Director of Clinical Services

New Victoria Hospital is a private, charity-owned Hospital based in Southwest London. We are one of the few remaining independent hospitals in the country. Proudly serving our community for 125 years, our charitable heritage defines our values:

Compassionate
Exceptional
Ethical
Charitable

The Hospital has 19 single en-suite inpatient bedrooms, three operating theatres, an endoscopy theatre, a 14-bed day surgery unit, a fully equipment Imaging diagnostic centre and a comprehensive outpatient department including, private GPs and Physiotherapy. We offer over 30 specialities and work with over 200 Consultants, and we compete with the best hospitals in and around London and Surrey. We are consistently ranked by our patients as one of London’s top private Hospitals.

Purpose of the role

As an integral part of the New Victoria Hospital executive management team, you will support the development of the Hospital’s overall strategy and be accountable for ensuring high standards of clinical excellence in all areas of the Hospital. You will act as the Registered Manager for the Hospital, ensuring it meets the requirements under relevant legislation and regulated bodies. You will deputise for the Chief Executive as and when required. Clinical Services include nursing inpatients, theatres, imaging, physiotherapy, pharmacy and nursing outpatients.

Key Responsibilities & Requirements

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to);

To provide clear leadership and direction to all Clinical Head of Departments in-line with New Victoria Hospital’s culture and values.
Act as the designated Director responsible for Safeguarding, controlled drugs and the Caldicott guardian for the Hospital.
To share knowledge, expertise, best practice, and effective ways of working across the Hospital.
Support the Clinical Heads of Department with budget management and development of effective and safe clinical KPIs.
In conjunction with Integrated Governance & Risk Director ensure all clinical departments are compliant within the CQC and HSE regulatory frameworks and quality ensure standards.
In conjunction with the Medical Director ensure excellent governance standards are in place for Consultants in line with the Medical Practitioners Assurance Framework.
In conjunction with the Chief Executive & Integrated Governance & Risk Director ensure complaints are handled in-line with the Hospital Complaints Policy.

Please see attached job description for further information on duties and responsibilities.

As Director of Clinical Services, you will need to have:

A professional registration as a Nurse
A minimum of five years’ experience in a senior clinical role, ideally in an in-patient private hospital setting.