Interim Outpatient Nursing Manager: Lead Care

Spire Healthcare Limited; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Spire rewards

Bupa wellness screening

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Job summary

Spire Hartswood Hospital in Brentwood is seeking an experienced Outpatient Services Nursing Manager to lead the busy outpatient department. This senior role has responsibility for clinical quality, operational performance and service development across a large patient population.

The position is a 6-9 month fixed term contract, full-time, 37.5 hours per week, offering an exciting opportunity for a senior nurse leader to drive improvements, governance and patient experience.

Qualifications

• Senior nursing leadership in outpatient services.
• Experience managing a multidisciplinary team.
• NMC registration without restrictions.
• Knowledge of Care Quality Commission standards.
• Strong clinical governance and patient safety focus.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical and operational leadership to the outpatient services team.
• Ensure safe, high-quality, patient-centred care delivery.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of Nurses and HCAs.
• Manage performance against key quality, operational, and financial KPIs.
• Build strong working relationships with over 200 consultant clinicians.
• Embed clinical governance, risk management and patient safety in daily practice.
• Lead audits, quality reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support development, expansion and implementation of new outpatient services.
• Oversee HR processes including recruitment, appraisal, performance management and staff development planning.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Performance monitoring

Auditing

Clinical governance

Patient experience focus

Education

N Nursing Diploma or Degree

NMC Registration

Job description

Spire Hartswood Hospital in Brentwood is seeking an experienced Outpatient Services Nursing Manager to lead the busy outpatient department. This senior role has responsibility for clinical quality, operational performance and service development across a large patient population.

The position is a 6-9 month fixed term contract, full-time, 37.5 hours per week, offering an exciting opportunity for a senior nurse leader to drive improvements, governance and patient experience.