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CORU Registration for Allied Health Professionals

CORU is Ireland’s multi-profession health regulator responsible for regulating health and social care professionals. Their role is to protect the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct, education, training and competence through statutory registration of health and social care professionals. CORU was set up under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 and it is made up of the Health and Social Care Professionals Council and the Registration Boards, one for each profession named in the Act. At present, there is a critical demand for nurses and allied healthcare staff in the Republic of Ireland because of the scarcity and turnover of skilled and trained nurses.

CORU registration is required for every allied health professional in order for them to practice in Ireland. We take a look at what the registration process entails for candidates from within Ireland as well as international candidates in order to gain a better understanding of the overall process.

According to the Irish Examiner, an Occupop report indicated a sharp rise in the number of candidates seeking jobs within the healthcare industry. The most applied for positions include allied health professionals making up 6.2% in comparison to healthcare assistants (47.4%); administration (31%) and nursing and midwifery (8.5%) professionals.

What is CORU’s Role?

CORU Registration for Allied Health Professionals

CORU’s role is to protect the public through regulating the health and social care professions listed in the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended).

CORU sets the standards that health and social care professionals must meet.
Ensure that the relevant educational bodies deliver qualifications that prepare professionals to provide safe and appropriate care.
Maintain and publish a register of health and social care professionals who meet standards.
Ensure that registered professionals keep their skills up to date by promoting Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Run Fitness to Practise hearings into the conduct and competence of a Registrant.

CORU Regulates the Following Professionals:

-Dietitians / Dieticians
-Medical Scientists
-Occupational Therapists
-Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
-Physiotherapists
-Podiatrists
-Radiographers and Radiation Therapists
-Social Workers
-Speech and Language Therapists / Speech Therapists

Documents needed for CORU Registration

Certified color copy of passport.
Transcript colour copy (signed and sealed from the principal and the copy to be attested by the notary.)
Mark list colour copy (signed and sealed from the principal and the copy to be attested by the notary).
Syllabus colour copy.
Degree Certificate colour copy (notarized).
Registration certificate & Good standing/verification certificate (from all council you have registered).
Affidavit/notarised copy of marriage certificate (For name change or expansion of name, if there is name difference in passport and certificate).

What is the Registration Process?

There are a few steps to this process which we have outlined below:

Open https://coru.ie.
Click on Registration.
Click the link on this page if you do not have a Letter of Recognition/Accreditation.
You will then be transferred to the Competent Authorities page.
You can follow the steps and at step 3 click on CORU online applications system.
This will direct you to the Application Portal. Tick and confirm the data protection notice.
Click Next into the professional qualification page.
Answer the questions that follow and you’ll be directed to create an account.
You’ll then be directed to an application page where you can fill out your details.
The whole process is outlined in our guide.

International Candidates

The recognition process provides for an assessment, on a case-by-case basis, of the professional qualification of an applicant against the requirements to practise in the profession in Ireland.

The standards of proficiency are the knowledge, skills, competencies and professional attributes that are required for the practise of the profession and must be met by all entrants to the Register in Ireland. You can view their website for more in-depth information on this.

At Servisource, our dedicated team supports your needs. We manage all aspects of the recruitment process including interview scheduling, compliance checks, and even welcome international candidates to Ireland at the airport on the client’s behalf. This allows you to focus on your work and ensures the right people with the right skills and knowledge are in the right place delivering exceptional patient care.

If you have any questions or queries on this you can reach out to CORU:
email registration@coru.ie
telephone 01 293 3160.
OR
Email Servisource:
Anjali Ashok, Talent Resourcer: Anjali.Ashok@servisource.ie
OR
Leanne Mc Eneaney, Recruitment Consultant: LmcEneaney@servisource.ie.