Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Clinical
Services to join our team.
This fixed-term maternity cover position combines two
distinct roles across Clinical Operations and Clinical Governance. The role
holder will ensure effective operational delivery in line with strategic,
contractual and regulatory requirements, while maintaining appropriate
separation between clinical operational management aligned to the Groups
strategic plans and clinical governance oversight, ensuring that assurance
processes remain objective and effective.
The role reports directly to the Managing Director of
Opcare, providing national leadership to drive consistency in service delivery,
workforce development and implementation of key clinical programmes. It also
provides independent oversight of clinical governance, patient safety,
professional standards and regulatory compliance, ensuring robust frameworks
are embedded and continuously improved.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
Provide national clinical operational leadership
to ensure safe, effective and efficient service delivery aligned with
contractual, regulatory and strategic requirements.
Lead development, implementation and improvement
of the standard operating model, including clinical processes, documentation
and enabling technologies.
Provide independent oversight of clinical
governance, including patient safety incidents, investigations, audit schedules
and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Lead national service improvement,
transformation initiatives and workforce development programmes, including
competency frameworks, recruitment pathways and structured training.
Act as the key liaison between clinical teams
and enabling functions (operations, commercial, IT etc.) ensuring alignment
between clinical delivery and commercial strategy.
About us
Why Join Us?
At AM Healthcare Group, we are dedicated to enhancing the
lives of individuals who rely on mobility and accessibility solutions. As an
international group of companies, we provide innovative products and services
that make a real difference in peoples daily lives.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer with a
firm commitment to diversity and inclusion across all areas of our organisation.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we actively welcome applications from
individuals of all abilities. If you require any support or adjustments during
the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
We are also a proud signatory of the Armed Forces
Covenant, and we encourage applications from veterans, reservists, and members
of the wider armed forces community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide national clinical operational leadership
to ensure safe, effective and efficient service delivery aligned with
contractual, regulatory and strategic requirements.
Lead development, implementation and improvement
of the standard operating model, including clinical processes, documentation
and enabling technologies.
Provide independent oversight of clinical
governance, including patient safety incidents, investigations, audit schedules
and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Lead national service improvement,
transformation initiatives and workforce development programmes, including
competency frameworks, recruitment pathways and structured training.
Act as the key liaison between clinical teams
and enabling functions, operations, commercial, IT etc. Ensuring alignment
between clinical delivery and commercial strategy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide national clinical operational leadership
to ensure safe, effective and efficient service delivery aligned with
contractual, regulatory and strategic requirements.
Lead development, implementation and improvement
of the standard operating model, including clinical processes, documentation
and enabling technologies.
Provide independent oversight of clinical
governance, including patient safety incidents, investigations, audit schedules
and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Lead national service improvement,
transformation initiatives and workforce development programmes, including
competency frameworks, recruitment pathways and structured training.
Act as the key liaison between clinical teams
and enabling functions, operations, commercial, IT etc. Ensuring alignment
between clinical delivery and commercial strategy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Skills and Experience
- Experience working across multi-site healthcare services at a national or regional level.
- Significant experience in leading large-scale service improvement and standardisation projects.
- Strong clinical governance and patient safety capability, with working knowledge of regulatory and assurance frameworks.
- Strong leadership, communication and analytical skills with the ability to interpret quality and performance data.
- Qualifications:
- Degree-level qualification in a relevant discipline (level 6 or equivalent experience).
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Skills and Experience
- Experience working across multi-site healthcare services at a national or regional level.
- Significant experience in leading large-scale service improvement and standardisation projects.
- Strong clinical governance and patient safety capability, with working knowledge of regulatory and assurance frameworks.
- Strong leadership, communication and analytical skills with the ability to interpret quality and performance data.
- Qualifications:
- Qualification or formal training in patient safety incident response.
- Training in audit methodology or quality improvement frameworks
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Skills and Experience
- Experience working across multi-site healthcare services at a national or regional level.
- Significant experience in leading large-scale service improvement and standardisation projects.
- Strong clinical governance and patient safety capability, with working knowledge of regulatory and assurance frameworks.
- Strong leadership, communication and analytical skills with the ability to interpret quality and performance data.
- Qualifications:
- Degree-level qualification in a relevant discipline (level 6 or equivalent experience).
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Skills and Experience
- Experience working across multi-site healthcare services at a national or regional level.
- Significant experience in leading large-scale service improvement and standardisation projects.
- Strong clinical governance and patient safety capability, with working knowledge of regulatory and assurance frameworks.
- Strong leadership, communication and analytical skills with the ability to interpret quality and performance data.
- Qualifications:
- Qualification or formal training in patient safety incident response.
- Training in audit methodology or quality improvement frameworks
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
