Director of Clinical Services

Director of Clinical Services

Reference

PRI95624

Location

Priory Hospital Arnold, Ramsdale Park, Calverton Road, Arnold, Nottinghamshire NG5 8PT

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£60,000.00

Hours

37.50

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert Location Description

Due to career progression we are looking for our new Director of Clinical Services at Priory Hospital Arnold. Having received a good CQC rating in all areas following our recent CQC inspection now is a great time to join our welcoming and friendly team.

Priory Hospital Arnold provides inpatient adult mental health services to both local and out of area NHS Trusts at our purpose built facility in Arnold. The hospital comprises of 4 wards, 2 Acute wards and 2 PICU wards with a total of 52 inpatient beds.

Reporting into the Hospital Director, the Director of Clinical Services (DoCS) forms part of the hospital Senior Management Team and is wholly responsible for the clinical services operation within the hospital. The post holder will ensure the highest level of patient care is provided to all patients.

The DoCS play a key part in developing and delivering the hospital strategy, providing operational and clinical leadership to the team and we are excited to meet potential candidates

Job Advert Role Description

Responsibilities:
• Deputises for Hospital Director in their absence.
• Overall responsibility for all clinical departments' performance and governance.
• Oversight of site clinical staffing, and ownership of clinical department budgets.
• Ensures delivery of the highest level of clinical and therapeutic care together with ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and current legislation, meeting quality standards and delivering against quality performance indicators.
• Provides leadership, organisation and co-ordination to ensure effective clinical governance.
• Responsible for the implementation of effective clinical interventions and ensures that treatment is designed to enhance the operation and quality of clinical services and is aligned to best practice.
• Manages the delivery of the clinical services business plan ensuring the effective and efficient management and control of staffing, budgets, materials and equipment.
• Promotes an effective working relationship across the multidisciplinary teams.
• Responsible for ensuring that Ward Managers are using the e-Rostering system effectively and are rostering at least 12 weeks in advance.
• Accountable for ensuring timely completion and implementation of action plans in respect of regulatory and corporate requirements.
• To ensure relevant staff work within the standards and frameworks of professional codes of conduct and to take remedial action as appropriate.
• Reviews staffing on a daily basis, ensuring compliance against the staffing ladders and reviews trends, under or over staffing and puts in place actions to remedy.
• Responsible for ensuring the staffing models are adhered to in the clinical services team, maintaining safe staffing levels.
• Manages and develops a highly skilled and motivated workforce.
• Responsible for ensuring that sound recruitment processes and retention plans are in place to drive down turnover and raise engagement.
• Ensures that all employees have the opportunities to further develop their careers and encourages and supports CPD applications.
• Ensures effective management of the relationship with Higher Education Institutes to support placements for all learners.
• Responsible for delivering site career pathways for clinical staff, including talent mapping and succession planning.
• Responsible for ensuring that all colleagues receive clinical supervision in accordance with professional guidelines and carries out management supervision as appropriate.
• Deliver coaching and training as necessary in relation to developing and improving quality and practice.
• Ensure site objectives are being met and encouraging a high quality of service.
• As part of the Senior Management team will carry out on-call duties as directed by the Hospital Director.
• Contributes to the development of Priory policies, procedures, processes and initiatives.

For more information about this role or an informal chat please contact Hospital Director Kelly Hynes on Apply

Candidates must have at least 5 years clinical experience.

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About us

As one of the UK's leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development. Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your Pre-Employment checks. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding.

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Closing Date

30/09/2024