Clinical Services Director

Overview

Lead and oversee all clinical services, ensuring quality, compliance, and strategic growth.

Key Responsibilities

• clinical governance
• infection control
• audit & risk
• budget management
• recruitment
• education

Tasks

-Carry out duties with full regard to the Hospice's Equalities and Diversity Policies. -Represent Kilbryde Hospice at strategic forums, professional networks, and sector events. -Lead regular reviews of performance, quality standards, and service delivery, reporting to the CEO and trustees. -Act as Accountable Officer for Controlled Drugs under Scottish legislation. -Champion staff wellbeing, retention, and leadership development. -Take part in the on-call rota for SMT where appropriate. -Promote, at all levels, the Hospice Vision, Mission and Values and in keeping with the current Corporate Strategy. -Strategic planning and operational leadership in clinical services for patients. -Ensure staff adhere to patient record keeping and storage and ensure this complies with best practice. -Lead annual appraisals, supervision, and development planning for clinical and healthcare related staff. -Contribute to the development, negotiation, and delivery of service level agreements and commissioning discussions with statutory partners. -Maintain links with external providers and higher education institutions to support continuous professional development. -Lead on Infection Prevention and Control in line with national Infection Prevention and Control Processes. -Act as Registered Manager with Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS), ensuring clinical services are compliant with national standards and regulatory requirements. -All staff are required to comply with the obligation of confidentiality relating to personal information that could identify individuals. GDPR (2018) safeguards the handling of information held in both electronic and manual filing systems and it is the duty of all staff employed by Kilbryde Hospice to uphold the principles of the legislation. -Line manages the In-patient Unit Manager and other senior nursing and Allied Health Professionals. -Play a lead role in the Clinical Quality Audit & Risk Committee (CQARC) and ensure there is a strong evidence-based audit cycle that drives improvement. -Oversee recruitment and induction of new clinical, healthcare staff and volunteers. -Provide dynamic leadership and oversight of all clinical services, ensuring alignment with the organisation's strategic aims and values. -Serve as Caldicott Guardian being responsible for protecting the confidentiality of people's health and care information and making sure it is used legally, ethically, and appropriately. -Ensure safeguarding, infection prevention, and clinical risk management are embedded in everyday practice. -The post holder must always carry out duties and responsibilities with regard to the Kilbryde Hospice Code of Conduct. -Inspire and support the clinical workforce, ensuring compassionate, skilled, and inclusive people-centred care. -Act as a responsible individual in relation to Health and Safety and be aware of the responsibilities of all employees. -Ensure budgets and controls are managed and maintained. -Responsible for monitoring the income and expenditure of all clinical services and ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of these services. -Contribute to the design and delivery of the hospice's education programme. -Act as the Hospice's named Safeguarding Lead, ensuring robust systems for protection of vulnerable adults (and children where appropriate). -Ensure compliance with current Data Protection and GDPR legislation. -Lead on clinical governance, overseeing clinical audit, risk, and compliance processes. -Act as an advocate for high-quality palliative and end of life care in South Lanarkshire. -Promote and support in-house education, training, and clinical supervision. -The post-holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities in line with Kilbryde Hospice Dignity at Work, and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion policies. -Build strong partnerships across the health and care system, including NHS Lanarkshire, Health and Social Care Partners, GPs, and third sector partners. -Ensure holistic patient and family support, including bereavement support. -Drive continuous service improvement, including monitoring of agreed KPIs and outcome measures and intergrating feedback from patients, carers, and staff. -Have a good understanding and always comply with relevant Kilbryde Hospice Policies and Procedures.

Requirements

• leadership
• degree
• registered
• data governance
• change management
• budgeting

What You Bring

-Extensive senior-level leadership experience in a healthcare setting. -Knowledge of national frameworks, regulatory bodies, and clinical standards. -Educated to degree level. -Strong understanding of current regulatory frameworks. -Registered health professional with current UK registration. -The post holder is required to familiarise him/herself with and comply with the Kilbryde Hospice Health & Safety policies. -Evidence of continuing professional development. -Hold Disclosure Scotland and Occupational Health clearances appropriate to the role. -Experience with patient record systems and data governance. -Skilled in leading through change, motivating teams, and performance management. -Strong interpersonal, communication, and public speaking skills. -Ability to work flexibility. -Experience of business development within the care sector. -Experience of hospice funding and budgeting.

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Security Clearance

-requires disclosure scotland and occupational health clearances. -subject to pvg check by disclosure scotland.