent and Specified Purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.
Recruiter
HSE South West: Kerry and Cork
Contract type
- Permanent Wholetime
Post specific related information
The person appointed to this post will work within Disability Services, including Intellectual, Physical and Sensory services, as part of the regional disability team, to support the development of Disability Home Support Services across the region’s Integrated Health Areas (IHAs) and Community Health Areas (CHAs).
The objective of the Disability Home Support Service, is to support people with disabilities to live in their own homes and communities, with dignity, autonomy, choice and control, in line with their will and preferences, assessed needs and personal relationships.
A new Disability Home Support Authorisation Scheme is being introduced, to strengthen the consistency, quality, governance and oversight of Disability Home Support. In parallel, wider Home Support reform is progressing at a national level, including new Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) regulatory arrangements for Home Support providers, and under the HSE Home Support Service Reform Programme, the development of a new operating model will see all HSE community Home Support services, amalgamate under a single, standardised national system.
This post is established to support regional readiness and implementation of Disability Home Support reform, with a main focus on developing robust regional data, reporting, governance, administrative arrangements and co-ordination, to support the requirements of the new Disability Home Support Authorisation Scheme, and accordingly access, integration and service development, in line with future operating model requirements and UNCRPD
Closing date
12/11/2026 12:00:00
Proposed interview date
Proposed interview dates will be indicated at a later stage. Please note, you may be called forward for interview as short notice.
Application details
Sarah O'Hanlon, People Resourcing, People SouthWest, HSE South West
Mob: 087 4531999
Email: sarah.ohanlon1@hse.ie
Informal enquiries
We welcome enquiries about the role.
Carol Mannix – IHA Services Lead for Disability Services and Mental Health
Tel: 087-7752588
Email: carol.mannix@hse.ie