Joining HIQA means becoming part of a team dedicated to professional growth, continuous learning, and meaningful contributions to the public interest. We take great pride in our work, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment where our people can thrive. Our roles encompass developing standards, inspecting and reviewing health and social care services, providing accurate and reliable evidence to support health technology decision-making, and monitoring the quality of International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres.
Offers in 2025
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If you are motivated, results-driven, and looking to make a difference, explore our current vacancies today. The Health Information and Quality Authority is an equal opportunities employer.
Current Vacancies
Location: Dublin, Galway and Cork
Closing Date: 5:00pm on Monday 11th May 2026
Grade: Engineer Grade II
Directorate: Information Division
Tenure: Permanent
HIQA is recruiting an ICT Vendor and Procurement Manager for its Information Division Directorate.
The ICT Vendor and Procurement Manager is responsible for supporting the planning, execution, and delivery of procurement activities for technology and Information Division requirements across HIQA. The role ensures that procurement processes are conducted in a compliant, efficient, and value-driven manner, in line with organisational policies and public procurement regulations. A key aspect of the role is the proactive management of vendor relationships, ensuring effective collaboration, performance oversight, and alignment with HIQA’s operational and strategic priorities.
Location: Dublin, Galway and Cork
Closing Date: 5:00pm on Monday 11th May 2026
Grade: Engineer Grade II
Directorate: Health Information and Standards
Tenure: Permanent
HIQA is recruiting a Technical Project Lead – Health Information for its Health Information and Standards Directorate.
Technical Project Lead-Health Information who will be key in progressing the technical aspects of the Health Information team’s core programme of work within HIQA. This will include ongoing work on the development of an EU-mandated national health dataset catalogue and the progression of HIQA’s review programme to assess the compliance of data holders with national standards related to health information. The role will require technical expertise across the following areas:
– Metadata specifications and key vocabularies
– Data quality
– Collaborating with business analysts, domain experts and other stakeholders to translate user stories, business requirements and use cases into functional and technical specifications
– Software implementation and change management processes
Location: Cork
Closing Date: 5:00pm Tuesday 28th April 2026
Grade: Executive Officer
Directorate: Regulation
Tenure: 1 x immediate permanent vacancy
1 x immediate specified purpose (maternity cover) vacancy
Additionally, HIQA may create a panel for future permanent and fixed term vacancies that may arise
HIQA is recruiting a Executive Officer – Registration for its Regulation Directorate.
The Executive Officer – Registration will work as part of the Registration Team within the Regulation Directorate to support the work of the Directorate. The remit of this role encompasses administrative duties, project support, internal and external stakeholder engagement, and the execution of quality activities specific to the work of the Registration Team. The Executive Officer – Registration will also support the Registration Programme Coordinator in the line management of Clerical Officers including task allocation, training delivery and solution identification.
Location: Dublin, Cork or Galway
Closing Date: 5:00pm Monday 27th April 2026
Grade: Engineer Grade II
Directorate: Healthcare Directorate
Tenure: One immediate permanent vacancy.
Furthermore HIQA intends to create a national panel for anticipated vacancies that may arise in the following locations: Cork office, Dublin office or Galway office.
HIQA is recruiting an Inspector Healthcare Services for its Healthcare Directorate.
The role of an Inspector Healthcare involves monitoring public hospitals, maternity hospitals, rehabilitation and community inpatient hospital services and private hospitals. The inspector will participate in the programme of regulation and the assessment of compliance with legislation and national standards up to and including enforcement/escalation activity as required. The inspector will work as part of a team to 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.
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