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Now Open! The Minister for Health invites applications from suitably qualified, experienced and registered persons in the following professions: (i) speech and language therapists who are engaged in the practice of the profession to apply for the upcoming vacancy on the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board, (ii) social workers who are engaged in the management of services provided by the profession to apply for the upcoming vacancy on the Social Workers Registration Board, and (iii) podiatrists who are engaged in the management of services provided by the profession for the upcoming vacancy on the Podiatrists Registration Board. CORU is the umbrella term used to describe the Health and Social Care Professionals Council, its disciplinary committees and the registration boards established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 for the designated professions. It is Ireland’s multi-profession health regulator. Its role is to protect the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct, education, training and competence through statutory registration of the 17 health and social care professions designated under the Act. The main functions of the registration boards are to: • Establish and maintain registers of members of the designated profession(s). • Approve qualifications required for registration. • Decide on applications for registration. • Set the standards of performance and the code of conduct and ethics expected of registrants. • Give guidance to registrants concerning ethical conduct, practice of the profession and continuing professional development. • Monitor the continuing suitability of existing programmes for the education and training of applicants for registration. • Approve new programmes for the education and training of applicants for registration. • With the approval of the Council, conduct research into education and training relating to the practice of the profession. • Maintain statistical records which must be available for research and planning. • Decide on applications for the recognition of qualifications gained outside the State in the board’s function of competent authority under Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications. The closing date for applications for these appointments is Tuesday 14th July 2026 at 3 p.m. Apply Now! 👉 https://bit.ly/4eGJrV8 For full information on the State Boards process visit: https://lnkd.in/dPcmNJNX