Clinical Governance & Risk Manager

Uniting Holding; Dublin; On-site; EUR 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Family Leave

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Educational Assistance

Minimum 27 days Annual Leave

Death In Service

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Group VHI scheme

Bike to Work

Job summary

Merchants Quay Ireland is seeking a Clinical Governance Manager to lead governance across clinical risk, incidents, audits and quality improvement. The role reports to the Deputy Head of Quality, Risk & Compliance and requires travel across MQI services in Ireland.

You will coordinate governance activities, support inspections and prepare dashboards, enabling safe, person-centered and compliant services in line with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in healthcare, nursing, social care, quality, clinical governance or related discipline.
• Circa 5 years post qualification clinical experience in social care or similar services.
• Knowledge of clinical governance, risk, incident management, audit and quality improvement.
• Strong analytical, organisational, communication and report-writing skills.
• Ability to identify, monitor and elevate governance concerns.
• Strong Microsoft 365 and information-management skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of relevant regulations, guidelines and legislation.
• Full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate governance activities, workplans, meetings and action trackers.
• Monitor implementation of governance actions and elevate significant concerns.
• Support preparation of governance reports and assurance dashboards.
• Support inspections, regulatory reviews and organisational assurance processes.
• Monitor clinical incidents, adverse events and near misses.
• Analyse trends and elevate significant or recurring risks.
• Track corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) to completion.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Report writing

Regulatory knowledge

Microsoft 365

Information management

Driving licence

Education

Healthcare / nursing / social care / quality / clinical governance qualification

Post-qualification clinical experience (approx. 5 years)

Tools

MS 365

Job description

Merchants Quay Ireland is seeking a Clinical Governance Manager to lead governance across clinical risk, incidents, audits and quality improvement. The role reports to the Deputy Head of Quality, Risk & Compliance and requires travel across MQI services in Ireland.

You will coordinate governance activities, support inspections and prepare dashboards, enabling safe, person-centered and compliant services in line with regulatory standards.