Job responsibilities
Director of Clinical Services | Spire Leicester Hospital | Full time 37.5 hours a week | Permanent | Competitive salary, dependant on experience plus benefits
Spire Leicester 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.
This varied role requires you to work across all clinical areas of the hospital working collaboratively with internal and group-level stakeholders.
Founded in 1989, Spire Leicester is a high performing hospital with a great track record in superior patient care. We practice some of the most advanced treatments on the latest generation imaging, and diagnostic technology, meaning we can offer everything from screening, rehabilitation and cutting-edge surgical procedures in specialist fields like orthopaedics and cancer care.
You will be based onsite at a really friendly private hospital in Leicester. Supporting the Hospital Director and Senior Management Team to provide a first class service. You will join an amazing dedicated and friendly team that have won awards for Outstanding Care.
Duties and responsibilities
The responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:
- Set and maintain clinical practise and standards within Governance and regulatory framework whilst developing and sharing evidence based clinical practise.
- Provide overall clinical leadership and operational management to all areas of the clinical service areas as agreed with the post holder.
- 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.
- Lead and implement the hospital's clinical strategy and provide support and input to the hospital's overall business strategy, consistent with corporate direction.
- Deputise for the Hospital Managing Director in their absence.
- Act as the Director of Infection Prevention and Control for the Hospital.
Who we're looking for
- You will be a Registered Nurse with valid NMC pin number
- You will have a strong clinical quality background and have knowledge of the CQC process.
- Have a minimum of 5 years management and leadership experience in a hospital environment.
- 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
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- On site car parking
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group that has been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 40 years. We have 38 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland.
For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact
Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
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
