Outpatients Clinical Lead
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.
The closing date is 14 June 2026.
An exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Band 7 Clinical Lead to join the Outpatients team at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.
As the Outpatient Sister/Charge Nurse, you will work closely with the Outpatients leadership team across the Trust to ensure outpatient areas consistently deliver safe, high‑quality, patient‑centred care in line with the Trust's vision, values, and behaviours. You will demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, supporting and inspiring teams compassionately while driving continuous service improvement and positive change.
Although this role is primarily based at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, the successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly across UHD sites to support an integrated Trust‑wide outpatient service. This includes occasional weekend working and participation in ad‑hoc or rostered site nurse shifts.
Outpatient services are often one of the first points of contact for patients, carers, and visitors attending hospital. Teams provide support for a wide range of needs, from health advice and guidance to supporting individuals receiving life‑changing news affecting their physical and mental wellbeing.
Providing compassionate, effective, and responsive outpatient care is essential to ensuring patients and their families receive the highest possible standard of experience and support.
Interview date: 24th June 2026.
Main duties of the job
The Band 7 Clinical Lead will provide professional and operational leadership to the Outpatients nursing team, ensuring safe, effective, high‑quality, patient‑centred care in line with Trust values and objectives. The post holder will manage the day‑to‑day running of the Outpatients Department, ensuring efficient service delivery while supporting quality improvement and service development.
* Lead nursing teams across outpatient areas, promote evidence‑based practice, and ensure compassionate care and an excellent patient experience.
* Maintain clinical competence by undertaking clinic sessions and supporting junior staff development.
* Plan workforce, coordinate staffing for clinics, and lead the Trust appraisal process to identify training and development needs.
* Work closely with multidisciplinary teams and provide operational and clinical leadership, including site nurse cover when required.
* Support clinical governance, risk management, incident reporting, and quality standards alongside the Outpatient Matron.
* Ensure a safe environment through adherence to Trust policies and procedures.
* Provide flexibility with cross‑site and weekend working to meet service demands.
About us
UHD is investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. Some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service‑specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
* Previous Band 6 experience in NHS setting
* Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
* Band 7 experience
* Experience of managing budgets
* Leading a service
* Experience of managing complaints
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.
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