Director Of Clinical Services

Nuffield Health; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Job summary

Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital is seeking a Director of Clinical Services to lead clinical and operational performance at a top private hospital in the South West. The role focuses on delivering safe, patient-centered care while driving quality, productivity and growth across services.

You will oversee governance, workforce capability and continuous improvement, working closely with consultants and the wider leadership team to optimise patient pathways and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Understand the hospital's clinical, operational and performance priorities and build strong relationships with colleagues, consultants and external partners.
• Provide visible, inspirational clinical leadership to ensure safe, effective and patient-centered care.
• Lead and develop high-performing clinical teams, fostering accountability, engagement, learning and continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic leadership for clinical governance, quality and patient safety with regulatory compliance.
• Drive efficient service delivery to improve capacity, productivity and revenue performance.
• Champion continuous improvement across wards, theatres, outpatients, pharmacy, radiology and physiotherapy, enhancing patient pathways and experience.
• Collaborate with consultants and the hospital leadership team to develop services and sustain growth.
• Ensure the hospital has the right clinical workforce and capability for current and future needs.
• Use data to identify risks and drive measurable improvement; be visible and accessible to patients, relatives and staff.

Job description

Director of Clinical Services

Taunton Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full Time | Competitive salary depending on experience | 37.5 hours per week

As a Director of Clinical Services, you'll have a strong track record of clinical and operational leadership, developing high-performing teams and delivering consistently high standards of safe, effective and patient-centered care. You'll combine a thorough understanding of evidence-based practice, clinical governance and the healthcare regulatory agenda with the ability to engage and inspire teams, drive continuous improvement and improve quality, patient experience, productivity and overall hospital performance.

As a Director of Clinical Services, you will:

• Quickly understand the clinical, operational and performance priorities of our hospital and build strong relationships with colleagues, consultants and external partners.
• Provide visible, inspirational clinical leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centered care.
• Lead and develop high-performing clinical teams, creating a culture of accountability, engagement, learning and continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic leadership for clinical governance, quality and patient safety, ensuring consistently high standards of care and regulatory compliance.
• Drive efficient and effective service delivery, improving capacity, productivity and utilisation to support sustainable revenue and EBITDA performance.
• Champion continuous improvement across wards, theatres, outpatients, pharmacy, radiology and physiotherapy, strengthening patient pathways, service delivery, productivity and patient experience.
• Work closely with consultants and the wider hospital leadership team to develop services, optimise clinical capacity and support sustainable hospital growth.
• Ensure the hospital has the right clinical workforce, skills and capability to meet current and future service needs.
• Use quality, operational and performance data to identify opportunities, address areas of risk and drive measurable improvement.
• Be visible, approachable and accessible to patients, relatives, consultants and colleagues.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital

Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital is one of the leading providers of private healthcare in the South West. We've built a reputation for clinical excellence and outstanding patient care over the last 40 years. We are constantly investing in our modern hospital. With three new state of the art Ultra Clean Air operating theatres and an endoscopy suite we are proud of the wide range of surgical services and treatments available. The hospital has 41 private en-suite bedrooms split over 2 wards and 11 consulting rooms within our Outpatients Department.

Our areas of specialty include orthopedics and spinal surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, bariatric treatments and diagnostic imaging. Our most recent CQC inspection was undertaken in 2024 and we were enormously proud to be rated overall as Good, with Outstanding for Well Led.