Role
Chief Medical Officer
From Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
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The Chief Medical Officer is responsible for providing efficient and cost effective occupational health advice to the civil and public service. This includes:
- advice on medical fitness for work
- early workplace rehabilitation of sick employees
- ill health retirements
- providing health screenings and vaccinations to the civil and public service in co-operation with the State Claims Agency
- policy advice / input on all work and health issues to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
The Officer is also in charge of:
- Civil Service Personnel Officer Network
- Chief State Solicitor's Office
- State Claims Agency
- Office of Public Procurement
- other areas of public sector as required
