Director of Clinical Services

Priory Lichfield Road
Salary | £55,000
Full Time of 37.5 hours per week

Priory Lichfield Road has an opportunity for a Director of Clinical Services who is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council to join our team.

Lichfield Road is a Rehabilitation Service in Bloxwich, Walsall. This rehabilitation service is accessible by public transport, with local bus stops approximately a 2–5 minute walk away and Bloxwich railway station approximately a 5–10 minute taxi journey from the site.

You will be part of a compassionate team that is committed to supporting people's wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future.

The Director of Clinical Services (DoCS) provides operational and clinical leadership to deliver the hospital's quality strategy, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care, compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, and achievement of quality performance indicators. The role leads clinical governance across the site, overseeing audits, governance reporting, incident and serious incident investigations, safeguarding, risk management, restrictive practice reduction, and continuous quality improvement. The DoCS supports regulatory inspections, service improvement plans, staff training and coaching, promotes a positive safety culture through shared learning, monitors patient and carer experience, ensures contractual quality requirements are met, builds effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, contributes to the development of organisational policies and procedures

This position is a leadership role at Priory and during the interview process we will be assessing candidates against our leadership behaviours. These are a set of ten values driven behaviours that define great leadership at Priory. They are integral to driving a positive high performing culture where we strive to deliver the best care and outcomes for the people we support. You can find out more about our interview approach and our leadership behaviours here

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

The following experience would be beneficial

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.