Galway University Hospital is seeking a Quality and Patient Safety Perioperative Coordinator at Grade VII level. This role supports safe, high-quality perioperative care through strong governance, learning from incidents, and continuous improvement.
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You will work closely with clinical and management teams to strengthen patient safety systems across perioperative services.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead quality improvement and patient safety initiatives within perioperative services
• Support incident, complaint, and risk management processes
• Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and HSE requirements
• Analyse trends and data to support learning and service improvement
• Develop and deliver relevant training and education programmes
• Support change initiatives in a complex healthcare setting
• Work collaboratively with clinical, management, and multidisciplinary teams
• Provide supervision and management support as required
Required Skills & Qualifications
Essential
• Proven experience in quality improvement, risk management, and patient safety
• Experience managing incidents and complaints within regulatory frameworks
• Experience leading change in a health-related organisation
• Experience delivering training or education programmes
• Relevant supervisory or management experience
Desirable
• Experience in perioperative or acute hospital services
• Knowledge of national patient safety standards and governance structures
Salary, Benefits & Working Hours
• Salary: In line with HSE Grade VII salary scale
• Contract: Permanent whole-time
• Benefits include public service pension, annual leave, and paid sick leave, in line with HSE terms and conditions
Location & Employer Information
• Location: Galway University Hospital, Galway
• Employer: Health Service Executive (HSE)
• Hospital setting within HSE West and North West region
Application Details
• Apply online via the official application portal
• Informal enquiries:
Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) Manager, GUH – Laura Moylan
Email: [email protected]
• Recruitment process queries: [email protected]
Application Deadline: 26 January 2026 at 10:00
