Spire Healthcare Group plc
Director of Clinical Services
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Job Description
Director of Clinical Services | Band 8a/8b equivalent | Wirral | Competitive Package and Salary – dependent on experience | Group wide advancement opportunities
Spire Murrayfield Hospital is recruiting for a Director of Clinical Services to provide overall clinical leadership and operational management to all areas of the clinical and non-clinical service areas. This is a varied role where you will be working across all clinical areas of the hospital and working collaboratively with numerous internal and group-level stakeholders.
Spire Murrayfield Hospital is a state-of-the-art private hospital. We offer fast access to consultations with specialists in a wide range of treatments, supported by advanced imaging and diagnostic technology. Our high-quality accommodation and aftercare means we are committed to looking after you and your health.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Set and maintain clinical practice standards within a Governance and Regulatory framework.
- Develop and share evidence-based clinical practice.
- Provide, receive and manage complex, sensitive, or contentious information.
- Develop own knowledge and practice and facilitate continual professional development amongst others.
- Develop a working environment and culture that actively improves health, safety, and security.
- Develop strategies and policies for service improvement within an evolving corporate agenda.
- Improve quality to agreed standards and operating model.
- Promote and influence a culture that actively celebrates diversity.
- Provide transformational leadership through personal and expert power across a variety of clinical teams.
- Effective management of clinical teams through the application of effective management practices.
- Work in partnership with the Hospital Director and consultants to achieve Annual Operating Plan delivering the hospital clinical strategy.
- Manage Human Resource activities for all members of the clinical teams.
- Act as Caldicott Guardian in respect of confidentiality and data protection safeguard and govern uses of patient information within the hospital.
- Act as the Director of Infection Prevention and Control for the hospital.
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Who We're Looking For
- Ideally, you will be a Registered Nurse with a valid pin number. However, other healthcare professionals will be considered.
- You will have a strong clinical quality background and knowledge of the CQC process.
- You will have risk management, governance, and patient safety and quality experience.
- You will have infection control experience.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Competence across a range of clinical, management, and leadership skills.
- Professional and clinical knowledge acquired through state registration and further education and development.
- Evidence of substantial post-registration.
- Continual professional development in management and clinically related and relevant subjects.
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
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
We commit to our employees' well-being through work-life balance, ongoing development, support, and reward.
About Us
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Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales, and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case, and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs, and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal, and dermatological services.
We have achieved our market-leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalized 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.
About The Team
Spire Murrayfield Hospital is a state-of-the-art private hospital. We offer fast access to consultations with specialists in a wide range of treatments, supported by advanced imaging and diagnostic technology. Our high-quality accommodation and aftercare means we’re committed to looking after you and your health.
For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire, please contact Alishia Okereafor at Alishia.Okereafor@spirehealthcare.com or, call 07850735207.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
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