Health Committee Chairperson in the Committees of Inquiry
CORU now invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced non-registrants (lay people) who are interested in being appointed to the role of Chairperson of the Health Committee (Committees of Inquiry).
As part of CORU’s statutory objective to protect the public, the Committees of Inquiry are a semi-judicial committee established by CORU to consider fitness to practise complaints about Health and Social Care Professionals.
If is decided that the complaint requires further action and is not suitable for mediation or there is no consent to mediation, the complaint will go before a Committee of Inquiry. This may be a Professional Conduct Committee or a Health Committee.
Hearings will be similar to hearings before a Court or tribunal. In brief, at a hearing the Professional Conduct Committee or the Health Committee hears evidence from the parties to a complaint and ultimately decides, having considered the evidence, if there is an impairment to practise on the part of the Registrant who has been complained about.
If you are expressing an interest in being considered for the role you must have:
- at least 2 years’ experience sitting on a Disciplinary Committee or similar decision-making body in a quasi-judicial function
- the ability to conduct hearings in accordance with fair procedures
- the ability to explain and justify decisions in language appropriate for a broad range of interested parties
- the ability to compose decision(s), setting out clear and concise reasons for such decision(s).
In addition, you must not be registered or ever have been registered with CORU or predecessor bodies, or hold a qualification that would allow you to apply to be on any register of the Registration Boards established by the Act.
Full information on this position can be found in the Information Booklet. The Expression of Interest Form must be completed and submitted by email to appointments@coru.ie.
Please send the completed application form to appointments@coru.ie so that it arrives no later than 3pm on Friday 24 April 2026.