Job Description

For informal enquiries please contact:

Miriam Roche

Regional Director of Technology & Transformation

Email: Miriam.Roche1@hse.ie

The CMIO role will provide clinical leadership for the regional implementation of Digital for Care 2030, in particular, the National EHR Programme. This includes:

• Achieving full commitment to the transformation to achieve integrated healthcare for patients and service users, through the evolution of Digital for Care and the National EHR.

• Driving and supporting the transformation opportunities afforded through the deployment of the National EHR

• Utilising their clinical expertise and leadership in the design and delivery of clinical solutions in conjunction with the RDTT and team.

• Delivering the clinical governance framework for clinical solutions ensuring clinical effectiveness and clinical safety

• Ensuring clinical engagement in the adoption and use of technology, for continuous clinical process improvements, focussing on patient and service user outcomes.

• Providing clinical leadership for the digital and information development to support the safe and efficient design, implementation and use of the EHR to deliver improvements in the quality and outcomes of care

• Assisting the development of high-quality clinical information and organisational reform

In addition, the CMIO will provide advice and support to the Regional Technology & Transformation team; providing expert clinical informatics advice and guidance and working collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure patient/service user and clinical involvement in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of systems and services.

Essential Criteria

Candidates must have at the latest date of application

• Be a CCST registered Medical practitioner with the Medical Council of Ireland
• Hold a permanent post as a Consultant practicing in a medical specialty within the Irish Public Health service;
• Have senior clinical leadership experience and be able to evidence same

Desirable:

• Experience of national digital solutions and the impact of such implementations on patient care and processes
• Experience in information governance principles and their application in healthcare

Health

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Character

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

Related Attachments:Chief_Medical_Information_Officer_–_National_Electronic_Health_Record_(CMIO_EHR)_HSE_Job_Spec Revise

The HSE Dublin and North East Region are an equal opportunities employer.