Director of Clinical Services

Circle Health Group; Dorchester; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays, 30 by

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Family Friendly policies incl. M-F & A

Non-contributory life insurance

Wellbeing resources

Employee recognition programmes

Job summary

The Winterbourne Hospital in Dorchester, part of Circle Health Group, is seeking a Director of Clinical Services to join its senior management team. This full-time role offers 37.5 hours weekly with a flexible shift pattern and a competitive salary depending on experience, training and qualification.

You will lead the clinical governance agenda, ensure high-quality care, and maintain regulatory compliance across hospital services while providing visible leadership and on-call clinical support.

Qualifications

• NMC or HCPC-registered healthcare professional with extensive senior leadership experience.
• Experience in clinical governance, risk management, and quality improvement.
• Strong understanding of regulatory standards (CQC, NICE, NMC, HCPC).
• Excellent leadership, communication and change management.
• Proven ability to lead investigations and embed learning from incidents and audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical governance agenda to ensure compliance with regulatory, legal and professional standards.
• Provide visible leadership and clinical on-call support as the senior advisor on clinical matters within the hospital.
• Ensure health, safety and wellbeing of patients and a high-quality, safe clinical environment.
• Maintain professional standards with regulatory bodies (NMC, HCPC, GMC, etc.).
• Ensure safe staffing levels with appropriate skill mix and staff competency.
• Lead hospital participation in internal and external audits with timely actions.

Skills

Senior leadership

Clinical governance

Regulatory standards

Leadership

Communication

Change management

Risk management

Audits

Investigations

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Job description

Director of Clinical Services
The Winterbourne Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent

Competitive Salary (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

The Winterbourne Hospital in Dorchester 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.

We have an opportunity for an Director of Clinical Services to join their team of staff in theSenior Management team.

This is a full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required tocover a flexible shift pattern.

Duties of this role include:

• Lead the clinical governance agenda to ensure compliance with all regulatory, legal, and professional standards, maintaining a minimum CQC rating of GOOD, while striving for OUTSTANDING.
• Provide visible leadership and clinical on-call support, acting as the senior advisor on all clinical matters within the hospital.
• Ensure all measures are taken to safeguard the health, safety, and wellbeing of patients, maintaining a high-quality, safe clinical environment.
• Maintain and uphold professional standards in line with NMC, HCPC, GMC, and other regulatory bodies.
• Ensure safe staffing levels across all clinical areas, with appropriate skill mix and staff competency at all times.
• Lead hospital participation in internal and external audits, ensuring timely actions and adherence to best practice.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• NMC or HCPC-registered healthcare professional with extensive senior leadership experience in a hospital setting.
• Demonstrated success in clinical governance, risk management, and quality improvement.
• Deep understanding of regulatory standards (CQC, NICE, NMC, HCPC, etc.) and national healthcare frameworks.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and change management skills.
• Proven ability to lead investigations, manage risk, and embed learning from incidents and audits.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• 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

…and much more!

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.

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