Quality and Patient Safety Advisor Grade VII

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Reference: HSEMW26048
Category: Management / Admin / ICT
Grade: Grade VII (0582)
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Job Overview

The Quality and Patient Safety Advisor Grade VII role with HSE Mid West offers an excellent opportunity to influence service improvement and risk management across Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary. This position plays a critical role in strengthening governance frameworks, enhancing patient safety standards, and supporting quality improvement initiatives across healthcare services.

Reporting within a dynamic regional structure, the successful candidate will lead change programmes, support risk management processes, and collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders to drive measurable service improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and support quality improvement and patient safety initiatives across services
Provide expert guidance on governance, risk management and compliance frameworks
Develop, implement and monitor quality assurance systems
Support incident management, audit processes and performance review activities
Design and deliver training programmes relating to quality and safety standards
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to embed a culture of continuous improvement
Prepare reports, performance metrics and service improvement documentation
Contribute to organisational change initiatives within a complex healthcare environment

Required Skills & Qualifications

Significant experience working within the health services in a role involving quality and risk management
Demonstrated experience leading change within a complex organisation
Experience designing and delivering structured training programmes
Proven ability to manage and collaborate with multiple stakeholders
Strong analytical, governance and reporting skills
Excellent communication, organisational and leadership abilities

Salary, Benefits & Working Hours

Salary aligned with HSE Grade VII pay scale (as per February 2026 consolidated public sector pay scales) :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Permanent Part-Time, Permanent Whole-Time, Specified Purpose Part-Time and Specified Purpose Whole-Time contracts available
Access to public sector pension scheme
Annual leave entitlements in line with HSE policies
Opportunities for professional development and service improvement leadership

Location & Employer Information

This role is based within HSE Mid West, covering services across Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary. The successful candidate may be assigned to locations across this region depending on service requirements.

The hiring organisation for this post is the Health Service Executive, Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare provider, delivering acute and community services nationwide.