Director of Clinical Services

Spire Parkway Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Director of Clinical Services to join the hospitals executive leadership team on a fulltime 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.,

• Provide overall clinical leadership and operational management across all clinical and nonclinical service areas, as agreed with the postholder
• Promote a cost effective, patient focused quality service to support the ongoing success of Spire Healthcare
• Maintain a strong focus on business performance, balancing high quality healthcare delivery with sound financial management
• Lead and implement the hospitals clinical strategy, contributing to and supporting the wider hospital business strategy in line with corporate direction
• Deputise for the Hospital Director as required
• Set, maintain and embed clinical practice standards within a strong governance and regulatory framework
• Develop, implement and share evidence based clinical practice
• Communicate and manage complex, sensitive or contentious information effectively
• Drive continual professional development by developing own knowledge and facilitating learning across teams
• Foster a working environment and culture that actively improves health, safety and security
• Develop and implement strategies and policies to support service improvement within an evolving corporate agenda
• Ensure quality is maintained to agreed standards within the operating model
• Promote and influence a culture that actively celebrates diversity and inclusion
• Work in partnership with the Hospital Director and consultant body to deliver the Annual Operating Plan and clinical strategy
  
  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. We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.