Clinical Services Manager

Circle Health; Wroughton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wroughton is looking for a Clinical Services Manager to lead the nursing team and ensure high standards of patient care and safety. In this full-time role, you will oversee daily operations, manage staff, and collaborate on patient safety initiatives. Candidates should be registered nurses with strong leadership experience and excellent interpersonal skills. The role offers generous benefits including a management bonus scheme, private pension, and healthcare, fostering a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

Management Bonus Scheme

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme

Family Friendly policies

Non‑contributory life insurance

Access to discounts and rewards

Employee recognition programmes

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a senior nursing or clinical management role.
• Strong understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, and health policy frameworks.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the nursing team to deliver evidence‑based, compassionate care.
• Oversee day‑to‑day running of clinical services to ensure safe staffing.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership experience

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Problem-solving skills

Clinical governance

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult) with valid NMC registration

Job description

We have an opportunity for a Clinical Services Manager to join their team of staff in the Nursing department. This is a full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern. Duties of this role include:

Responsibilities

• Lead the nursing team to deliver evidence‑based, compassionate care that meets the individual needs of patients and supports the health of the wider community.
• Act as a visible clinical leader and role model, working at least one clinical shift per week and providing expert advice and support to staff.
• Oversee day‑to‑day running of clinical services to ensure safe staffing, appropriate skill mix, and efficient patient flow.
• Manage staff rotas, annual leave, and study leave to maintain effective coverage, ensuring compliance with labour management targets and nursing KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements (e.g. CQC, HIS, HIW), professional standards (NMC), and Circle Health Group policies.
• Act as the lead for clinical safety, ensuring systems are in place for incident reporting, investigation, RCA, and learning from complaints or adverse events.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with valid NMC registration.
• Proven leadership experience in a senior nursing or clinical management role.
• Strong understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, and health policy frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage performance, and coordinate services in a dynamic clinical setting.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
• Sound knowledge of financial planning, budget management, and resource optimisation.

The Ridgeway Hospital in Swindon is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

Benefits & Employee Perks

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Management Bonus Scheme
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre‑existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non‑contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more. We're passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.