Chief Pharmacy Information Officer

Chief Pharmacy Information Officer (CPIO)

Purpose of the Role:

The purpose of The Chief Pharmacy Information Officer (CPIO) is to act as the senior pharmacy professional and strategic lead for digital transformation of CHI services and informatics involving medicines. This role ensures the Digital Pharmacy Strategy aligns with CHI business plans and the overarching CHI Digital Health Strategy. The post holder will provide expert advice, leadership, and management to enable strategic transformation, ensuring medicines processes are supported by CHI wide digital systems.

The CPIO will work closely with the Pharmacist Executive Manager (PEM), Chief Information Officer (CIO), EHR Project Director, Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) and Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO). The CPIO will assist the EHR project team and application leads to support the design, build, implementation and ongoing development of the EHR. They will represent the Pharmacist Executive Manager within the Digital Health Informatics leadership team providing a strong pharmacy voice to deliver measurable benefits.

Essential Criteria:

· Registered, or eligible for registration as a Pharmacist with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI).

· A minimum of 5 years’post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy practice

· Possess the requisite clinical, leadership, managerial and administrative knowledge, skills and ability for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

· Have considerable experience in the area of Health Informatics.

· Experience in operations,change management , dispensary and clinical pharmacy

· Capacity to perform under pressure, to meet time constraints and determine work priorities

· Well-developed written and oral communication skills

· Well-developed staff supervision and interpersonal skills

· Sound knowledge and understanding of all relevant aspects of hospital pharmacy, in particular, a demonstrated ability to practice in accordance with the PSI Regulations and Guidelines

· A commitment to continuous quality improvement process and ongoing change

· A commitment to continuing education and the ability to keep abreast of current knowledge and accepted practices

· Knowledge and ability for the proper discharge of the duties of this post.

How to Apply and Informal Enquiries:

Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above is met.

The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.

* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV’s will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.

The closing date for submissions of CV’s and cover letter is Tuesday 17th February 2026 at 23.45pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job’.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Michael Fitzpatrick, CHI Pharmacist Executive Manager Michael.fitzpatrick@childrenshealthireland.ie or Neil O’Hare, CHI Chief Information Officer CIO@childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist – Rachel.Sheridan@childrenshealthireland.ie

PLEASE NOTE:

CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees, CHI internal transfers and Secondments. This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the launch of our new corporate induction program. This process enhancement ensures that we can thoroughly prepare for your arrival and facilitate a smooth transition in your onboarding journey.

It is important for you to note that if you do not have your pre-employments and mandatory training completed in time, your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.

Below, you’ll find the list of commencement dates for 2026 for your information.

• April 13th
• May 11th
• June 8th