Health and Wellbeing Services in Ireland
The Health Service Executive (HSE) website provides information on the various care services in Ireland. It includes information on getting a General Practitioner (GP) or Family Doctor, which is usually required to be referred to more specialised services.
For further information please see: www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/
There is a Staff Health Clinic on campus at Trinity and a GP just off campus, please note that in Ireland, there is a fee for primary care appointments (whether you have health insurance or not).
Hospitals and Urgent Care Services
The Health Service Executive (HSE) website provides information on the urgent care services in Ireland. Please familiarise yourself with this information in advance so you have the respective details to hand, should it be required. It may be necessary to be pre-registered with a GP/Family doctor to avail of out-of-hour services.
For further information please see: www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/3/
GP Out-of-hours (e.g. evening, weekend, bank holidays) services are detailed on: https://www2.hse.ie/services/find-a-gp-out-of-hours/
Health Insurance
Private Health Insurance information can be found on The Health Insurance Authority website www.hia.ie Trinity has a VHI Group Scheme and further information on the staff travel insurance scheme can be found here.
Health and Wellbeing Services at Trinity
Trinity offers a number of workplace wellbeing initiatives.
Further details available on: www.tcd.ie/hr/staff-wellbeing/index.php
Trinity Health Service offers on-campus primary health and psychiatric care. To arrange an appointment, either drop into reception or ring the office. As well as general practice and nurse-run clinics, there are specialised clinics in physiotherapy, psychiatry, travel health and sexual health.
For further information: www.tcd.ie/collegehealth/
Telephone: +353 (0)1 896 15 91 / +353 (0)1 896 15 56
In person: House 47, Trinity College Dublin (9.00 am – 4.40 pm)
Trinity Sport
The Trinity Sports Centre facilities include a gym and a swimming pool. The centre also offers fitness and wellness classes including yoga and tennis. Membership is offered to staff and students and it is located a short walk from the Lloyd Institute. Please see the Trinity Sport website for further information: https://www.tcd.ie/Sport/
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides, a free confidential counselling service. Up to six sessions of counselling are available for each staff member and their immediate families (those living at home with them).
Examples of the issues staff seek counselling for include:
- Bereavement and Loss
- Addiction Programmes
- Career Crisis and Financial Problems
- Stress Management
- Depression
- Bullying and Harassment
- Relationship Issues, Family / Marital Stress
All consultations with the EAP Counsellor are on a completely confidential basis. Staff are assured that job security, seniority, wage rates, benefits and promotional opportunities will not be jeopardised by a request for consultation with an EAP Counsellor.
Trinity's EAP service is provided by Inspire Workplaces Counselling Services. To make an appointment or to enquire about the service, staff contact the EAP provider directly themselves. For contact details, please see:
https://www.tcd.ie/hr/staff-wellbeing/employee-assistance.php
For general queries on the EAP service, please contact the HR Service Centre on +353 (0)1 8963333 or send an e-mail to hr@tcd.ie
Trinity Disability Service
Information for staff with a disability can be found on the web pages of Trinity Disability Service: https://www.tcd.ie/disability/staff/
The Disability Service is responsible for carrying out a needs assessment for staff with disabilities in Trinity. Disability needs assessments determine the level of support that staff require. If you have a disability you are encouraged to discuss your specific needs with your line manager, so that the necessary measures and supports may be put in place to facilitate you in carrying out your work.
If you have any queries about disability-related issues in Trinity, please contact Trinity Disability Service: https://www.tcd.ie/disability/staff/who-talk.php
Information for Parents
The Trinity Day Nursery is located in House 49/50. For more details about services for staff and students, please see https://www.tcd.ie/about/services/daynursery/ or contact the Nursery Supervisor at extension 1938. Places are extremely limited so we would recommend that you look at other childcare options.
Trinity is a Breastfeeding Friendly Campus. Trinity staff and students can use the following rooms for breastfeeding or expressing milk, more information at https://www.tcd.ie/collegehealth/promotion/breastfeeding/
Information on child benefits can be found here
Information on the Irish School System here
and childcare here
