Nursing Team Lead - Outpatients - Manchester - North West England, Greater Manchester, Manchester, Spire Healthcare

Spire Manchester Hospital is seeking an experienced Outpatients Team Leader to join our established, supportive and high-performing nursing team.

This is a key leadership role within a busy, fast-paced outpatient department, ideal for a nurse who thrives on responsibility, enjoys developing others and has a strong background in outpatient services.

About Spire Manchester Hospital

Spire Manchester is a £65m state-of-the-art hospital, offering a wide range of specialisms within a modern and progressive environment. With over 800 colleagues on site and continued service expansion, this is an exciting time to join a hospital committed to clinical excellence, innovation and patient-centred care.

Spire Manchester Hospital is a £65m state-of-the-art healthcare facility offering you the opportunity to work across a wide variety of specialisms. You will be able to develop your clinical skills in a modern and progressive environment. The Manchester team currently consists of over 800 colleagues and we are rapidly expanding as we increase the scope of services we provide across our experienced and dynamic teams.

Duties and responsibilities

As Outpatients Team Leader, you will provide visible clinical leadership and operational oversight for nursing services within the outpatient department. Working closely with the Outpatient Manager, you will help ensure the delivery of safe, efficient and high-quality care while supporting the ongoing development of the nursing team.

Key responsibilities include:

Providing day-to-day leadership and support to the outpatient nursing team, fostering a culture of professionalism, accountability and continuous improvement
Supporting the Outpatient Manager with workforce planning, clinic coordination and safe staffing levels in a high-volume department
Coaching, mentoring and developing team members, including supporting appraisals, training and professional development
Providing hands-on clinical support and direct patient care when required
Ensuring consistently high standards of patient assessment, care delivery and health education
Promoting compliance with policies, procedures, clinical guidelines and best practice
Acting as a role model, maintaining professional standards, patient dignity and safety at all times

Who we're looking for

NMC registered nurse with a valid pin and no restrictions
Essential: Significant experience working within an outpatient setting
Confident leading teams in a busy clinical environment
Up to date with mandatory training, including infection control and health & safety
Self-motivated, organised and able to work with minimal supervision
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective professional relationships
Passionate about developing others and maintaining high clinical standards
Flexible approach to working patterns
Excellent organisational skills
Strong leadership skills
Strong teaching skills
Flexible approach to work and working patterns

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, 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.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Sarah Whittaker on 07525887973 or e-mail

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