Risk Manager
ROLE: Grade VII Risk Manager
Location: CUH
FURTHER DETAILS: HSE Jobs Link
The Grade VII Risk Manager will report to the Quality & Patient Safety Manager, Cork University Hospital.
The post holder will work closely with (but not limited to):
- Senior Management Team
- Heads of Departments
- Core Directorate Management Teams
- Hospital Committees
- Director of Nursing
- Consultants
The post holder will represent the hospital with the external HSE Legal Advisors, the State Claims Agency and the Coroner's Office.
· The development of proactive risk management systems and processes that place the quality and safety of patient care at their centre.
· Operational responsibility to develop and co-ordinate a risk management programme within the hospital to effectively manage, measure and monitor the safety of the hospital.
· Promote best evidence risk management practices that foster a fair, open and learning culture
· Implement systems and processes to ensure that the organisation learns from incidents, complaints and claims analysis.
Support Executive Management Board, Core Directorates Management Teams and departmental managers in establishing a proactive risk management culture, focusing on patient safety within clinical directorates and departments.