Job Description
Head of Clinical Services
Clifton Park Hospital – York
Full Time – 37.5 hours per week
Closing date: 30th March 2025 - Shortlisting: 1st April 2025 - Interviews: 8th April 2025
Clifton Park Hospital is an independent hospital based on the edge of York City centre, treating both NHS and private patients. As a dedicated orthopaedic unit and commitment to becoming a specialist centre of excellence, the hospital has recently opened a state of the art day procedure unit with dedicated day procedure theatre to complement the existing inpatient theatres. The hospital continues to invest in facilities with the recent installation of an industry leading static MRI scanner and development of diagnostic and outpatient services. Clifton Park Hospital Ltd is a joint venture between Ramsay Healthcare UK and group of specialist orthopaedic consultants all working for the NHS Trust in York.
About the role
As Head of Clinical Services at Clifton Park Hospital, you will work in close partnership with the Hospital Director as an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team and provide overall clinical direction and assists with operational management across all clinical service areas and meet the business and workforce objectives of Clifton Park Hospital Ltd. The Head of Clinical Services is professionally accountable for the provision of strong clinical leadership, ensuring there is a robust clinical governance framework in place within the facility and for providing a safe environment and processes for patients. You will support this by driving clinical quality, monitoring patient outcomes and creating a learning culture to improve clinical practice.
With a strong focus on delivery of performance measures whilst maintaining clinical practice standards, you will work collaboratively with all teams throughout the hospital to meet the strategic objective of becoming an Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence.
About you
We are looking for an individual with an unfaltering dedication to quality and who is determined to provide the best possible care for our patients, aligning with the Ramsay Healthcare’s motto ‘People Caring for People’.
With a strong clinical background in acute surgical/medical care, you will be NMC or HCPC Registered. You will have significant exposure in a senior clinical role to external stakeholders such as Consultants and the wider health care community and experience of working in a surgical environment.
Expert knowledge of clinical governance, development and administration of budgets, management reports and supply contracts is required, and the ability to provide effective monitoring and management of resources needed to sustain agreed activity levels.
You will have experience of leading clinically based projects and develop effective working relationships with key stakeholders including Integrated Care Systems, General Practitioners, Consultants and Suppliers.
A proven track record of leadership and ability to manage a team, ensuring that the Hospital complies with CQC requirements is essential, with a comprehensive understanding of relevant legal and professional care/practice standards.
We require you to be competent to provide effective monitoring and management of the clinical services with excellent communication and rapport building skills and the ability to make decisions using your own initiative.
You will be passionate about delivering outstanding care in a rewarding and what can be emotionally challenging environment and approach situations with a flexible and positive attitude.
Benefits
25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays
Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options
Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period
Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies
Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants
Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary
Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy
Concerts for Carers
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle2Work scheme available, in partnership with Halfords
The Blue Light Card Scheme
About Us
Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 8 countries, with 88,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.
We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.
If you would like to have an informal conversation regarding the role and/or attend a site visit, please do not hesitate to contact Sandra Donoghue Sandra.Donoghue@ramsayhealth.co.uk or Holly Kitching Holly.Kitching@ramsayhealth.co.uk
We care.
It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.