About the Role
Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) is seeking a Health and Social Care Professions (HSCP) Chief Information Officer to lead its data, informatics, and digital strategy across its paediatric health services in Dublin South. This is a permanent, whole-time senior leadership opportunity for an experienced HSCP professional ready to shape how data and information management drive clinical excellence and service improvement for children and young people.
This post is advertised via the HSE recruitment platform on behalf of Children’s Health Ireland, a Section 38 publicly funded organisation. Terms and conditions of employment are those of Children’s Health Ireland and may differ from standard HSE terms.
Key Responsibilities
Full details of the duties and responsibilities of this post are set out in the Job Specification, available to download from the Rezoomo listing linked below. Candidates are encouraged to review the campaign information in full before applying.
Requirements
Eligibility criteria, essential qualifications, and competency requirements are detailed in the Job Specification available via the Rezoomo listing. This competition is open to both HSE and non-HSE applicants.
Salary
This post is graded at Physiotherapist Manager in Charge III (Grade Code 3182) and is remunerated on the following scale, based on the HSE Consolidated Salary Scales effective 1 June 2026:
€90,977 – €100,131 per annum (7-point scale)
This grade does not carry Long Service Increments (LSIs).
Location
This post is based in Dublin South, within the HSE Dublin and South East health region. Children’s Health Ireland operates across multiple paediatric sites in the Dublin area, and the HSCP Chief Information Officer will work across the organisation to align informatics capacity with frontline clinical and therapeutic services.
About Children’s Health Ireland
Children’s Health Ireland is Ireland’s national children’s health service, responsible for delivering acute and specialist paediatric care to children and young people across the country. CHI operates from a number of sites in Dublin and is in the process of developing the new National Children’s Hospital — one of the most significant healthcare infrastructure projects in the history of the State. As a Section 38 organisation, CHI is publicly funded and governed in alignment with HSE and Department of Health standards.
Application Details
Applications must be submitted via Rezoomo using the link below. Please ensure your application is complete and submitted before the closing date.
Reference: 99021
For queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist Victoria Gsamelova at Victoria.Gsamelova@childrenshealthireland.ie.
For informal enquiries about this role, please contact Neil O’Hare (CIO) at CIO@childrenshealthireland.ie.
