Directorate Operations Manager, Clinical A

Directorate Operations Manager - Clinical Directorate A

Purpose of the Role:

This is a senior leadership position that requires strategic thinking, strong operational capability and the ability to drive continuous improvement in a complex, multidisciplinary hospital environment.

As Directorate Operations Manager, you will be a key member of the Directorate Management Team, responsible for ensuring the effective operational performance of the Directorate and supporting the achievement of organisational and national targets.

The Directorate Operations Manager has a range of responsibilities to deliver key operational and strategic objectives and ensure effective management and development of the Directorate services within allocated resources.

Clinical Directorate Responsibilities:

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 Operations Manager will assist with the continual improvement of the quality of services to patients within the Directorate by redesigning services to meet best practice standards, mitigating risk, improving efficiency and effectiveness within available resources.

CHI has currently 3 clinical directorates –

- Clinical Directorate A (CD A)

- Clinical Directorate B (CD B)

- Clinical Directorate C (CD C)

The services under each Directorate are currently broken down as follows:-

CD A

CD B

CD C

Emergency Medicine

Urgent Care

Geneal paediatrics

Community Paediatrics (Developmental, Neurodisability, Child Protection /Safeguarding)

Radiology

Ophthalmology

Dental

Gynaecology

Palliative care

Psychiatry (Liaison)

Child Sexual Abuse Service

Haematology (Benign and Non-Benign)

Oncology + BMT

Endocrinology

Gastroenterology

Rheumatology

Nephrology and transplantation

Neurology

Respiratory

Immunology

Infectious Disease

Laboratory Medicine (including Clinical Microbiology)

Dermatology

Allergy

Clinical Genetics

Metaboloc medicine

Anaesthesia

Cardiology

Cadio thoracic surgery

Critical care (Paediatric, Cardiac Care and Neonatal intensive cares)

ENT and cochlear

General Surgery

Maxillo-Facial surgery

Orthopaedic surgery

Plastic surgery (including Burns and Cleft)

Urology

Cranio- facial Surgery

Neurosurgery

The post holder will be responsible for managing the CD A Directorate, with consideration to the implementation of best practice service and staffing and operational requirements.

The post holder will also be a member of a Clinical Directorate Leadership Team. 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 until the opening of National Children’s Hospital Ireland (NCHI).

The CD triumvirate supported by each of the Clinical Specialty Lead (CSL) or nominated Senior Consultant, Assistant Directors of Nursing and directorate operations staff and supported by Business Partners from the corporate services.

CHI Temple Street Site Management

Prior to the move to one main site in the new National children’s hospital ( NCHI) , this post holder will hold CHI Temple Street site management responsibilities.

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 CDA.

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

Essential Criteria:

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).

· 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.

· Strong expertise in managing multidisciplinary teams.

· Demonstrated success in operational and performance management.

· Budgetary and financial management skills.

How to Apply and Informal Enquiries:

* 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 Friday 1st May 2026 at 11.45pm. Interviews to be held in person on Tuesday 19th May 2026. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on www.CHI.jobsby clicking ‘Apply for Job’.Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

For informal enquiries for this role, please Catriona McDonald, Chief Operations Officer via email: Catriona.mcdonald@childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact 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.

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.

· 6thJuly

· 10thAugust

· 7thSeptember

· 5thOctober

· 2ndNovember

· 7th December