Quality, Risk & Patient Safety Leader - Hybrid/4-Day

Cpl Healthcare; Leinster; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

4-day week option

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Cpl Healthcare is supporting a leading private hospital in Kildare in recruiting a Quality, Risk & Continuous Improvement Manager to lead the hospital’s quality, patient safety, risk management, and continuous improvement agenda.

The role reports to the Director of Nursing and focuses on ensuring compliance with healthcare standards, advancing quality initiatives, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Nursing, Healthcare Management, Quality or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in healthcare quality, risk, compliance, or healthcare administration.
• Essential: Proven experience supporting and maintaining JCI accreditation within a hospital setting.
• Training in Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the hospital’s Quality Management System.
• Manage risk identification, incident investigations, and organisational risk registers.
• Drive patient safety initiatives and quality improvement projects.
• Lead accreditation preparation and ongoing compliance activities.
• Analyse quality and safety data, producing reports and dashboards for leadership.
• Deliver staff training in quality improvement, risk management, and patient safety.
• Support governance, audit, and service development programmes.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Management, Quality, or related

Job description

Cpl Healthcare is supporting a leading private hospital in Kildare in recruiting a Quality, Risk & Continuous Improvement Manager to lead the hospital’s quality, patient safety, risk management, and continuous improvement agenda.

The role reports to the Director of Nursing and focuses on ensuring compliance with healthcare standards, advancing quality initiatives, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the organisation.