Director of Clinical Services

Director of Clinical Services/Leicester/Oadby/Full Time

Spire Leicester Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Director of Clinical Services to join the team on a full time basis.

"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."

Our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide overall clinical leadership and operational management to all areas of the clinical and non-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 Director in their absence.
• 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.
• Maintain quality to agreed standards within the operating model.
• Promote and influence a culture that actively celebrates diversity.
• Provide transformational leadership through personal and expert power.
• Delegate work to others appropriate to knowledge and skills 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 (DIPC).

Who we're looking for:

• Degree is highly desirable.
• Competence across a range of clinical, management and leadership skills supported by professional and clinical knowledge acquired through state registration and further education and development.
• Registered with an appropriate Health Professional Regulator (e.g NMC/HCPC/GPC)
• Evidence of substantial post registration, continual professional development in management and clinically related and relevant subjects.
• Makes operational judgements, manages conflicting views and reconciles inter and intra professional differences of opinion.
• Uses a range of skills which exhibit as high performance practices to the customer.
• Is commercially astute, and can think strategically, plan tactically and execute strategies effectively

Benefits:

We offer employed colleagues 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

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.

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