Director of Clinical Services

Director of Clinical Services
The Winterbourne Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent

Competitive Salary (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

The Winterbourne Hospital in Dorchester is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country. 

We have an opportunity for an Director of Clinical Services to join their team of staff in the Senior Management team.

This is a full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.

Duties of this role include:

• Lead the clinical governance agenda to ensure compliance with all regulatory, legal, and professional standards, maintaining a minimum CQC rating of GOOD, while striving for OUTSTANDING.
• Provide visible leadership and clinical on-call support, acting as the senior advisor on all clinical matters within the hospital.
• Ensure all measures are taken to safeguard the health, safety, and wellbeing of patients, maintaining a high-quality, safe clinical environment.
• Maintain and uphold professional standards in line with NMC, HCPC, GMC, and other regulatory bodies.
• Ensure safe staffing levels across all clinical areas, with appropriate skill mix and staff competency at all times.
• Lead hospital participation in internal and external audits, ensuring timely actions and adherence to best practice.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• NMC or HCPC-registered healthcare professional with extensive senior leadership experience in a hospital setting.
• Demonstrated success in clinical governance, risk management, and quality improvement.
• Deep understanding of regulatory standards (CQC, NICE, NMC, HCPC, etc.) and national healthcare frameworks.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and change management skills.
• Proven ability to lead investigations, manage risk, and embed learning from incidents and audits.

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
• 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.

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