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  • Health workforce policy and management

    Medical employment terms and conditions (except GPs), workforce development including education, careers and skills, policy reports and guidance

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    Workforce policy reports and guidance

    • GPs FAQs
    • Nurses and Midwives FAQs
    • Doctors FAQs

    Workforce development

    • Physician Associate (PA) Workshop
    • Working Longer in Health and Social Care (HSC)
    • Workforce development - education, skills and careers

    Terms and conditions - medical employment (except GPs)

    The primary function of Medical Terms and Conditions within Human Resources Directorate is to provide advice and guidance on terms and conditions of employment for medical and dental staff within the HSC in Northern Ireland and to provide the Secretariat for the Northern Ireland Clinical Excellence Awards Scheme.

    • Appraisal for doctors and dentists (excluding GPs)
    • Consultants’ contract and consultant workforce reform
    • European Working Time Directive

    DoH Public Appointments

    Public Appointments - Current Vacancies

    Public Appointments - Current Vacancies

    Related to Health workforce policy and management

    Most recent publications

    • Northern Ireland Regional Strategic Workforce Review – Pathology Services – June 2024

      Published 10 February 2025
    • Workforce policy guidance 2025

      Published 27 January 2025
    See all publications in this topic

    Most recent consultations

    • Consultation on The Health and Social Care Pension Schemes (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025.

      Published 13 February 2025 Consultation closed
    • The draft Health and Social Care Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

      Published 22 March 2016 Consultation closed
    See all consultations in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • People are the HSC’s greatest strength: Minister

      Published 11 September 2024
    • NI Health and Social Care Workforce Census – March 2024

      Published 16 August 2024
    See all news in this topic

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