Head of Quality, Risk & Patient Safety

Saint John Hospital
€82,258 - €99,213 a year
Limerick
Full time
3 days ago

Posted: Today

Head of Quality, Risk & Patient Safety

    Limerick, Ireland
    Full time, Permanent
    € 82,258 - 99,213
    Fluent English
    Closing date: August 27, 2025 6:00 AM

Who We Are

St John’s Hospital, Limerick is a Section 38, Voluntary Hospital founded in 1780 by the Little Company of Mary Sisters. St John’s Hosptial is a Model 2S, acute general hospital funded by the HSE and member of HSE-Midwest. It is a longstanding teaching hospital for medical, nursing and allied healthcare professional staff and is an academic partner of the University of Limerick. The hospital provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including general medicine, general surgery,

Description

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following post:

Head of Quality, Risk & Patient Safety

Grade VIII

This is an exciting opportunity to join the senior leadership team and lead on the Quality and Safety agenda across all professions in the hospital. You will play a key role in fostering a collaborative and proactive learning culture, engaging with patients to ensure their views remains central to our quality improvement programmes.

Applicants must have an academic award in Risk Management or Quality in Healthcare or a professional qualification in a health related area.

You must also have significant experience of working in health services involving strategic planning, risk management, people and performance management as relevant to this role.

Informal Enquiries to Human Resources Department, St. John’s Hospital, John’s Square, Limerick, recruitment@stjohnshospital.ie

Applications should be submitted by completing the hospital’s standard job application form. Applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of information supplied in their application.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure their application is received in the Human Resources Department before the closing date.

St. John’s Hospital is an equal opportunities employer


Benefits

    Paid Time-Off for Vacation and Sick Days
    Retirement Plans
    Flexible Schedules
    Professional Development + Growth
    Free onsite tea/coffee
    Onsite Healthy Snacks
    EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
    Opportunities for Advancement
    Great Location
    Work/Life Balance
    Lunch & Learns
    Pension Scheme
    Learning and development opportunities
    Cycle to Work Scheme
    Maternity Leave & Pay

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