Head of Clinical Services, Fixed-Term Contract
Based from The McIndoe Centre, East Grinstead, this is a fixed-term contract of 6-months and can be offered between 30 to 37.5 hours per week. Offering a fantastic benefits package, as well as a competitive salary, this is a brilliant opportunity for someone looking to further their clinical career.
Main duties of the job
Requiring strong and empathetic leadership, the role of the Head of Clinical Services will work to ensure that the highest standards of care and safety are continually delivered to both patients and employees.
Holding excellent communication, leadership and operational management skills, you will be a visible leader, encouraging staff to contribute to service plans and ensuring a high quality and efficient approach to service delivery, including remaining calm and controlled and solution-focused in times of difficulty.
You will lead by example to inspire, motivate and encourage others, ensuring effective and clear communication, support, accountability and responsibility to deliver.
About us
Horder Healthcare has been committed to caring since 1954 when we were called 'The Horder Centre for Arthritis'. We've come a long way since then. Our consultants are amongst the most skilled, experienced and innovative in their field. Our staff love to work here, so it makes sense that our patient outcomes are in the top 99%.
We have grown into a multi-service healthcare provider, with hospitals in Crowborough and East Grinstead, and outreach clinics in Eastbourne and Seaford. We are committed to making a positive impact on the health of individuals and the communities in which we work.
Not only have we developed an international reputation for orthopaedic and musculoskeletal care, our partnership with The McIndoe Centre - the birthplace of pioneering plastic surgery treatments, means that we can deliver high-quality plastic, reconstructive, maxillofacial, ophthalmology and orthopaedic services from world-class consultants to an even greater number of people.
We know that our working lives are fundamental to emotional wellbeing. Our employees are as valuable to us as our patients and we see it as our duty to nurture an engaged and skilled workforce. To do this we ensure employees have access to training and development opportunities as well as being a flexible and diverse workplace.
We are committed to caring, and committed to you.
Job responsibilities
Requiring strong and empathetic leadership, the role of the Head of Clinical Services will work to ensure that the highest standards of care and safety are continually delivered to both patients and employees.
Holding excellent communication, leadership and operational management skills, you will be a visible leader, encouraging staff to contribute to service plans and ensuring a high quality and efficient approach to service delivery, including remaining calm and controlled and solution-focused in times of difficulty.
You will lead by example to inspire, motivate and encourage others, ensuring effective and clear communication, support, accountability and responsibility to deliver.
About you:
* A qualified and UK registered nurse, with experience in a similar role.
* An experienced, passionate and empathetic leader, with excellent communication skills to help build those all-important and respected relationships with our patients and your colleagues.
* Excellent clinical assessment and care planning skills.
* Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
* Experience of successfully managing significant organisational change.
* Competent and experienced in a range of clinical, management and leadership skills, supported by professional and clinical knowledge acquired through clinical registration and further education and development.
* Evidence of substantial post-registration, continual professional development in management and clinically related and relevant subjects.
* Experience of advising and influencing senior managers and clinicians in relation to risk management and quality improvement.
* Experience of complex budget management and evidence of working within financial limits.
* In-depth knowledge of the health care regulatory agenda and mechanisms including, but not limited to, CQC, safeguarding, Caldicott, data protection and CDAO regulations/legislation.
* Evidence of continual updating in line with professional bodies.
* Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
Salary: up to £69,693.00 per annum
In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Horder Healthcare sponsorship.
At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.
As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.
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.
Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, all successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.
Person Specification
About You
* A qualified and UK registered nurse, with experience in a similar role.
* An experienced, passionate and empathetic leader, with excellent communication skills to help build those all-important and respected relationships with our patients and your colleagues.
* Excellent clinical assessment and care planning skills.
* Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
* Experience of successfully managing significant organisational change.
* Competent and experienced in a range of clinical, management and leadership skills, supported by professional and clinical knowledge acquired through clinical registration and further education and development.
* Evidence of substantial post-registration, continual professional development in management and clinically related and relevant subjects.
* Experience of advising and influencing senior managers and clinicians in relation to risk management and quality improvement.
* Experience of complex budget management and evidence of working within financial limits.
* In-depth knowledge of the health care regulatory agenda and mechanisms including, but not limited to, CQC, safeguarding, Caldicott, data protection and CDAO regulations/legislation.
* Evidence of continual updating in line with professional bodies.
* Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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