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.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.
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.
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