Outpatients Clinical Lead

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; Presencial; GBP 43.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an experienced Band 7 Clinical Lead to join the Outpatients team at Poole. You will provide professional and operational leadership of the outpatient department, ensuring safe, patient-centred care, and work with the Trust leadership to drive service development and quality improvement.

Clinical governance, risk management and cross-site working are essential, with flexible weekend work and the supervision of junior staff and budget

Formación

• Registered Nurse/AHP with professional body (NMC or HCPC).
• Degree in Nurse/ relevant speciality or equivalent experience.
• 2 years surgical ward or theatre experience at band 6 or above.
• Band 7 experience.
• Experience of managing budgets.

Responsabilidades

• Lead nursing teams across outpatient areas, ensuring safe, effective, patient-centred care.
• Promote evidence-based practice and maintain clinical competence through clinic sessions.
• Coordinate staffing for clinics and lead staff development and appraisal processes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and provide operational leadership across sites.

Conocimientos

Nurse leadership

Clinical governance

Budget management

Cross-site coordination

Educación

NMC/HCPC registration

Degree in Nursing or relevant specialty

Descripción del empleo

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 7 Clinical Lead to join the Outpatients team at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

As the Outpatient Clinical Lead you will be responsible for the operational and clinical leadership of the outpatient department including the Treatment Centre within Poole Outpatients, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centred care. You will work closely with the Outpatients leadership team across the Trust to provide visible clinical leadership, support service development, and drive continuous quality improvement in line with the Trust's vision, values, and behaviours.

Previous surgical experience would be beneficial but is not essential, the successful candidate will demonstrate a thorough understanding of national guidance, safety standards, and governance requirements relating to procedural services, including the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist, infection prevention, consent processes, and patient safety initiatives.

The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across UHD sites.

Interview: 25th November

Main duties of the job

The Band 7 Clinical Lead will provide professional and operational leadership to the Outpatients nursing team, ensuring safe, effective, high-quality, patient-centred care in line with Trust values and objectives. The post holder will manage the day-to-day running of the department, ensuring efficient service delivery while supporting quality improvement and service development.

Key responsibilities include leading nursing teams across outpatient areas, promoting evidence-based practice, and ensuring compassionate care and an excellent patient experience. The post holder will maintain clinical competence by undertaking clinic sessions and supporting junior staff development.

The role includes workforce planning, coordinating staffing for clinics, and leading the Trust appraisal process to identify training and development needs. The successful candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary teams and provide operational and clinical leadership, including site nurse cover when required.

The post holder will support clinical governance, risk management, incident reporting, and quality standards alongside the Outpatient Matron. They will also ensure a safe environment through adherence to Trust policies and procedures. Flexibility is essential, including cross-site and weekend working to meet service demands.

Working for our organisation

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service‑specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification

Essential & Desirable

• Registered Nurse/AHP with professional body (NMC or HCPC)
• Degree in Nurse/ relevant speciality or equivalent experience
• 2 years surgical ward or theatre experience at band 6 or above
• Band 7 experience
• Experience of managing budgets

Essential and desirable

• Leading a service
• Experience of managing complaints

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.