Details of the latest training opportunities for HSE staff.
On this page you will find training programmes on the following topics:
- Health and Wellbeing
- Delivering Change in Health Services
- Social Inclusion
- Climate Action and Sustainability
- Workplace health and wellbeing
- Health and Safety
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Leadership, Learning and Talent Management
- Quality and Patient Safety
- HSE Library
- Microsoft 365
- Sexual Health Promotion
- Research ethics
- Health regions webinar series
Health and Wellbeing
HSE Health and Wellbeing Podcast, Episode 78 - Together Towards Cervical Cancer Elimination
Episode details
In this episode of the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast, host Noreen Turley speaks with Dr. Caroline Mason Mohan, Director of Public Health for the National Screening Service, and Catherine Heaney, Healthy Communities Project Coordinator for Dublin City Community Cooperative about cervical cancer prevention. We explore the important role of community engagement in preventing cervical cancer and the importance of collaboration in working together towards an Ireland where cervical cancer is rare in every community.
Please share and to find out more about our podcasts series or the work of HSE Health and Wellbeing email: Healthandwellbeing.communications@hse.ie
Kick Start to Staff Health: Health and Wellbeing Taster Sessions (CHO 8 Midlands Louth Meath staff only)
Date and time
This programme will be open for registration from January to November 2024. Runs monthly from 1st of Month to the last day of the month.
Training details
This training is open to all HSE staff clinical and non clinical in CHO 8 Midlands Louth Meath.
The Online Kick Start Taster Sessions for HSE Staff aim to help you make healthy choices and improve your overall health and wellbeing.
This is a virtual programme running over a calendar month. Each week we will send you an email containing WebEx links to the pre-recorded sessions (no more than 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks). Each session will focus on improving your overall health and wellbeing and give you the confidence to make informed decisions.
Programme consists of:
- Online programme
- Delivered over a calendar month
- Pre-recorded sessions 30mins long
- 24hr access to sessions
- Topics cover Healthy Eating, Self-care and Stress Management, Men’s and Women’s Health, Physical Activity etc.
- Links to additional HP&I services and training
For more information about the programme, please email HPCourse.NE@hse.ie
Minding Your Wellbeing - Louth workshops
Register for a Minding Your Wellbeing Louth workshop
Date and time
One day workshop from 9.15am (registration) to 4.30pm at HSE Ardee Regional Education Centre, Ardee, Co. Louth
- Thursday 21 November
- Thursday 5 December
Please note you must receive an email from Enthuse to confirm your registration. Please ensure your email address is populated correctly in registration form as this is our only form of contact with you.
Training details
This is a one-day workshop offered by Health Promotion & Improvement, Health and Wellbeing, to support staff to care for their own mental health and wellbeing and to build good self-care practices for every day.
For more information, please email MindingYourWellbeing.MeathLouth@hse.ie
Delivering Change in Health Services
Change Guide in Action Workshop
Training details
This lively, interactive virtual workshop on the Change Guide in Action, features your Health and Social Care colleagues shared experiences of delivering effective and sustainable change. This evidence-based approach puts People and Culture at the Centre of the Change.
In 2024, the Change Guide in Action workshops will cover three practical areas:
- Getting ready for change - Focusing on personal, team and service readiness for change.
- Influencing for change and encouraging involvement.
- Managing transition and supporting ongoing change including dealing with resistance to change.
You can register to attend all three workshops or choose any workshop applicable to your needs.
Date and time
Managing Transition and Supporting Ongoing Change including Dealing with Resistance:
- 27 November, 11am to 1pm
Contact details
Register by emailing changeguide@hse.ie with subject line: Change Guide in Action Workshop to secure a place
Change Consultation Clinics
Training details
The Change Consultation Clinic is facilitated by experienced HSE Organisation Development Practitioners from the Change and Innovation Team, Kells, Co Meath.
The People’s Needs Defining Change - Health Services Change Guide informs our practitioners’ practice. It is the essential guide to change, mapping out a step-by-step approach and also assisting you address the ‘messiness of change’.
The Change Guide, researched in the context of healthcare in Ireland, is evidence-based. It is the policy framework and agreed approach to change signed off by HSE Leadership and co-sponsored and agreed with the Trade Unions.
Date and time
Clinics run from 10am to 1pm
- 14 November
- 12 December
Contact details
Register by emailing changeguide@hse.ie with subject line: Change Consultation Clinic
Climate Action and Sustainability
Carbon Basics - Training for the Public Sector
Create an SEAI account to register for energy basics online training
Date and time
Tuesday 3 December from 9.30am to 12.30pm
Training details
This 3 hour, introductory course aims to deliver basic energy terminology and concepts in Plain English. It will provide context to the energy challenges and opportunities facing Ireland, corresponding Public Sector obligations and introduce commonly used terms, units of measure and technologies. The intent is to provide attendees with knowledge to understand their energy consumption and confidence to contribute to improving it.
Food Reduction Training
Register for Food Reduction Training on Tuesday 19 November
Date and time
- Tuesday 19 November from 2pm to 3pm
Training details
Food Waste Reduction Training programme for Health Service Staff delivered by the Clean Technology Centre as part of the HSE Green Healthcare Programme.
Training details:
The training will provide information on examining food waste to help identify potential for food waste reductions along with providing examples of good practice from other healthcare facilities.
Training audience:
- Catering Services Managers
- Supervisors
- Officers
- Instructors
- Any healthcare manager responsible for catering services and staff
Contact details
Waste Reduction Training
Register for Waste Reduction Training on Thursday 28 November
Date and time
- Thursday 28 November from 10am to 11am
Training details
The overall aim of the training is to provide a non-technical overview of healthcare waste management.
The Target Audience for the training is:
- HSE staff members or budget holders in a hospital or community health setting
- Managers responsible for waste
- HSE Green Team members
- Interested members of staff
The training will cover:
A short overview of healthcare waste streams, including:
- Where to start
- Reducing healthcare risk waste
- Meeting HSE Waste Targets
- Increase recycling by 75% by 2030
- Reduce food waste by 50% by 2030
- Reduce landfill to 10% by 2030
- Reducing single use
- Examples of actions from healthcare facilities around the country
Contact details
Water Efficiency Training (for technical staff)
Register for Water Efficiency Training on Thursday 12 December
Date and time
- Thursday 12 December 2024 from 11am to 1pm
Training details
This training provides technical and in-depth information on the main aspects of water efficiency outlined in the HSE Water Efficiency Guide for Irish Healthcare Facilities and assists in developing technical actions for a Hospital specific Water Conservation Action Plan.
The Target Audience for the training is:
- Maintenance Staff
- Technical Services Staff
- Facilities Engineers
- Plumbers
- Energy Officers
Contact details
SEAI Carbon Basics - Training for the Public Sector
Register for SEAI Carbon Basics - Training for the Public Sector
Date and time
Tuesday 3 December 2024 from 9.30am to 12.30pm
Training details
This three-hour, introductory training course aims to demystify carbon terminology and concepts using Plain English. It will provide context to the emissions challenges and opportunities facing Ireland, corresponding Public Sector obligations and introduce commonly used terms, units of measure and reporting approaches. The course does not focus on design or technical issues, but rather provides a fundamental understanding of carbon and energy-related emissions.
National GreenTech call
Read about the National GreenTech call and submit an application
Date and time
Accepting submissions from Monday 7 October to Friday 15 November
Details
Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI), with the HSE and the Irish College of GPs, is launching a national first - the GreenTech in Healthcare call. This call is searching for innovative products and services that promote environmental sustainability in both primary and secondary healthcare. The Irish healthcare sector is responsible for an estimated 5 percent of the country's Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Additionally, the sector uses a high volume of single-use products, adding to resource use and waste.
The call is open to all companies, organisations and research bodies regardless of size or origin.
Contact details
Health and Safety
Preventing and Managing Work-Related Stress - a guide for managers
Training details
This training is mandatory for HSE staff whose responsibilities include managing staff and carrying out health and safety risk assessments, to raise awareness of their statutory responsibilities and duty of care in preventing and managing work-related stress.
By the end of this programme, trainees will be able to:
- identify the signs and symptoms of work-related stress in individuals and teams
- identify manager and employee roles and responsibilities relating to preventing and managing work-related stress
Conduct a work-related stress risk assessment with an individual and a team using the HSE template/tool.
Contact
Katrina Dempsey, Head of National Health and Safety Function, HSE Workplace Health and Wellbeing Unit, NationalHR
Email: katrina.dempsey@hse.ie
Nodlaig Carroll, Organisational Health Lead, HSE Workplace Health and Wellbeing Unit, National HR
Email: Nodlaig.carroll@hse.ie
For further information please contact HSE Health and Safety helpdesk.
Use the Health and Safety self-service portal or Phone: 1800 420 420. Monday to Friday 10.30 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 3.30 pm.
Enterprise Risk Management
'Train the Trainer' overview webinar sessions
Join the 'Train the Trainer' overview webinar Wednesday 27 November at 1pm
Join the 'Train the Trainer' overview webinar Wednesday 18 December at 1pm
Training details
The Overview ‘Lunch and Learn’ Webinar Series is finishing on November 27th 2024. This series has been presented since October 2023 with approximately 1000 attendees to date.
To access the Final session please register at the above link.
The objective is to adopt a train the trainer approach so that experienced risk management colleagues can use this resource in their own engagements with their teams and other staff members. These sessions are designed for staff who are in the role of supporting and facilitating risk management across the HSE and who are familiar with the key principles of risk management. Each session will conclude with a dedicated question and answers segment.
Contact details
Leadership, Learning and Talent Management (LLTM) programmes
Coaching Skills for Managers
Date and time
2 day programme, 9am to 4.30pm
- Tuesday 26 November and Tuesday 3 December
- Tuesday 3 December and Thursday 5 December
Read about the Coaching Skills for Managers programme
Contact details
Email: Magdalena.wojcik@hse.ie
Managing Teams Effectively
Date and time
1 day programme, 9am to 5pm
- Wednesday 11 December
Read about the Managing Teams Effectively Programme
Contact details
Managing Attendance
Date and time
One half day, 9am to 1pm
- Tuesday 19 November
- Tuesday 17 December
- Wednesday 27 November
- Tuesday 10 December
Read about the Managing Attendance Programme
Contact details
Managing Conflict Effectively
Date and time
One half day, 9am to 1pm
- Wednesday 20 November
Read about the Managing Conflict Effectively Programme
Contact details
Managing Employee Performance
Date and time
Half-day programme, 9am to 1.30pm
- Friday 29 November
Read about the Managing Employee Performance training programme
Contact details
Leaders in Management
First Time Managers Programme
Date and time
4 day programme from 9am to 5pm
- 21, 28 November, 4, 10 December
Read about the First Time Managers Programme
Contact details
People Management the Legal Framework
Date and time
1-hour introduction session and 4 half-day programme, 9am to 1pm:
- 18 November (Intro), 19, 21, 26, 28 November
Read about the People Management the Legal Framework training programme
Contact details
Email: betty.carolan@hse.ie
Clerical Administration Development Programme
Date and time:
3-day programme, 9am to 5pm
- 26, 28 November and 18 December
Read about the Clerical Administration Development Programme
Contact details:
Effective Meetings
Date and time:
Half day programme, 9am to 1pm
- Tuesday 26 November
- Thursday 12 December
Read about the Effective Meetings programme
Contact details:
Email: keith.halpin@hse.ie
Facilitation Skills
Date and time
One day programme, 9am to 5pm
- Tuesday 26 November
- Tuesday 17 December
Read more about the Facilitation Skills programme
Contact details
Email: deirdre.caffrey@hse.ie
Leading Multicultural teams
Date and time
Half-day programme, 9am to 1.30pm
- Thursday 12 December
Read more about the Leading Multicultural Teams programme
Contact details
Managing Your Time Effectively
Date and time
One half-day programme, 9am to 1pm
- Friday 22 November
Read more about the Managing Your Time Effectively programme
Contact details
Email: deirdre.caffrey@hse.ie
Presentation Skills
Date and time
One half-day programme, 9am to 1pm
Read more about the Presentation Skills programme
Contact details
Email: Keith.halpin@hse.ie
Effective Feedback
Date and time
One half-day programme, 9am to 1pm
- Tuesday 19 November
- Friday 13 December
Read more about the Effective Feedback programme
Contact details
Email: Monica.phelan@hse.ie
Phone: 056 7785505
Minute Taking
Date and time
One half programme, 9am to 1pm
- Tuesday 19 November
- Wednesday 27 November
- Friday 6 December
Read more about the Minute Taking programme
Contact details
Email: keith.halpin@hse.ie
Corporate Induction Programme
Date and time
Half-day programme, 9am to 1pm on:
- Tuesday 19 November
- Friday 6 December
Read more about the Corporate Induction programme
Contact details
Email: alex.ennis@hse.ie
Mid-Career Planning
Date and time
Half day programme 9.30 am to 1pm
- Thursday 21 November
Read more about the Mid Career planning programme
Contact details
Email: betty.carolan@hse.ie
Quality and Patient Safety
HSE Walk and Talk Improvement Podcast, Episode 18 - My Health, My Voice: Matthew’s story
Episode details
In episode 18 of the HSE Walk and Talk Improvement, we hear a patient (Matthew) share his story after receiving a sudden and unexpected diagnosis of epilepsy.
Matthew shares his diagnostic journey as a young adult who had little experience with the healthcare system, to finding his voice and becoming more actively involved in his care.
We also hear from GP Dr John Brennan. John shares the role of a two-way dialogue between patients and their providers in helping to improve the diagnostic process and why he believes diagnosis starts with listening. John is a practicing GP and lead faculty for the Royal College of Physicians Ireland Postgraduate Certificate in Quality Improvement and Leadership in Healthcare.
This podcast was developed for World Patient Safety Day 2024.
To find out more information about this podcast series, email: Sheema.lughmani@hse.ie
HSE Library
Common errors in the search process for Systematic Reviews
Register for Common errors in the search process for Systematic Reviews
Date and time
Tuesday 19 November, 11am to 12pm
Training details
This presentation will highlight some of the common errors made in the search process by those undertaking systematic reviews and how these can be avoided.
(NMBI 1 CPD Hour, RCSI 1.0 CPD Credit)
Searching Systematically for your Research
Register for Searching Systematically for your Research
Date and time
Tuesday 26 November, 11am to 1pm
Training details
The aim of this workshop is to teach the skills for developing a research question, searching, selecting and managing the best available evidence to answer that research question, according to a defined, planned and consistent method. Although a sample search will be demonstrated, this course does not focus on how to search a specific database.
(NMBI 2 CPD Hours, RCSI 2.0 CPD Credit)
Empowering Minds: Navigating Knowledge Resources for Mental Health
Register for Empowering Minds: Navigating Knowledge Resources for Mental Health
Date and time
Thursday 28 November, 9.30am to 12pm
Training details
This event is designed to empower healthcare professionals with the knowledge and resources necessary to enhance mental health care and support for our communities.
Searching Medline/CINAHL on the Ebsco Platform
Register for Searching Medline/CINAHL on the Ebsco Platform
Date and time
Tuesday 3 December, 10am to 11am
Training details
- Develop familiarity with CINAHL/Medline on the Ebsco Platform
- Conduct a literature search in Medline or CINAHL using keywords, subject terms, and search techniques including truncation, proximity operators
- Learn how to use folders to save results and searches
- Learn how to email and /or export results
(NMBI 1 CPD Hour, RCSI 1.0 CPD Credit)
Microsoft 365
Managing Files in OneDrive and SharePoint
Date and time
11am to 1pm
Training details
All M365 users now have access to OneDrive and SharePoint.
OneDrive is your own workspace allowing you to store and protect your HSE files. If you want to share documents with colleagues e.g. to a Team, you can easily do so. SharePoint is a shared workspace providing a secure space to store, share, and organise information.
To learn more about managing files in OneDrive and SharePoint, join a training session below. Each session starts at 11am and lasts 1.5 hours with time for Q+A and comments.
No need to register for a session – simply ‘turn up’ by clicking on the meeting link 5 minutes before the scheduled time.
Microsoft Teams
Date and time
All training sessions take place from 12pm to 1pm
Training details
Sexual Health Promotion
Working safely and effectively in sexual health promotion
Location
HSE - Ardee Regional Education Centre, Ardee, Co. Louth
Date and time
The closing date for registration is Friday 22 November
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Registration at 9.30am, event commencing at 9.45am
A note for applicants:
Please note that to register that it a 2 step process. You must confirm registration on the 2nd page of the booking form. You will then receive an email from Enthuse to confirm your registration. Please ensure your email address is populated correctly in registration form as this is our only form of contact with you.
Training details
This training aims to give professionals the knowledge and tools to ensure that they are working safely and effectively in sexual health promotion. Sexual Health promotion encompasses a range of topics with the broad area of sexuality wellbeing. This includes but is not limited to relationships, sexual activity, gender, gender identity and sexual orientation.
This is a one-day workshop offered by Health Promotion & Improvement, Health and Wellbeing.
Contact details
For further information, please email HPCourse.NE@hse.ie
Research ethics
Online IPPOSI and HSE Research Ethics Course for the Public and Patients
Register for the Online IPPOSI and HSE Research Ethics Course for the Public and Patients
Date and time
Between 21 October until 29 November 2024 with a weekly commitment of 2-3 hours
Training details
The course, the first of its kind, aims to enhance the public’s understanding of ethical considerations in health research including informed consent, data protection and privacy and the ethical review process. Additional lessons on topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Research with Children and Biobanking will also be a feature of this course.
It is open to individual members of the public, as well as patient organisations and advocates with an interest in health research and ethics. The learning modules are fully online, and include self-guided E-lessons, knowledge checks, practical case studies and live interactive online workshops. By completing this course, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the ethical challenges and safeguards in place to protect people participating in research.
Health regions webinar series
Watch back: 'Balancing Stability with Change' creating conditions for integration
Webinar details
The Health Regions Programme Team is running a series of webinars in 2024. These webinars will provide an update on the implementation of health regions, along with a focus on key objectives of the programme.
The purpose of this webinar was to:
- provide an update on health regions implementation
- focus on managing change in the HSE as we move towards more integrated care
- share relevant resources and first-hand experiences of implementing change
Watch back Webinar 2: “Balancing Stability with Change” Creating Conditions for Integration
Contact
If you want more information about the health region implementation programme, email healthregions.team@hse.ie.
Watch back: Health Regions Programme webinar focused on population-based planning
The Health Regions Programme Team is running a series of webinars in 2024. These webinars will provide an update on the implementation of health regions.
The first webinar in the series was on Thursday 27 June. It focused on:
- implementation of the health regions
- population-based planning
- regional health profiles
- Health Atlas
View presentation slides from the health regions webinar on Thursday 27 June (PDF, 6.62MB, 53 pages)