Director Of Quality, Safety And Risk Management

Director of Quality, Safety and Risk Management (QSRM)

Purpose of the Role:

The post holder will develop and lead the QSRM Programme at CHI to best-in-class status through reorganisation and integration of provisions / initiatives already in position across CHI and introduction of new and expanded best practice QSRM undertakings as specified. Operating oversight and responsibility over all quality, risk management and patient safety related activities within CHI, they will guide the implementation of the hospital’s programme for quality improvement and patient safety and manage the activities needed to carry out an effective programme of continuous quality improvement and patient safety within the hospital.

The post holder will direct the efforts of all the performance improvement initiatives to ensure overall compliance with all regulatory standards including national, accreditation and other agencies, and will work with clinical and non-clinical staff to improve overall patient safety and systems-level outcomes. They will be responsible for the facilitate quality, patient safety and risk management programmes with an emphasis on patient safety, and harm reduction, whilst supporting, promoting and encouraging a culture of safety and just culture within CHI.

The post holder will create a QSRM status, practice and environment at CHI which meets best established international contemporary standards.

Essential Criteria:

· A minimum level 8 NFQ (or international equivalent) qualification, in Quality Risk or Regulation; Health & Social Care Professions; Health Services Management/or other related discipline

· Minimum of 10 years’ post graduate experience in a relevant role

· Minimum of 7 Years’ experience in senior or executive management in health or social care organisations or in other public or private sector customer-facing organisations, the role holder will be attuned to the demands of regulation and of public scrutiny and will bring a demonstrable track record of high level achievement against challenging performance targets.

· Experienced health service executive leader with a track record of successful acute operations at a significant scale hospital, as well as, across multi-site operations, network or health service experience at a senior level.

Desirable Criteria:

· Advanced training in business/healthcare leadership/Quality /Health Management discipline.

· A proven track record of success in leading major change, delivering on strategy, and meeting Service Level Agreements while staying within budget.

· Experience in leading dynamic and transformational change at scale, which builds employee engagement boosts innovation and delivers on ambitious organisational goals.

· Experience in leading strategic, long term planning, vision and goal setting to anticipate future opportunities and challenges.

· Demonstrated expertise in Quality Safety & Risk Management; with a comprehensive knowledge of QSRM governance in a large, complex hospital setting.

Essential Experience/Skillset:

· You will have proven experience managing teams and overseeing large-scale transformation projects in quality, patient safety, risk management, organisation wide.

· A passion for modern healthcare, the delivery of high-quality care, and providing a positive workplace for staff and in keeping with CHI’s values of child-centred, compassionate and progressive care.

· Exceptional leadership and relationship building and interpersonal skills, to orchestrate multiple complex activities, create engagement and deliver results. Ability to provide strategic and professional leadership to multi-disciplinary staff groups.

· Capacity to work collaboratively across a complex and changing organisational landscape and inspire their teams to set the highest standards in patient care.

· Be a master collaborator, able to bring key people and stakeholders with them in a strong culture of clinician-led care delivery and child-centred care.

· Proven capacity to deliver organisational objectives, with outstanding analytical skills to identify trends and create strategic QSRM insights.

· Highly developed executive level critical thinking, judgement and experience in contributing to strategy design execution and review as a member of the senior executive team.

· Have significant experience in leading organisational risk management or governance systems.

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 31st December 2025 by 10am. 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 Executive role, please contact Chief Executive Officer Lucy Nugent via email: CEO@Childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact please contact Jenny Campbell, Head of Talent, Learning & Development via email: Jenny.Campbell@Childrenshealthireland.ie

PLEASE NOTE:

CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employee’s, 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.

So that the Onboarding team can confirm your start date, you will need to ensure that your mandatory training is completed at least 7 days prior to your commencement date.

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.

• February 9th 2026
• March 9th 2026