Quality, Risk & Accreditation Manager
Posted 1 hour 38 minutes ago by St Vincents Private Hospital
Location: On site / Dublin, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare Management / Senior Appointments
Salary: Competitive salary
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Quality, Risk & Accreditation Manager to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the organisation's quality, patient safety, risk management, and accreditation programmes. This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving a culture of continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, clinical governance, and excellence in patient care.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with executive leaders, consultants, clinicians, and department managers to ensure the highest standards of quality, safety, and organisational performance are achieved and sustained.
Key Responsibilities Quality & Patient Safety- Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of the organisation's Quality and Patient Safety Framework.
- Drive continuous quality improvement initiatives across all clinical and non-clinical services.
- Monitor quality metrics, patient outcomes, and key performance indicators to identify improvement opportunities.
- Oversee patient safety incident management systems, including investigation, analysis, and implementation of corrective actions.
- Lead serious incident reviews, root cause analyses, and organisational learning programmes.
- Maintain and enhance the organisational risk management framework.
- Support clinical and corporate departments in the identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring of risks.
- Oversee organisational risk registers and provide regular reports to senior management and Board committees.
- Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements, and best practice standards.
- Lead organisational preparedness for accreditation surveys and regulatory inspections.
- Coordinate hospital-wide accreditation activities, ensuring ongoing compliance with applicable standards.
- Develop systems to monitor compliance and ensure evidence of adherence is maintained.
- Act as the key liaison with accreditation bodies, regulators, and external reviewers.
- Provide expert advice to executive management on quality, safety, risk, and compliance matters.
- Prepare reports, presentations, and assurance data for executive leadership and governance committees.
- Foster a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Lead, mentor, and develop members of the Quality & Risk team.
- Relevant third-level qualification in Healthcare, Nursing, Quality Management, Risk Management, Health Service Management, or a related discipline.
- Postgraduate qualification in Quality, Patient Safety, Risk Management, Healthcare Management, or equivalent.
- Minimum 7-10 years' experience in healthcare quality, risk management, patient safety, clinical governance, or accreditation.
- Significant experience operating at a senior management level within a healthcare environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading accreditation programmes and regulatory inspections.
- Strong knowledge of healthcare governance, risk management, quality improvement methodologies, and patient safety principles.
- Experience in incident management, investigations, and root cause analysis.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Exceptional leadership and influencing skills.
- Strategic thinking and strong organisational abilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong analytical and report-writing capabilities.
- Ability to lead change and drive organisational improvement.
- Commitment to patient-centred care and continuous quality improvement.
- High levels of integrity, professionalism, and accountability.
- Opportunity to join the senior leadership team of a leading healthcare organisation.
- A key role in shaping quality, safety, and patient experience.
- Competitive remuneration package.
- Professional development and leadership opportunities.
- A collaborative and values-driven working environment