Job summary
As the Head of Clinical Services, you will hold a pivotal role within our Hospital, delivering engaging communication to our teams, patients and wider hospital peers, bringing innovative ideas and the ability to collaborate at all levels.
Your responsibilities will focus on optimising clinical operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and fostering a culture of excellence in healthcare provision.
Main duties of the job
1. Strategic Leadership:- Develop and implement strategic initiatives to enhance clinical services and patient care outcomes.- Provide leadership to clinical staff, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
2. Clinical Operations Management:- Oversee the day-to-day operations of clinical departments to ensure efficient service delivery.- Monitor and optimise clinical workflows to enhance patient experience and outcomes.
3. Compliance and Quality Assurance:- Ensure adherence to all regulatory requirements and quality standards in clinical practices.- Implement comprehensive compliance programs to maintain high standards of care.
4. Staff Development and Training:- Develop training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of clinical staff.- Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the clinical team.
5. Patient Care Coordination:- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care plans effectively.- Ensure seamless transitions of care for patients across different departments.
6. Performance Improvement:- Identify areas for improvement in clinical services and implement strategies for enhancement.- Monitor key performance indicators to drive continuous improvement in patient care delivery.
About us
Kinvara Private Hospital is a modern
private hospital located in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. We offer a
comprehensive range of surgical and medical services. The hospital has had
significant investment, setting us on the path to becoming South Yorkshires
premier private hospital. We are currently undergoing further expansion and
redevelopment to broaden our service offerings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job purpose:
The Head of Clinical Services provides clinical strategic direction, ensuring the hospital provides excellent patient care delivered in a safe high quality clinical environment in a cost-effective manner.
- Responsible for
providing clinical direction and strong, professional leadership to all
clinical staff including nursing, allied health professionals and medical staff
either directly employed or working under practising privileges.
- Support to the
clinical leads and their respective departments and being ultimately
accountable for the performance of all clinical services.
- Provide clinical leadership and guidance by
ensuring knowledge of clinical and professional developments in accordance with
the NMC revalidation process and the HCPC/GPC standards of continuing professional
development requirements.
- As part of the Senior Managment team, the role works with other senior managers to create and deliver the strategic, operational, and a dynamic business development plan for the hospital.
- Ensuring incidents and complaints are recorded in accordance with Kinvara policy and processes.
- Investigating and referring all adverse incidents appropriatley and maintaining accurate and factual reports.
- Ensuring all clinical polices are upto date and reflective of the business.
- Achievement of audits schelduled and action plans completion.
- Monitor and manage the Hospital Risk Register.
- Participation in hospital cover / manager on-call rotas including week nights and weekend shifts where applicable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job purpose:
The Head of Clinical Services provides clinical strategic direction, ensuring the hospital provides excellent patient care delivered in a safe high quality clinical environment in a cost-effective manner.
- Responsible for
providing clinical direction and strong, professional leadership to all
clinical staff including nursing, allied health professionals and medical staff
either directly employed or working under practising privileges.
- Support to the
clinical leads and their respective departments and being ultimately
accountable for the performance of all clinical services.
- Provide clinical leadership and guidance by
ensuring knowledge of clinical and professional developments in accordance with
the NMC revalidation process and the HCPC/GPC standards of continuing professional
development requirements.
- As part of the Senior Managment team, the role works with other senior managers to create and deliver the strategic, operational, and a dynamic business development plan for the hospital.
- Ensuring incidents and complaints are recorded in accordance with Kinvara policy and processes.
- Investigating and referring all adverse incidents appropriatley and maintaining accurate and factual reports.
- Ensuring all clinical polices are upto date and reflective of the business.
- Achievement of audits schelduled and action plans completion.
- Monitor and manage the Hospital Risk Register.
- Participation in hospital cover / manager on-call rotas including week nights and weekend shifts where applicable.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Proven experience in managing clinical services within a healthcare setting.
- - Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
- - In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements and quality standards in healthcare.
- - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with stakeholders.
- - Advanced degree in Healthcare Administration or related field (preferred).
- - Certification in Healthcare Management or relevant field (desired).
- - Registered Nurse Level 1 or Registered practicioner / Diploma / Relebent Health Speciality Degree / Degree Level qualification
- - Knowledge of Clinical Governance frameworks and Quality assurance tools
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Proven experience in managing clinical services within a healthcare setting.
- - Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
- - In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements and quality standards in healthcare.
- - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with stakeholders.
- - Advanced degree in Healthcare Administration or related field (preferred).
- - Certification in Healthcare Management or relevant field (desired).
- - Registered Nurse Level 1 or Registered practicioner / Diploma / Relebent Health Speciality Degree / Degree Level qualification
- - Knowledge of Clinical Governance frameworks and Quality assurance tools
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).
