Nursing Informatics Lead — EHR Transformation

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Leinster; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hospital in Dublin is seeking an experienced Head of Nursing Informatics to lead the EHR Modernisation Programme as MEDITECH moves from Magic to Expanse, with a go-live planned for October 2028.

This role ensures nursing practice, patient safety and frontline clinical teams are central to design and implementation, driving measurable improvements in care quality and governance while building a network of nursing informatics leads and clinical experts.

Qualifications

• Current registration, or eligibility for registration, with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
• Significant experience in a senior nursing leadership role within an acute hospital environment.
• Strong understanding of acute hospital nursing workflows, multidisciplinary care and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior nursing champion for the EHR Modernisation Programme.
• Lead engagement with nursing, midwifery and healthcare assistant teams throughout the programme.
• Ensure nursing workflows, documentation and care processes are reflected in the design of MEDITECH Expanse.
• Build and lead a network of nursing informatics leads, clinical champions and subject-matter experts.
• Translate clinical nursing requirements into clear system and workflow specifications.
• Co-chair the Clinical and Operational Design Authority with the Medical Director of Clinical Informatics.
• Oversee nursing sign-off on future-state workflows, care plans, clinical documentation, assessments and decision-support tools.
• Ensure the system supports evidence-based nursing practice, multidisciplinary care and effective clinical governance.
• Provide senior clinical safety oversight and support the identification, assessment and mitigation of EHR-related risks.
• Work with education and change teams to prepare staff for new digital ways of working.
• Support testing, training, readiness assessment, go-live and post-implementation stabilisation.
• Help ensure that the programme delivers measurable improvements in patient safety, clinical quality, staff experience and nursing efficiency.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Clinical governance

Change management

Health informatics

MEDITECH knowledge

Patient safety

Education

NMBI registration (RN)

Postgraduate in digital health/health informatics

Tools

MEDITECH Magic

MEDITECH Expanse

Job description

Beacon Hospital in Dublin is seeking an experienced Head of Nursing Informatics to lead the EHR Modernisation Programme as MEDITECH moves from Magic to Expanse, with a go-live planned for October 2028.

This role ensures nursing practice, patient safety and frontline clinical teams are central to design and implementation, driving measurable improvements in care quality and governance while building a network of nursing informatics leads and clinical experts.