Head of Service Quality and Patient Safety, HSE South West, SWMA87029
Join to apply for the Head of Service Quality and Patient Safety, HSE South West SWMA87029 role at Health Service Executive.
Reference: SWMA87029
Category: Management/Admin/ICT
Grade: Head of Function / Service - Community Services 0087
Advertisement source: HSE
Advertisement Type: External
This job is in the HSE. Health region: HSE South West. County: Cork. Location: Caha House, Model Farm Road, Caha, Cork, with travel throughout Cork and Kerry.
Post holder is required to manage the Quality and Patient Safety Service across the Region, informed by Regional and Integrated Health Area’s priorities, HSE Quality and Safety Priorities and Strategies, the HSE National Service Plan, the National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare and other relevant strategies and standards. The post holder will have management responsibility for spreading learning from incidents of harm to reduce the possibility of these recurring, spread learning from good practice to ensure rapid uptake across the region, develop insights that predict harm and put actions in place to prevent this occurring, support the development of systems of care that are inherently safe. The post holder will support the clinical governance structures that are in place to manage, monitor and report on the quality and safety of services across the Region with a focus on reducing waste, harm and unwarranted variation. The post holder will actively contribute to the delivery of quality patient/client centred services. The post holder will play a key role in supporting and directing the Region towards the achievement of service objectives. The post holder will support quality, safety and service improvement strategies in planning, implementation and performance of all Regional services in a standardised manner. The post holder will be required to support and develop structures, systems and processes across the Region to deliver on the broader quality agenda and ensure compliance with regulatory standards and requirements. The post holder will be required to support and promote professional development throughout the Region to ensure that we achieve the highest quality of service delivery.
Closing date: 30/10/2025 12:00:00
Proposed interview dates will be indicated at a later stage. Please note you may be called forward for interview at short notice.
Application details: Jack Buckley, People Resourcing, Office of the Regional Director of People, HSE South West. Mob: 087 1814547. Email: Jack.buckley1@hse.ie.
Informal enquiries: Dr Peter Kearney, Regional Clinical Director. Email: rcd.southwest@hse.ie.
External link: https://www.rezoomo.com/job/87029/
Seniority level: Executive. Employment type: Full-time. Job function: Quality Assurance. Industries: Hospitals and Health Care.
#J-18808-Ljbffr