Job Description

For informal enquiries please contact:

Prof. Richard Greene

Email: Richard.greene@hse.ie

Mobile: 087 7986972

The CMIO, EHR Programme role will provide the clinical leadership to drive the national programme to deliver a national EHR as a core component of Digital for Care 2030. The EHR Clinical lead is the clinical business change lead for the national EHR Solution - including:

• Achieving full commitment to the transformation to achieve integrated healthcare for patients and service users, through the evolution of the national EHR;

• Utilising their clinical expertise and leadership in the design and delivery of clinical solutions in conjunction with the National EHR Programme manager and team.

• Delivering the clinical governance framework for the national EHR 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

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

In addition, the EHR clinical Lead will provide advice and support to the CTTO management team through their role on the EHR Programme; providing expert clinical informatics advice and guidance and working collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure patient 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

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