Director of Clinical Services
hace 10 días
Birmingham
Spire Healthcare - Parkway | Director of Clinical Services | Senior Leadership Role Solihull | Permanent | Full Time\nDirector of Clinical Services\nSpire Parkway Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Director of Clinical Services to join the hospital's executive leadership team on a full‑time basis. This is a pivotal, role with responsibility for providing visible clinical leadership, strategic direction and operational oversight across clinical services. Reporting directly to the Hospital Director, the postholder will play a critical role in driving quality, safety, performance and sustainable growth, ensuring the hospital continues to deliver outstanding patient care within a robust governance and regulatory framework.\nDuties and Responsibilities\n * Provide overall clinical leadership and operational management across all clinical and non‑clinical service areas, as agreed with the postholder\n * Promote a cost‑effective, patient‑focused quality service to support the ongoing success of Spire Healthcare\n * Maintain a strong focus on business performance, balancing high‑quality healthcare delivery with sound financial management\n * Lead and implement the hospital's clinical strategy, contributing to and supporting the wider hospital business strategy in line with corporate direction\n * Deputise for the Hospital Director as required\n * Set, maintain and embed clinical practice standards within a strong governance and regulatory framework\n * Develop, implement and share evidence‑based clinical practice\n * Communicate and manage complex, sensitive or contentious information effectively\n * Drive continual professional development by developing own knowledge and facilitating learning across teams\n * Foster a working environment and culture that actively improves health, safety and security\n * Develop and implement strategies and policies to support service improvement within an evolving corporate agenda\n * Ensure quality is maintained to agreed standards within the operating model\n * Promote and influence a culture that actively celebrates diversity and inclusion\n * Provide transformational leadership, using expert knowledge and personal influence to drive change\n * Delegate effectively, aligned to knowledge, skills and capabilities, using sound management practices\n * Work in partnership with the Hospital Director and consultant body to deliver the Annual Operating Plan and clinical strategy\n * Lead and manage all human resource activities for clinical teams, including workforce planning, performance and engagement\n * Act as Caldicott Guardian, ensuring the confidentiality, safeguarding and appropriate governance of patient information\n * Act as Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC) for the hospital\nWho we're looking for:\n * Degree level qualification (highly desirable)\n * Registered with an appropriate Health Professional Regulator (e.g. NMC, HCPC, GPC)\n * Extensive senior‑level clinical leadership experience, supported by strong management capability\n * Evidence of substantial post‑registration and continual professional development in both clinical and management‑related disciplines\n * Demonstrated ability to make complex operational judgements, manage conflicting views and reconcile professional differences\n * A proven leader who consistently delivers high‑performance, patient‑centred services\n * Commercially astute, with the ability to think strategically, plan tactically and execute effectively\n * Credible, confident and influential leader, able to operate effectively at executive and consultant level\nContract: Permanent, Full Time\nBenefits:\nWe offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:\n- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays\n- Competitive salary & car allowance\n- Private medical insurance\n- Free Bupa Wellness Screening\n- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options\n- 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 100 retailers\n- Life assurance\nWe commit to our employee's well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.\nOur Values:\nWe are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:\n- Driving clinical excellence\n- Doing the right thing\n- Caring is our passion.\n- Keeping it simple\n- Delivering on our promises\n- Succeeding and celebrating together\nWe commit to our employees' well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.\nFor further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alison Roberts on\nClosing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy without further notice, so please submit your application as soon as possible