Join the HSE West and North West as an IT Specialist HSE Galway at Galway University Hospitals. This Grade V Integration IT Specialist role offers the opportunity to drive critical healthcare technology solutions in Ireland’s leading hospital network. Shape the future of healthcare IT systems while advancing your career in a dynamic, mission-driven environment.
About the IT Specialist HSE Galway Role
This IT Specialist HSE Galway position focuses on delivering enterprise-level integration solutions within our expanding healthcare technology infrastructure. Reporting to the ICT Manager, you’ll lead cross-functional projects that directly impact patient care delivery and hospital operations across the HSE West and North West region.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead IT integration projects connecting healthcare systems and electronic health records across hospital departments
- Manage vendor relationships and coordinate third-party technology implementations for optimal healthcare delivery
- Deliver complex IT solutions within multidisciplinary teams, ensuring seamless integration with existing HSE systems
- Oversee project implementation from planning through delivery, maintaining strict deadlines and quality standards
- Present technology solutions to Senior Management and key stakeholders across hospital departments
- Ensure compliance with GDPR, HSE data protection guidelines, and healthcare-specific security requirements
- Provide technical leadership on large-scale IT implementations affecting patient care and hospital operations
Requirements for Our IT Specialist HSE Galway
Essential
- Minimum 3 years’ experience delivering IT integration solutions in large organizations, preferably healthcare
- Proven vendor management experience with technology suppliers and implementation partners
- Strong project delivery background demonstrating successful IT implementations within team environments
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with complex technology challenges
- Outstanding communication skills with experience working across multidisciplinary healthcare teams
- Project management expertise with demonstrated ability to deliver results within tight deadlines
- Data protection knowledge including GDPR compliance and HSE-specific guidelines
Preferred
- Electronic health records experience or familiarity with hospital information systems
- Large-scale IT project implementation experience in healthcare or similar regulated environments
- Senior stakeholder engagement including presentations to C-level executives
- Healthcare technology certifications relevant to integration platforms
- Change management experience in complex organizational environments
What We Offer Our IT Specialist HSE Galway
- Grade V HSE salary scale with comprehensive pension scheme and healthcare benefits
- Specified Purpose Wholetime contract providing job security and career development opportunities
- Professional development support including training, certifications, and conference attendance
- Collaborative work environment with access to cutting-edge healthcare technology
- Meaningful impact on patient care delivery across Galway University Hospitals
- Work-life balance with HSE flexible working arrangements and generous leave entitlements
- Career progression opportunities within Ireland’s largest healthcare organization
Ready to Apply for This IT Specialist HSE Galway Position?
Important: This role is restricted to current employees of HSE, TUSLA, Section 38 agencies, or statutory health agencies per WRC Agreement 161867.
Applications close 26 August 2025 at 10:00 AM. Interviews will be scheduled promptly after the closing date with minimum one week’s notice.
For informal enquiries about this IT Specialist HSE Galway opportunity, contact: Kevin Collins, ICT Manager
Galway University Hospital
Tel: (091) 542940
Email: [email protected]
