Oct 2016 — Present · Full-time · Hybrid Current
PICU Administrator
Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin
Administration for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children's Health Ireland, Crumlin.
Dublin, Ireland
Avril Hand.
Healthcare quality and administration professional, bringing calm, careful organisation to clinical teams for more than two decades.
Twenty‑seven
years.
Of calm, careful, quality-driven work.
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Professional experience
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Paediatric intensive care
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Third-level qualifications
About
Avril began her career in business and marketing, then moved into healthcare in 2006. Since then she has worked across hospital administration, fertility‑clinic quality and paediatric intensive care — grounded in a qualification in *Clinical Risk Management and Quality* from University College Dublin.
Experience.
From the boardroom to the bedside.
May 2015 — Oct 2025 · 10 yrs 6 mos
Quality Administrator
Clane Fertility Clinic
Quality administration for a fertility clinic, applying quality and clinical-risk principles in a regulated care environment.
Oct 2006 — May 2015 · 8 yrs 8 mos
Medical Secretary & Accounts Secretary
Clane General Hospital
Medical secretarial and accounts support within an independent general hospital.
Aug 1999 — Oct 2006 · 7 yrs 3 mos
PA to Marketing Director · Marketing Co‑ordinator · Office Manager
Grants of Ireland · Clondalkin, Dublin
Progressed through three roles, supporting the Marketing Director, coordinating marketing activity and managing the office.
Education.
Business foundations. Clinical focus.
UCD
2015 — 2016
Higher National Diploma, Clinical Risk Management and Quality
University College Dublin
BA
1999 — 2002
BA in Business Studies
Griffith College Dublin
Expertise.
Twenty-seven years, many disciplines.
Quality Control
Quality systems in clinical settings
Quality systems in clinical settings
Clinical Risk Management
UCD-qualified, applied in practice
UCD-qualified, applied in practice
Healthcare Administration
Hospital, clinic and ICU environments
Hospital, clinic and ICU environments
Medical Secretarial
Clinical correspondence and records
Clinical correspondence and records
Accounts & Office Management
Keeping operations running smoothly
Keeping operations running smoothly
Social Media Marketing
Grounded in a marketing background
Grounded in a marketing background
Let's talk.
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