Appointment as Chairperson of the Board of the Health Service Executive (HSE)

About the Role

The Minister for Health invites applications for the position of Chairperson to the Board of the Health Service Executive (HSE).

This senior leadership role requires strategic oversight of a complex, distributed organisation, guiding transformational change and system-wide reform while ensuring high-quality, safe, and evidence-based care delivery.

Requirements

Candidates must demonstrate:

• Significant strategic leadership experience in a complex organisation of scale or equivalent business experience
• Proven track record in organisational management and improvement, preferably in a distributed and highly complex organisation
• Leadership of transformational change and reconfiguration in complex environments
• Experience in performance management and the interpretation of performance information
• Capacity to develop an understanding of the economics of healthcare and required budgets
• Understanding of the complex legal and regulatory environment in which the HSE operates
• Awareness of the complexity of providing evidence-based, high-quality, and safe care, including risk management
• Significant board-level experience with the confidence and resilience to lead a high-profile organisation
• Ability to guide, challenge, and support the CEO and executive team while holding them to account
• Excellent communication skills and ability to develop constructive relationships with stakeholders

While previous healthcare experience is not required, candidates must demonstrate leadership experience in an organisation or sector of equivalent scope and scale to the HSE.

Details

Location: Dublin

Sector: Public sector

Indicative salary: HSE Paramedicine Tutor (National Ambulance Service) national pay scale, effective June 2026: €71,807–€80,581 per year

Closing date: 24 November 2026

How to Apply

Apply by 15:00 on Tuesday, 24 November 2026.