Chief Executive Officer
Job posted by Barry Herriott Search & Selection
The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (the Mater) is one of Ireland’s leading hospitals, combining excellence in patient care, a focus on education and training and a strong translational research agenda. With a rich history stretching back to 1861, the hospital is based in Dublin City serving hundreds of thousands of patients annually from the capital and across Ireland. With more than 4,200 staff and 750 hospital beds, the Mater is a key part of the acute health sector providing many national specialty services, including heart and lung transplant, Adult Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), spinal injuries, deep brain stimulation and many others.
The Mater’s mission is to care for the sick with compassion and professionalism at all times, respect the dignity of human life, and to promote excellence, quality and accountability through all its activities. Its vision is to build on its role as an international leader in the provision of complex care and specialist services with a strong academic and translational research agenda, empowering its people to deliver excellence in care to patients while shaping the medicine of the future.
The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital is now seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation, embody its mission and realise its vision. The CEO will report to the non-executive Board.
Ideally candidates should hold a primary degree, and preferably a postgraduate qualification, in a discipline relevant to general management in a hospital or healthcare setting. The successful candidate will be a transformational leader with excellent communication and influencing skills, capable of creating and developing strategic relationships with stakeholders. Additionally, candidates will lead the EMT and should be capable of ensuring positive internal working relationships to advance the hospital’s goals and actively develop alternative services for the public. Demonstrating a proven track record of exceptional performance is essential.
The salary will be in line with HSE salary scales.
Candidates should forward by email full career details in complete confidence to Barry Herriott stating how they meet the requirements for the post preferably by Monday September 16th.
