HSE terms and conditions of employment are based on circulars, national agreements, and legislation applicable to working in the HSE.
HSE Guidelines on Terms and Conditions of Employment
The guidelines include information on:
- types of leave
- pay arrangements for after-hours attendance
- incremental credit and starting pay on promotion
Public Only Consultant Contract 2023
Public Only Consultant Contract 2023 circular, contract of employment and guidance documents
Consultants Contract 2008
Consultants Contract 2008 and guidance documents for implementing the contract:
- Consultant Contract 2008 25 June 2019 (PDF, 732 KB, 59 pages)
- Continuing medical education supports for consultants (PDF, 551KB, 11 pages)
- Consultants implementing the Public Service Agreement (PDF, 260KB, 16 pages)
- Proposals for provision of compensatory rest for consultants (PDF, 68KB, 2 pages)
- Vol 1 consultant contract implementation management guidance on implementation of consultant contract (PDF, 82KB, 11 pages)
- Vol 11 consultant contract implementation management guidance on implementation of consultant contract (PDF, 82KB, 18 pages)
- Vol IV consultant contract implementation management guidance on implementation of consultant contract (PDF, 80KB, 7 pages)
- Vol V consultant contract implementation management guidance on provision of compensatory rest to consultants (PDF, 4KB, 7 pages)
- Vol VI consultant contract implementation guidance on use of structured overtime (PDF, 80KB, 13 pages)
- Public and private patients in public hospitals management guidance (PDF, 89KB, 13 pages)
- Measurement of onsite outpatient diagnostic activity consultant contract 2008 (PDF, 96KB, 5 pages)
- ESRI data for non-permanent consultants in HIPE (PDF, 29KB, 1 page)