Job summary
Director of Clinical Services | Harpenden | Full Time | Market leading salary | Group wide advancement opportunities and award-winning CPD.
Spire Harpenden Hospital has an amazing opportunity and are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Director of Clinical Services to provide overall leadership and management to all clinical service areas within the Hospital.
As Director of Clinical Services, you will play a pivotal role in the ongoing development and further expansion of clinical services at Spire Harpenden, whilst overseeing a clinical team of Senior Department Leads across the hospital.
Main duties of the job
Duties and responsibilities
As Director of Clinical Services you will work predominantly Monday Friday around the core hours of 9-5, however will be flexible to meet the needs of the department, as well as taking part as the Senior Management on call system.
- You will ensure that clinical governance, patient safety and satisfaction are at top of agenda on a daily basis
- Work closely with the Governance Manager and your Heads of Department to ensure that we are fully compliant with CQC regulations at all times
- Ensuring good infection prevention control across the hospital
- You will lead your teams on quality Improvement strategies
- Lead and implement the hospitals clinical strategy and provide support and input to the hospitals overall business strategy
- Promote a cost effective, patient focused quality service for the continuing success of Spire Healthcare
- Provide clear focus on business results, maintaining the balance between quality healthcare delivery and sound financial performance
- Support the commercial development of clinical services including actively creating new business and innovative opportunities
About us
At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We're committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who we're looking for
- Registered Nurse or equivalent healthcare professional with a valid NMC or HPC registration, without any restrictions
- A minimum of 3 experience in managing a senior team of clinical professionals in either the NHS or Private hospital.
- Strong clinical knowledge of a hospital, ideally with surgical ward experience
- You will utilise your leadership skills to demonstrate good clinical practice
- You must be willing and clinically able to partake in clinical duties as and when required
- Strong understanding of clinical governance is essential
- Innovative and dynamic thinker with an enthusiastic approach
- Completed mentorship or teaching qualification
- Completed management qualification would be an advantage, but not essential
Benefits
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- Car allowance
- Spire for you reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
Spire Healthcare is committed to creating an environment that will attract, retain and motivate its people. We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to the health and well-being of all our colleagues and consultants. We firmly believe that it is our people that make the business successful, and everyone should have the opportunity to work in a motivated team, free from discrimination on any grounds.
If you feel you could apply your experience to this exciting role and are motivated by the opportunity to positively impact patients lives, then please contact: Hannah Radford, Resourcing Managerhannah.radford@spirehealthcare.com
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who we're looking for
- Registered Nurse or equivalent healthcare professional with a valid NMC or HPC registration, without any restrictions
- A minimum of 3 experience in managing a senior team of clinical professionals in either the NHS or Private hospital.
- Strong clinical knowledge of a hospital, ideally with surgical ward experience
- You will utilise your leadership skills to demonstrate good clinical practice
- You must be willing and clinically able to partake in clinical duties as and when required
- Strong understanding of clinical governance is essential
- Innovative and dynamic thinker with an enthusiastic approach
- Completed mentorship or teaching qualification
- Completed management qualification would be an advantage, but not essential
Benefits
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- Car allowance
- Spire for you reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
Spire Healthcare is committed to creating an environment that will attract, retain and motivate its people. We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to the health and well-being of all our colleagues and consultants. We firmly believe that it is our people that make the business successful, and everyone should have the opportunity to work in a motivated team, free from discrimination on any grounds.
If you feel you could apply your experience to this exciting role and are motivated by the opportunity to positively impact patients lives, then please contact: Hannah Radford, Resourcing Managerhannah.radford@spirehealthcare.com
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
