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Director of Clinical Services

Nuffield Health
Guildford

On-site

Employee

Full-Time

Senior Level

As a Director of Clinical Services at Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital, you’ll have a strong track record in leading and developing nursing practice. As well as a thorough understanding of evidence-based practice and the health care regulatory agenda, you’re able to stabilise and re-engage teams, driving the standards of care.

Requirements

  • Strong track record in leading and developing nursing practice
  • Thorough understanding of evidence-based practice
  • Thorough understanding of the health care regulatory agenda
  • Ability to stabilise and re-engage teams
  • Ability to drive standards of care

Responsibilities

  • Quickly understand the clinical challenges facing our hospital and build excellent relationships with internal customers and external bodies
  • Ensure that we provide safe and effective care through a range of surgical and medical interventions
  • Deliver effective operational management and inspirational leadership
  • Be a role model for excellent clinical governance, providing strategy and direction for our hospital
  • Champion improvements to clinical standards, care and service across wards, theatres, outpatients, pharmacy, radiology, imaging, cardiology and pathology
  • Always be approachable and accessible to patients, relatives and colleagues

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary depending on experience
  • Free gym membership
  • Health assessments
  • Retail discounts
  • Pension options

Application Process

We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.

About Nuffield Health

Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital provides high-quality healthcare working with leading Consultants to offer a range of services and treatments for preventing, diagnosing and treating a wide array of medical conditions and offer a wide range of complex surgery and services. We are proud to have received a "good" rating from the health care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our facilities include 49 en-suite patient bedrooms, 4 operating theatres, acute dependency and oncology units. We’ve been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark for cancer care and our Endoscopy service has achieved JAG accreditation. Our site is shared with an NHS Trust hospital, giving us access to their facilities. The working atmosphere is highly professional and stimulating, yet friendly and collaborative like that of a large family unit.

Skills

Nursing practice

Evidence-based practice

Healthcare regulatory agenda

Operational management

Leadership

Clinical governance

Clinical standards

Care

Service delivery

Patient care

Teamwork