Public Appointments
Are you interested in playing your part in the development and delivery
of quality health and personal social services for the community?
The Minister with responsibility for Health, Social Services and Public Safety appoints people to a range of organisations that are involved in developing and maintaining quality health and social care services. These include, amongst others, the Health & Social Services (HSS) Boards, HSS Trusts, the Regulation & Quality Improvement Authority, the HSS Councils, the NI Blood Transfusion Service Agency, the NI Fire & Rescue Service Board and the NI Social Care Council. These are challenging appointments for people who are strongly committed to developing an efficient and effective Health and Personal Social Services.
The Minister with responsibility for Health, Social Services and Public Safety appoints people to a range of organisations that are involved in developing and maintaining quality health and social care services. These include, amongst others, the Health & Social Services (HSS) Boards, HSS Trusts, the Regulation & Quality Improvement Authority, the HSS Councils, the NI Blood Transfusion Service Agency, the NI Fire & Rescue Service Board and the NI Social Care Council. These are challenging appointments for people who are strongly committed to developing an efficient and effective Health and Personal Social Services.
The Department’s Public Appointment procedures are consistent with the
Code of Practice issued by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.
All appointments are made following open competition, governed by the overriding principle of
selection based solely on merit.
The Department is embarking on an unprecedented period of strategic
change and investment, in terms of HPSS structures, capital investment in hospital and community facilities
and in the development of staff. The Department’s aspirations for the next twenty years are set
out in a new Regional Strategy "A Healthier Future" (PDF 672 KB) which
describes how our need for health and social services will change as new ways of working, new technologies
and new treatments are developed. All of these changes take place within an environment of substantial
political interest in the delivery of health and social services, and greater accountability for results.
The Department is committed to providing equality of opportunity for
all nominees. Nominations are welcome regardless of age, gender, religion, disability, ethnic
origin, political opinion, sexual orientation or whether or not you have dependants. Women are
currently under-represented on public bodies sponsored by the Department and nominations from women
are therefore particularly welcome.
