The most recent information available from the HSE indicates that, over the period from September 2011 to end-February 2012, some 3,800 health service staff will have retired from the health service. Of this total, approximately 1,700 persons have already retired during the four-month period to the end of December 2011 and a further 340 retired in January 2012.
A table sets out the latest data from HSE by grade and HSE region.
Retirements by Grade and HSE Region as at 1st Feb 2012
Grade at Retirement
|
HSE Region
|
|
HSE DML
|
HSE DNE
|
HSE South
|
HSE West
|
Total
|
Advanced Nurse Practitioner (General)
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Ambulance Officer
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Area Medical Officer
|
|
1
|
7
|
3
|
11
|
Area Medical Officer - Senior
|
4
|
|
2
|
|
6
|
Associate Specialist
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Attendant, Multi-Task
|
37
|
10
|
49
|
65
|
161
|
Attendant/Aide
|
38
|
21
|
18
|
16
|
93
|
Biochemist
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Biochemist, Principal
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Boilerman
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
7
|
C.S.S.D. Operative
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
11
|
Cardiac Catheterisation Tech., Senior
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Care Assistant (Intellectual Disability Services)
|
19
|
30
|
8
|
25
|
82
|
Care Group Specialist
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Caretaker
|
1
|
6
|
5
|
|
12
|
Casualty Officer
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Catering Officer Grade I
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
Catering Officer, Grade II
|
|
1
|
3
|
|
4
|
Catering Supervisor
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
Catering/Cleaner/Assistant
|
11
|
12
|
5
|
12
|
40
|
Chaplain
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
5
|
Chargehand
|
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
Chef I
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
Chef II
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
8
|
Chef, Senior
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
2
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
Child Care Manager
|
3
|
|
5
|
1
|
9
|
Chiropodist/ Podiatrist
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Cleaner
|
3
|
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
Clerical� Officer
|
22
|
38
|
36
|
35
|
131
|
Clerk of Works
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Clinical Nurse Instructor/Teacher
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
Clinical Nurse Manager 1
|
16
|
10
|
25
|
27
|
78
|
Clinical Nurse Manager 1 (Mental Health)
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
10
|
Clinical Nurse Manager 2
|
48
|
42
|
54
|
52
|
196
|
Clinical Nurse Manager 2 - Night
|
1
|
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
Clinical Nurse Manager 2 - Theatre
|
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
Clinical Nurse Manager 2 (Mental Health)
|
20
|
27
|
20
|
22
|
89
|
Clinical Nurse Manager 3
|
9
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
29
|
Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - Night
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
6
|
Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - Theatre
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Clinical Nurse Manager 3 (Mental Health)
|
1
|
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
Clinical Nurse Specialist (General)
|
6
|
1
|
10
|
5
|
22
|
Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mental Health)
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
11
|
Clinical Photographer, Senior
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Community Welfare Officer
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
2
|
13
|
Community Welfare Officer, Supt.
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
Consultant Anaesthetist
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
14
|
Consultant Cardiologist
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Consultant Chemical Pathologist
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
2
|
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist
|
4
|
3
|
|
4
|
11
|
Consultant General Paediatrician
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
4
|
Consultant General Physician
|
3
|
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
Consultant General Surgeon
|
2
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
14
|
Consultant Histopathologist
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Consultant in Emergency Medicine
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Consultant Learning Disability Psychiatry Child
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
Consultant Medical Oncologist
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Consultant Nephrologist and General Physician
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
4
|
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Consultant Physician in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Consultant Psychiatrist in the Psychiatry of Old Age
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Consultant Psychiatrist of Learning Disability (adult)
|
|
1
|
3
|
|
4
|
Consultant Radiologist
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
8
|
Consultant Unclassified
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
|
6
|
Consultant Urologist
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
Cook, Trainee
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Counsellor
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
|
5
|
Counsellor / Therapist (National Counselling Services)
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Counsellor Therapist (Adult Counselling Services)
|
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
Craftsman’s Mate
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
13
|
Dental Nurse
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
9
|
Dental Surgeon, General
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
7
|
Dental Surgeon, Principal
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
Dental Surgeon, Senior
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
Dental Surgeon, Senior Administrative
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Dental Surgery Assistant (without qualification)
|
|
5
|
2
|
5
|
12
|
Dietician Manager
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
Dietician Manager-In-Charge III
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Dietician, Senior
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
Director of� Nursing/ Midwifery Education Centre
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Director of Care
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Director of Nursing and Midwifery
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Director of Nursing (Mental Health)
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Director of Nursing (Mental Health), Assistant
|
8
|
4
|
6
|
2
|
20
|
Director of Nursing 1
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
9
|
Director of Nursing 1, Assistant
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
7
|
22
|
Director of Nursing 2
|
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
Director of Nursing 2, Assistant
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
14
|
Director of Nursing 3
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
Director of Nursing 4
|
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
Director of Nursing 4, Assistant
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
Director of Nursing 5
|
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
Director of Nursing, Deputy
|
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
Director of Public Health Nursing
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
9
|
Director of Public Health Nursing, Assistant
|
2
|
8
|
11
|
2
|
23
|
Domestic
|
27
|
31
|
37
|
20
|
115
|
Domestic Supervisor
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
Driver
|
2
|
11
|
1
|
4
|
18
|
Driver (Doctor-on-call)
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
Driver (Patients/Clients on Public Roads)
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
4
|
Driver, Minibus
|
2
|
1
|
|
3
|
6
|
E.C.G. Technician
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Electrician
|
2
|
2
|
|
1
|
5
|
Emergency Medical Controller
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
Emergency Medical Controller - Team Leader
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Emergency Medical Technician (Ambulance Attendant)
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
|
7
|
Emergency Medical Technician (Ambulance Driver)
|
8
|
|
1
|
8
|
17
|
Emergency Medical Technician, Leading
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
Engineer/Engineering Officer
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Environmental Health Officer
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Environmental Health Officer, Principal
|
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
Family Support Worker
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
12
|
Functional Officer
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
3
|
Gardener/Groundsman
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
Gardener/Groundsman Head
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
General Assistant
|
2
|
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
General Manager
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
General Operative
|
6
|
|
4
|
2
|
12
|
Grade IV
|
33
|
11
|
10
|
16
|
70
|
Grade V
|
17
|
3
|
2
|
6
|
28
|
Grade VI
|
11
|
6
|
7
|
2
|
26
|
Grade VII
|
8
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
25
|
Grade VIII
|
13
|
5
|
3
|
|
20
|
Health Care Assistants
|
18
|
9
|
15
|
18
|
60
|
Health Promotion Officer
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Home Help
|
12
|
27
|
90
|
63
|
192
|
Home Help Co-Ordinator
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
Hostel Supervisor
|
1
|
1
|
|
6
|
8
|
House Officer, Senior
|
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
Household Services Manager
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Housekeeper
|
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
Housekeeper, Assistant
|
|
3
|
2
|
|
5
|
Instructor
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
18
|
Laboratory Manager
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
3
|
Labourer
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Laundry Worker
|
1
|
5
|
|
2
|
8
|
Linen Room/Laundry Supervisor
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Local Health Office Manager - PCCC (HSE)
|
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
Maintenance Craftsman/Technician
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
7
|
13
|
Maintenance Foreman
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
10
|
Maintenance Foreman, Assistant
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Maintenance Manager
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
Maintenance Officer
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
Medical Laboratory Aide
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Medical Officer
|
3
|
|
3
|
5
|
11
|
Medical Officer, Principal
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Medical Officer, Senior
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Medical Scientist
|
11
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
27
|
Medical Scientist, Chief
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
7
|
17
|
Medical Scientist, Senior
|
5
|
4
|
8
|
9
|
26
|
Medical Scientist, Specialist
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Miscellaneous Childcare, Support Services
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
National Director, Assistant (PCCC/ NHO/Pop Health)
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
National Planning Specialist
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Neurophysiological Measurement Technician, Senior
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Nurse Tutor
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Nurse Tutor (Psychiatric)
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
2
|
Nurse, Mental Health Community
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Nursery Nurse
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
Nurses Aide
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Nursing/ Midwifery Clinical Placement Co-ordinator
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Occupational Health Physician
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Occupational Therapist
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Occupational Therapist Manager
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
Occupational Therapist, Senior
|
4
|
5
|
|
3
|
12
|
Occupational Therapy Assistant
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Orthoptist, Senior
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
3
|
Other Patient and Client Care Unclassified
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Painter
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
3
|
Pathology Technician, Senior
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
2
|
Pensioners
|
5
|
6
|
|
1
|
12
|
Pharmaceutical Technician
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Pharmaceutical Technician, Senior
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Pharmacist
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Pharmacist, Chief II
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Pharmacist, Senior
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
Pharmacy Assistant
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Phlebotomist
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
7
|
Phlebotomist, Senior
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Physiotherapist Manager
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
Physiotherapist, Senior
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
|
6
|
Physiotherapist-in-charge (Grade III)
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Physiotherapy Assistant
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Play Therapist, Senior
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Plumber
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
Porter
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
5
|
35
|
Porter, Head
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
Porter, Theatre
|
2
|
|
2
|
3
|
7
|
Programme Manager
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
2
|
Project Manager
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Project Worker
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
3
|
Psychologist, Clinical
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
Psychologist, Principal Clinical
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
|
6
|
Psychologist, Senior Clinical
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
11
|
Public Health Nurse
|
31
|
20
|
19
|
31
|
101
|
Public Health, Specialist
|
3
|
|
|
|
3
|
Radiation Therapist, Clinical Specialist
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
Radiographer
|
3
|
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
Radiographer, Clinical Specialist
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
Radiographer, Senior
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
6
|
Radiography Aide
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Radiography Service Manager, I
|
3
|
2
|
|
|
5
|
Radiography Service manager, II
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
Registrar
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
3
|
Registrar, Senior
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Respiratory Technician, Senior
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
S.E.N. (General)
|
6
|
2
|
|
|
8
|
S.E.N. (Psychiatric)
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Seamstress/Tailor
|
3
|
1
|
|
1
|
5
|
Security Guard
|
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
Service Function Officer
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Social Care Leader
|
5
|
8
|
3
|
9
|
25
|
Social Care Manager
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
3
|
Social Care Worker
|
10
|
8
|
10
|
9
|
37
|
Social Work Practitioner, Senior
|
5
|
2
|
|
2
|
9
|
Social Worker
|
4
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
20
|
Social Worker (Non-professionally qualified)
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
Social Worker, Medical
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
Social Worker, Principal
|
6
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
18
|
Social Worker, Psychiatric Senior
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
3
|
Social Worker, Senior Medical
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
Social Worker, Team Leader
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
13
|
Speech and Language Therapist
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Speech and Language Therapist Manager
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
4
|
Speech and Language Therapist, Clinical Specialist
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Speech and Language Therapist,Senior
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Staff Midwife
|
|
2
|
2
|
15
|
19
|
Staff Midwife, Senior
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
18
|
Staff Nurse – General
|
55
|
41
|
83
|
190
|
369
|
Staff Nurse – Intellectual Disability
|
3
|
|
1
|
4
|
8
|
Staff Nurse General (Community)
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
12
|
Staff Nurse Senior, Mental Health (Nursing Bank)
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Staff Nurse, Community Mental Health
|
2
|
|
2
|
4
|
8
|
Staff Nurse, Dual Qualified (General)
|
4
|
5
|
20
|
5
|
34
|
Staff Nurse, Dual Qualified (Intellectual Disability)
|
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
Staff Nurse, Dual Qualified (Mental Health)
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
Staff Nurse, Mental Health
|
11
|
12
|
29
|
61
|
113
|
Staff Nurse, Senior (Dual Qualified)
|
14
|
20
|
42
|
15
|
91
|
Staff Nurse, Senior (Dual-Qualified Mental Health)
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
14
|
Staff Nurse, Senior (General)
|
59
|
41
|
122
|
48
|
270
|
Staff Nurse, Senior (Intellectual Disability)
|
3
|
|
4
|
2
|
9
|
Staff Nurse, Senior (Mental Health)
|
20
|
20
|
33
|
46
|
119
|
Staff Nurse, Senior (Sick Children)
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Storeperson
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Stores Porter/Assistant/Attendant
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Supplies Officer Grade A
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Supplies Officer Grade B
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
Supplies Officer Grade C
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
Supplies Officer Grade D
|
1
|
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
Teacher
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
2
|
Technical Services Manager
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Technical Services Officer, Senior Asst.
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Telephonist
|
4
|
2
|
|
|
6
|
Theatre Technician/Porter/Attendant
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
Therapist
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
To Be Determined
|
18
|
5
|
6
|
3
|
32
|
Vascular Technician, Senior
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Ward Clerk
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Workshop Manager
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
Workshop Supervisor/Instructor
|
3
|
|
|
2
|
5
|
Workshop Supervisor/Instructor, Senior
|
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
9
|
Grand Total
|
931
|
740
|
1,038
|
1,106
|
3,815
|