Clinical Lead

Our Client:

Our client is a leading healthcare organisation operating within the Irish health insurance and healthcare services sector. They work closely with a broad network of healthcare providers and partners to ensure high standards of patient safety, quality, and clinical governance across all services delivered.

Role Overview:

We are recruiting a Patient Safety, Quality & Clinical Governance Lead to join a high-performing medical services function based in Cork. This is a permanent, hybrid role that plays a key part in overseeing patient safety, clinical quality, and governance frameworks across multiple healthcare partners.

The role is desk-based and strategic in nature, suited to a healthcare professional with strong clinical or governance experience who is passionate about quality improvement, risk management, and patient safety at a system-wide level.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of patient safety, quality, and clinical governance frameworks across healthcare services and provider networks.
• Monitor, review, and report on clinical quality indicators, patient safety metrics, incidents, complaints, and risk trends.
• Conduct quality reviews, audits, and investigations, supporting root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain oversight of governance structures, risk registers, and compliance with regulatory and contractual standards.
• Produce dashboards, KPIs, and reports for senior stakeholders, supporting data-driven decision-making and quality improvement.

What Our Client Offers:

• Permanent contract
• Competitive base salary
• Performance-related bonus (not guaranteed) of up to 10%
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Private medical health insurance from start date (subject to BIK) for employee, partner, and dependents
• Pension scheme with employer contributions up to 10%
• Gym / sports subsidy of up to €250 per annum
• 23 days annual leave plus 2 company days (pro-rated)
• Flexi leave options (up to 7 additional days)
• Hybrid working model (currently 40% on site, with on-site requirements expected to increase over time)

How to Apply:

If you are a healthcare professional with experience in patient safety, quality, clinical governance, or risk management, and you are seeking a strategic, non-frontline role where you can influence care standards at a system level, we would love to hear from you. Apply now with your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch to discuss this opportunity in confidence.

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