Director of Clinical Services

Director of Clinical Services | Spire Little Aston Hospital | Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham | Full Time | Competitive Executive Package + Excellent Benefits

Spire Little Aston Hospital in Sutton Coldfield, has an exciting opportunity for an accomplished and motivated Director of Clinical Services to join the Hospital Senior Leadership Team.

This is a pivotal leadership role with responsibility for providing strategic direction, operational leadership and professional oversight across all clinical services within the hospital. Reporting directly to the Hospital Director, you will play a key role in shaping the future of the hospital, driving clinical excellence, operational performance, service innovation and sustainable growth, whilst ensuring the highest standards of patient care, safety and governance.

As a member of the senior leadership team, you will work collaboratively with consultants, clinical leaders and corporate stakeholders to deliver the hospital's Annual Operating Plan, clinical strategy and business objectives. supporting the continued development and expansion of services. 

Spire Little Aston Hospital is a leading private hospital in the Midlands, offering comprehensive hospital care to patients from Birmingham and the surrounding areas of the West Midlands and Staffordshire. The hospital has an exceptional reputation within a variety of specialties including Orthopaedics, Sports & Exercise Medicine, Cosmetics, Ophthalmic, Gynaecology, General Surgery & Physiotherapy.

We’re dedicated to providing quality treatment and aftercare to our patients. This means ongoing investment in our facilities and our staff. We also have a dedicated Bone & Joint Clinic with leading orthopaedic consultants, Breast Care Centre and Spire Eye Centre.

Spire Healthcare was announced as winner of the ‘Best Workplace for Learning and Development - Over 1,500 Nursing Staff category’ at the Nursing Times Workforce Summit & Awards 2021. The award recognised the introduction of a whole range of learning and development initiatives for clinical and non-clinical colleagues, this includes Spire's dedicated apprenticeship team which supports a wide variety of apprenticeships including BSc Physiotherapy and MSc Advanced Clinical Practice.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

As Director of Clinical Services, you will provide visible leadership, ensuring the delivery of outstanding patient outcomes, exceptional patient experience and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities include:

Strategic Leadership

• Lead the development and implementation of the hospital's clinical strategy, ensuring alignment with wider corporate objectives and growth ambitions.
• Contribute to the overall business strategy, supporting service development, investment opportunities and innovation across clinical services.
• Work in partnership with the Hospital Director, consultant body and senior leadership team to deliver the Annual Operating Plan and long-term strategic objectives.

Operational Leadership

• Provide overall operational management and leadership across all clinical service areas.
• Ensure services are safe, effective, responsive and patient-centred whilst maintaining operational efficiency and financial sustainability.
• Deliver strong business performance, balancing high-quality healthcare provision with sound financial management.
• Lead and develop a high-performing clinical leadership team, fostering accountability, engagement and continuous improvement.
• Participate in the Senior Management On-Call rota and deputise for the Hospital Director as required.

Clinical Quality, Governance and Patient Safety

• Maintain and embed the highest standards of clinical practice within a robust governance and regulatory framework.
• Ensure compliance with CQC standards and all statutory, professional and regulatory requirements. Working with the Governance Manager and Heads of Department to ensure continuous regulatory compliance and service excellence
• Provide executive leadership for risk management, clinical governance, patient safety, experience and quality improvement initiatives.

Act as the Hospital's Director of Infection Prevention and Control, ensuring effective infection prevention and control practices across all services.

Promote, develop and share evidence-based clinical practice across the hospital.

People Leadership and Culture

• Create an inclusive, high-performing culture that promotes collaboration, accountability and clinical excellence.
• Support the professional development of colleagues through coaching, mentoring and succession planning.
• Foster an environment that actively promotes wellbeing, diversity, inclusion, health and safety.

Who We're Looking For

We are seeking an experienced and credible healthcare leader /Modern Matron, who is registered with the NMC, HCPC or an equivalent professional body and has a proven track record of operating at Director of Clinical Services level, or within a comparable senior leadership role in an acute healthcare setting. The successful candidate will have extensive experience leading multidisciplinary teams, delivering strong operational performance and driving clinical excellence through robust governance, patient safety, risk management and quality improvement frameworks. You will bring a strong understanding of CQC and regulatory requirements, alongside experience of developing and implementing clinical strategy and leading service transformation. You will be able to balance quality outcomes with operational and business performance. Exceptional communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills are essential, together with a commitment to continual professional and leadership development.

You will bring a passion for delivering exceptional patient-centred care, combining strategic thinking with strong operational leadership to achieve outstanding results. An inspirational and collaborative leader, you will have the ability to influence others, build high-performing teams and drive a culture of continuous improvement. You will demonstrate sound judgement when navigating complex clinical and operational challenges, with a proven track record of delivering measurable improvements in quality, safety, performance and sustainable growth.

Benefits

We offer an attractive executive package including:

• Competitive salary
• Car allowance
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Private medical insurance & Free Bupa Wellness screening
• Employer and employee contributory pension scheme with flexible retirement options
• Life assurance
• Spire For You reward platform with discounts and cashback at over 1,000 retailers
• Award-winning CPD and leadership development opportunities
• Group-wide career progression opportunities

Our Values:

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion.
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employees’ well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.   We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. 

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.