Posted: 25 Mar 2025
Quality Improvement and Accreditation Officer
Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland
Full Time, Permanent
€ 59,419 - 74,509
Fluent English
Closing date: 2 Apr 2025, 11:00

WHO WE ARE

The National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) provides Complex Specialist Rehabilitation services to patients who, as a result of an accident, illness or Injury, have acquired a physical or cognitive disability and require a specialist programme of rehabilitation. Backed by over 60 years experience, clinical expertise and a solid reputation for excellence, the NRH provides patients with every opportunity to meet their rehabilitation goals through personalised treatment plans delivered by its Consu

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

Analytical Skills
Quality Improvement
3rd level qualification relevant to the role
communication and leadership skills

APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE ABOVE POST FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSONS.

The Quality Improvement and Accreditation Officer will be responsible for leading and managing accreditation and quality improvement processes within the NRH. The primary function of this role is to actively promote a culture of continuous quality improvement with a focus on the external accreditation programme. This will include working in partnership with all staff to promote and foster optimum participation of the Hospital with accreditation schemes, and for continuous development of a quality culture, which maintains the primacy of the patient as the centre and a focus on quality improvement.

It is essential that candidates at the latest date for receiving completed application forms for the post, possess:

• A relevant third level or healthcare professional qualification
• At least three years relevant experience in a senior post in quality improvement / risk management / healthcare audit or an accreditation process, ideally in a healthcare environment
• Significant leadership, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Ability to utilise analytics in quality monitoring and reporting
• Excellent communication and negotiating skills
• A master’s degree or post graduate qualification in a quality related discipline is desirable.

For informal enquiries, please contact Ms. Elayne Taylor, Quality and Risk Manager via email at elayne.taylor@nrh.ie

Please refer the Job description for details