Join Veonet Ireland as our next General Manager in Waterford
Location: Hospital-Based | Hours: 37.5/week | Salary: Up to €75,000
Are you ready to lead a high-performing hospital team and make a real difference to patient care? Veonet Ireland is on the lookout for an energetic, hands-on General Manager to drive operational excellence, clinical performance, and patient satisfaction.
As GM, you'll be the glue that holds our hospital together—working closely with our Consultant Clinical Lead, managing multi-disciplinary teams, and ensuring every patient experiences safe, consistent, world-class care.
What You'll Do
* Lead, inspire, and develop a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and customer service champions.
* Own the hospital business plan, ensuring we hit financial, patient volume, and satisfaction targets.
* Schedule clinical services efficiently to optimise resources and patient access.
* Analyse data and implement continuous improvement initiatives to deliver operational and clinical excellence.
* Uphold Veonet Ireland governance and compliance frameworks—safety first, always.
* Handle incidents, safeguarding alerts, and complaints—turning challenges into learning opportunities.
* Work alongside the Business Development Team to grow referral pathways and local partnerships.
* Promote innovative approaches in hospital operations—because we're never satisfied with "good enough"
* Support team development and succession planning—helping our staff grow as we grow.
What We're Looking For
Essential
* Experience managing clinical teams in a hospital or healthcare setting.
* Strong financial management skills.
* Knowledge of Quality Management Systems.
* Ability to plan, prioritise, and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
* Excellent problem-solving and relationship-building skills.
Desirable
* Degree in Healthcare Administration or a related field.
* Understanding of ophthalmology services.
* Experience with customer attraction and business planning.
Your Style & Behaviours
* Proactive and responsive—you tackle challenges head-on.
* Builds productive relationships across teams, patients, and partners.
* Flexible communicator—adapts style to audience.
* Driven by improvement and excellence in everything you do.
Why Veonet Ireland?
Joining Veonet means being part of a dynamic, growing healthcare group where innovation, patient care, and staff development come first. You'll have the opportunity to shape the future of our hospital, implement new ideas, and share best practice nationally.
If you're ready to take ownership, make an impact, and be part of something extraordinary, we want to hear from you
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and help us deliver outstanding ophthalmology care across Ireland.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to €75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Bike to work scheme
* Company pension
* Employee assistance program
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Work Location: In person