HIQA is an independent authority established to drive high-quality and safe care for people using our health and social care services in Ireland. HIQA’s role is to develop standards, inspect and review health and social care services and support informed decisions on how services are delivered. If you are focused, motivated and seeking a change in your career, then have a look at our current vacancies.

The Health Information and Quality Authority is an equal opportunities employer.

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  • Inspector - Children’s Services (Panel Only Competition) / Cigire - Seirbhísí do Leanaí (Comórtas Painéil Amháin)

    Location
    Cork, Dublin or Galway
    Closing date

    Inspector - Children’s Services 

    Location: Cork, Dublin or Galway
    Grade: Engineer Grade II 
    Tenure: Permanent - HIQA intends to create a panel for anticipated vacancies


    The Inspector - Children’s Services will join the Children’s team within the Regulation Directorate. The Children’s team regulates, monitors and inspects the following services:

    • special care units
    • statutory and non-statutory foster care services
    • statutory children’s residential centres
    • child protection and welfare services
    • children’s detention campus.

    The Inspector - Children’s Services will carry out all regulatory activities in accordance with HIQA’s policies, processes and procedures to determine compliance with legislation and national standards, report publicly on findings and respond appropriately when service providers do not meet requirements.  

    Essential: 

    • Degree qualification (Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent) in Social Work, Social Care or relevant healthcare professional, deemed relevant by the Authority for the post of inspector as advertised 

    or

    • Professional qualification in a relevant social care/ social work professional discipline

    and

    • Able and authorised to drive and have access to your own transport

    and

    • 5 years post qualification experience in a service deemed relevant by the Authority to the role of inspector of children’s services as advertised

    Benefits of working at HIQA: 

    • 27 days annual leave
    • Pension Scheme
    • Learning and Development Opportunities
    • Well-being Programme
    • Social Club
    • Employee Assistance Programme
    • Academic Education Support Scheme

    Full details and application form at https://www.hiqa.ie/about-us/careers 

    The completed application form must be submitted by 5:00pm Monday 8th September 2025. Only web applications fully completed on Careers with HIQA (recruitisland.ie) will be accepted. CVs will not be accepted. The Health Information and Quality Authority is an equal opportunities employer.

    Cigire - Seirbhísí do Leanaí 

    Láthair: Corcaigh, Baile Átha Cliath nó Gaillimh
    Grád: Innealtóir Grád II 
    Tionacht: Buan - Tá sé i gceist ag HIQA painéal a chruthú le haghaidh folúntais a mheastar a bheidh ann

    Beidh an Cigire - Seirbhísí do Leanaí ina bhall den fhoireann do Leanaí laistigh den Stiúrthóireacht Rialacháin. Déanann an fhoireann do Leanaí rialú, monatóireacht agus cigireacht ar na seirbhísí a leanas:

    • aonaid sainchúraim
    • seirbhísí cúraim altrama reachtúla agus neamhreachtúla
    • ionaid chónaithe reachtúla do leanaí
    • seirbhísí cosanta leanaí agus leasa leanaí
    • campas coinneála do leanaí.

    Déanfaidh an Cigire - Seirbhísí do Leanaí gach gníomhaíocht rialála i gcomhréir le beartais, próisis agus nósanna imeachta HIQA chun comhlíontacht le reachtaíocht agus le caighdeáin náisiúnta a chinneadh, tuairisceoidh sé nó sí go poiblí ar thorthaí agus freagróidh sé nó sí go hiomchuí mura gcomhlíonann soláthraithe seirbhíse na ceanglais atá orthu.  

    Riachtanach: 

    • Cáilíocht chéime (Leibhéal 8 ar an gCreat Náisiúnta Cáilíochtaí nó a choibhéis) san Obair Shóisialta, sa Chúram Sóisialta nó i ngairm a bhaineann leis an gcúram sláinte, a mheasann an tÚdarás a bheith ábhartha do phost an chigire mar a fógraíodh é 

    • Cáilíocht ghairmiúil i ndisciplín gairmiúil ábhartha a bhaineann leis an gcúram sóisialta/ leis an obair shóisialta

    agus

    • A bheith ábalta agus údaraithe chun tiomáint agus rochtain a bheith agat ar d'iompar féin

    agus

    • Taithí iarcháilíochta 5 bliana i seirbhís a mheasann an tÚdarás a bheith ábhartha do ról an chigire seirbhísí do leanaí mar a fógraíodh é

    Tairbhí de bheith ag obair ag HIQA: 

    • 27 lá de shaoire bhliantúil
    • Scéim Pinsin
    • Deiseanna Foghlama agus Forbartha
    • Clár Folláine
    • Club Sóisialta
    • Clár Cúnaimh d’Fhostaithe
    • Scéim Tacaíochta don Oideachas Acadúil

    Tá na sonraí iomlána agus foirm iarratais ar fáil ag https://www.hiqa.ie/about-us/careers 

    Ní mór an fhoirm iarratais chomhlánaithe a chur isteach faoina 5:00i.n. Dé Luain, an 8 Meán Fómhair 2025. Ní ghlacfar ach le hiarratais ghréasáin atá comhlánaithe go hiomlán ar Careers with HIQA (recruitisland.ie). Ní ghlacfar le CVanna. Is fostóir comhionannas deiseanna é an tÚdarás um Fhaisnéis agus Cáilíocht Sláinte.

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  • Healthcare Data Analyst / Anailísí Sonraí Cúraim Sláinte

    Location
    Dublin, Cork or Galway
    Closing date

    Healthcare Data Analyst – 2 x immediate vacancies

    Location: Dublin, Cork or Galway 
    Grade: Engineer Grade III
    Tenure: Permanent 

    The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), in its role to monitor the quality and safety of health and personal social services for the benefit, health and welfare of the public, uses information about a service’s performance from a variety of sources to inform the risk profiling of health and social care services. Working as part of a team, the Healthcare Data Analyst will assist in the review and analysis of relevant data on a healthcare service’s performance. They will play a key role in supporting operational, analytical and reporting objectives, ensuring tasks are achieved in a timely and professional manner working with broad groups of stakeholders, and contributing to the implementation of methodologies that will help achieve the programme’s objectives. It is proposed that the process of data surveillance will migrate into a new digitalised system in the medium term. The Healthcare Data Analyst will work within the HIQA Healthcare Directorate providing data surveillance support and assistance to multiple teams, each responsible for monitoring a caseload of healthcare services.

    Essential: 

    • Degree qualification (NFQ Level 8 or equivalent) in a relevant area deemed relevant by the Authority such as Data Science/Analytics, Computer Science, Public Health, Epidemiology, or Health Services Research, or equivalent

    and

    • Minimum of 12 months practical experience in data analysis, including data cleaning/validation, conducting statistical analyses, and producing dashboards to support data-driven decision-making

    Benefits of working at HIQA: 

    • Permanent position
    • 25 days annual leave
    • Pension Scheme
    • Learning and Development Opportunities
    • Well-being Programme
    • Social Club
    • Employee Assistance Programme
    • Academic Education Support Scheme

    Full details and application form at https://www.hiqa.ie/about-us/careers 

    The completed application form must be submitted by 5:00pm Monday 8th September 2025. Only web applications fully completed on Careers with HIQA (recruitisland.ie) will be accepted. CVs will not be accepted. The Health Information and Quality Authority is an equal opportunities employer.

    Anailísí Sonraí Cúraim Sláinte x 2

    Láthair: Baile Átha Cliath, Corcaigh nó Gaillimh 
    Grád: Innealtóir Grád III
    Tionacht: Buan 

    Mar chuid dá dhualgas monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar cháilíocht agus ar shábháilteacht seirbhísí sláinte agus seirbhísí sóisialta pearsanta chun tairbhe, sláinte agus leas an phobail, baineann an tÚdarás um Fhaisnéis agus Cáilíocht Sláinte (HIQA) úsáid as faisnéis faoi fheidhmíocht seirbhíse ó fhoinsí éagsúla chun bonn eolais a chur faoin bpróifíliú riosca a dhéanann sé ar sheirbhísí sláinte agus cúraim shóisialta. Agus é nó í ag obair mar chuid d’fhoireann, cabhróidh an tAnailísí Sonraí Cúraim Sláinte le hathbhreithniú agus anailís a dhéanamh ar shonraí ábhartha maidir le feidhmíocht seirbhíse cúraim sláinte. Beidh ról lárnach aige nó aici maidir le cuspóirí oibríochtúla, anailíseacha agus tuairiscithe a bhaint amach. Cinnteoidh sé nó sí go ndéanfar tascanna ar bhealach tráthúil gairmiúil, oibreoidh sé nó sí le grúpaí leathana de pháirtithe leasmhara, agus cuirfidh sé nó sí le forfheidhmiú modheolaíochtaí a chabhróidh le cuspóirí an chláir a bhaint amach. Tá sé beartaithe go n-aistreofar an próiseas faireachais sonraí go córas digitithe nua sa mheántéarma. Beidh an tAnailísí Sonraí Cúraim Sláinte ag obair sa Stiúrthóireacht Cúraim Sláinte de chuid HIQA. Beidh sé nó sí ag tabhairt tacaíochta agus cúnaimh maidir le faireachas sonraí d’fhoirne éagsúla, agus beidh gach foireann acu siúd freagrach as monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar líon cásanna sheirbhísí cúraim sláinte.

    Riachtanach: 

    • Cáilíocht chéime (Leibhéal 8 CNC nó a choibhéis) i réimse ábhartha a mheasann an tÚdarás a bheith ábhartha, amhail Eolaíocht Sonraí/Anailísíocht Sonraí, Ríomheolaíocht, Sláinte Phoiblí, Eipidéimeolaíocht, nó Taighde ar Sheirbhísí Sláinte, nó a gcoibhéis

    agus

    • Taithí phraiticiúil 12 mhí ar a laghad ar an anailísiú sonraí, lena n-áirítear glanadh/bailíochtú sonraí, anailísí staidrimh a dhéanamh, agus deaiseanna a tháirgeadh chun tacú le déanamh cinntí sonraí-bhunaithe

    Tairbhí de bheith ag obair ag HIQA: 

    • Post buan
    • 25 lá de shaoire bhliantúil
    • Scéim Pinsin
    • Deiseanna Foghlama agus Forbartha
    • Clár Folláine
    • Club Sóisialta
    • Clár Cúnaimh d’Fhostaithe
    • Scéim Tacaíochta don Oideachas Acadúil

    Tá na sonraí iomlána agus foirm iarratais ar fáil ag https://www.hiqa.ie/about-us/careers 

    Ní mór an fhoirm iarratais chomhlánaithe a chur isteach faoina 5:00i.n. Dé Luain, an 8 Meán Fómhair 2025. Ní ghlacfar ach le hiarratais ghréasáin atá comhlánaithe go hiomlán ar Careers with HIQA (recruitisland.ie). Ní ghlacfar le CVanna. Is fostóir comhionannas deiseanna é an tÚdarás um Fhaisnéis agus Cáilíocht Sláinte.

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