I applied online. I interviewed at Health Service Executive (Dublin, Dublin) in May 2026
Interview
Compliance-based, very difficult questions asked about specific policies, etc and social work areas I had never worked in ( I was a recent graduate). The interview lasted 35-40 mins and the results were in 2 days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What safeguarding policy is relevant for social work practice?
Very professional made you feel at ease create a calm evirnoment
Questions were clear and concise the questions asked were all competency based questions do study a lot though and know your stuff
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Hiqa
Audit
Management
Communication
Prioritisation
I interviewed at Health Service Executive (Galway)
Interview
Online via zoom as this was during covid lockdown. 3 member panel interview. Quite a long interview process. Was made more so as it was via zoom. Could be quite stilted at times. I did not accept offer as it was fixed term for a few months only