Does Health Service Executive pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Health Service Executive employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Health Service Executive. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Health Service Executive?

69% of Health Service Executive employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Health Service Executive 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Health Service Executive?

Clerical Officer (164) , Registered Nurse (74) , Occupational Therapist (30) , Doctor (29) , Staff Nurse (22) , Nurse (21) , Staff Officer (20) , HCA (17) , Registrar (17) , Administrative Assistant (16) , Administrative and Clerical Officer (15) , Assistant Staff Officer Grade IV (15) , Healthcare Assistant (15) , Medical Doctor (15) , Clerical Officer Grade III (14)

What are the pros of working at Health Service Executive according to real employee reviews?

"Pension is good and stable" ((in 93 reviews)); "Pay and breaks were good" ((in 70 reviews)); "Working as part of a multidisciplinary team with great cohesion and colleagues who deeply care about our service users." ((in 58 reviews)); "Good salary and well supported lots of teaching" ((in 50 reviews)); "Good work life balance with flexitime" ((in 49 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Health Service Executive according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and excessive bureaucracy/red tape." ((in 80 reviews)); "Long hours and very busy" ((in 59 reviews)); "No career progression unless you have a CORU approved degree" ((in 21 reviews)); "Workplace bullying is rife." ((in 14 reviews)); "Too many managers." ((in 14 reviews))

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Health Service Executive reviews about "work life balance"

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture and values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

Reviews by job title

93 reviews

3.0

21 Nov 2025

OK

Clerical officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Wide variety of jobs Unclear what things will be like until position starts Managers can be unapproachable

Cons

Good expereience Good work/life balance

5.0

8 Nov 2025

Hse review

Clerical officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance with flexitime

Cons

Sometimes a lack of task to do

3.0

3 Feb 2026

Staff officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work life balance, great colleagues

Cons

No WFH flexibility, can be repetitive

3.0

6 May 2026

Good work-life balance, but some staff drag productivity down

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and hours

Cons

Working with some public sector mentality staff members who drag productivity down

4.0

14 Aug 2025

Great Work life Balance

Basic grade medical scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work-life balance. annual leave, pension

Cons

Nothing in particular, it is difficult to progress in the career, it is very competitive

4.0

20 Mar 2025

Permanent pensionable

Grade v clerical officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexi time, good work life balance

Cons

Poor system underfunded and understaffed

3.0

12 Apr 2026

Secure but dysfunctional

Contracts manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Security, work-life balance, autonomy, trust, positive impact in society, helping people, meaningful work, kind colleagues.

Cons

Lack of ambition, limited technology uptake, low standards expected, limited or absent systems, lack of planning.

4.0

3 Aug 2025

Good perks but poor salary and progress options

Senior occupational therapist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, pension, sick and maternity pay

Cons

Little scope for improvement on current package or incentives for better work

3.0

21 Mar 2025

Busy

Care assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Busy, long hours, work , life , balance

Cons

I don't have a lot to add

5.0

17 Jan 2026

Excellent place to work

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Excellent work culture and senior management - Your work is recognized and you get to work on important projects - Great colleagues & teams - Hybrid work opportunities - Work life balance

Cons

- Relative lack of internal growth opportunities

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Staff officer

Good work-life balance, but some staff drag productivity down

Great Work life Balance

Permanent pensionable

Secure but dysfunctional

Good perks but poor salary and progress options

Busy

Excellent place to work

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