Directorate Operations Lead, Clinical B General Manager Grade

Purpose of the Role

Prior to the move to one main site in the new children’s hospital, the post holder will hold both site and pan hospital clinical services Clinical Directorate responsibilities.

Site: Each site has a Site Leadership Team, which provides overall site leadership and plays a key role in the delivery of high quality clinical services which are pan hospital. The post holder will ensure safe and effective patient services delivered at all times across the site and increasing as pan hospital specialties known as clinical services. The Clinical Directorate triumvirate will manage all residual site issues whilst managing pan hospital services for the specialties within CDC.

Clinical Directorate Responsibilities: The post holder will also be a member of a Clinical Directorate Senior Leadership Team (SLT). The Clinical Directorate structure has moved from managing merely site function, to managing specialties within their Directorate on a cross city or pan hospital basis. The CD triumvirate supported by each of the Specialty Management Teams (Clinical Specialty Lead or nominated Senior Consultant, Assistant Director of Nursing and Operations Manager) and supported by Business Partners from the corporate services.

The post holder will also be required to contribute to the continuing implementation of the Clinical Directorate model, to the Transformation / Commissioning Programme and the Digital Health programme for the new children’s hospital working with specialty groups or cross-city generic groups.

The nature of the work determines that successful execution of duties will involve the development of key relationships with members of the CHI Executive and members of the other Clinical Directorate Teams.

The triumvirate Senior Leadership Teams will embed a collegial leadership approach, where the team focus is child centred, viewed through the further development of multi-professional and interdisciplinary teams.

The Directorate Operations Lead will also work closely with the Deputy Chief Executive / Director of Operations, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Director of Nursing who will provide key support and direction to the clinical services site and cross-city programmes. Likewise working with the Director of Quality, Patient Safety and Risk management the triumvirate teams will ensure robust quality, patient safety and risk management system and processes are in place and mitigated.

Directorate Operations Lead: The primary purpose of the role is to plan, develop, organise and manage the delivery of operational clinical services to and for all patients within their Directorate.

The Directorate Operations Lead works within the directorate Senior Leadership Team to drive adoption and adherence to the CHI clinical directorate quality, patient safety and risk management systems through new ways of working, striving always to achieve the best clinical outcomes and experiences for children, young people and their families. This post will develop strategic partnerships, where appropriate, to improve access to quality paediatric services at a regional and national level.

Qualifications:

• A primary academic award in Business, Finance, HR or other related discipline at level 8 (or higher) on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) or its equivalent.

OR,

• A professional qualification in a health-related area at level 8 (or higher) on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) or equivalent.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Currently working in a Senior Operational role (Grade VII or above) in a healthcare environment.

• 5 Years senior management experience with at least 3 years in a healthcare management post.

• A comprehensive knowledge of how major acute hospitals operate and their emerging role within an integrated healthcare environment.

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 27th June 2025 by 23:45pm with interviews potentially taking place on 11th July 2025. 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 Catriona McDonald catriona.mcdonald@childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Team recruitment@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.

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 2025.

· August 11th

· September 1st

· September 15th

· October 13th

· November 10th

· December 15th