Area Director of Clinical Performance (North Region) 
37.5 Hours & Permanent

Salary: NHS Band 8c equivalent

Circle Health Group is proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s top 5 best big companies to work for as well as top 5 to work for in the health and social care sector.

We have an opportunity for an Area Director of Clinical Performance to join their team of staff.

This is a Full time role for 37.5 hours a week and the successful candidate must be based in the North area of the country.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Qualified registered nurse.
• Current NMC registration or AHP with HCPC registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience of successfully leading and managing a diverse team.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Cross multi-site management.
• Level 4 safeguarding.
• Excel competency.

Duties of this role include:

• Ensure local nursing and clinical standards meet the requirements of Circle clinical governance, statutory, safeguarding and compliance.
• Ensure clinical policy, procedure and operating standards are up-to-date, implemented and associated practice is audited as part of the clinical audit programme.
• To support all facilities in ensuring they meet (and exceed) all regulatory standards and in preparing for any regulatory (or other external) inspections, accreditations and self-assessments (CQC/HIS/HIW), participating in on-site surveillance/audit visits. This includes supporting the co-ordination of audit visits, compiling audit reports and the review of resultant audit action plans to ensure improvement actions are progressed.
• To ensure standards of care, patient safety and clinical governance are effective and robust in the cluster of sites.
• To deliver clinical proficiency and expert advice.
• Ensure that sites can attain and retain accreditation in line with company strategy.
• With Area Directors of Clinical Performance, Directors of Clinical Services, specialist nurses, Head of People Development, regional trainers and quality and risk teams, lead on reviewing national guidance and evidence on nurse research, new techniques and all aspects of patient safeguarding.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Management Bonus Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

Circle Health Group is proud to be a Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces Community. We are also part of The Valuable 500 and we pride ourselves in being a Disability Confident Employer.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy

Interested?