Clinical Head of Department - Outpatient and Pre-Assessment
Job Description: Clinical Head of Department - Outpatient and Pre Assessment
Location: Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full Time
Salaried up to £56,500.00 per annum, dependent on experience
Hours: 37.5 per week
Main duties of the job
* Provide strategic and operational leadership to outpatient and pre‑assessment nursing services
* Drive excellence in patient care, ensuring services are safe, effective, and responsive
* Champion clinical governance, quality improvement, and evidence‑based practice
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes
* Lead workforce planning, recruitment, and development of nursing staff
* Support financial and performance targets, contributing to the department's commercial success
About You
* Proven leadership experience in a clinical setting, ideally within outpatient or pre‑assessment services
* Strong understanding of clinical governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance
* Commercially astute, with experience managing budgets and driving service efficiency
* Excellent communication, influencing, and team‑building skills
* Passionate about innovation and continuous improvement in patient care
About us
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital are recognised for their friendly atmosphere, clinical expertise, and high standards of care. Our purpose‑built hospital, established since 1968, includes 40 en‑suite bedrooms, busy outpatient and pre‑assessment departments, a diagnostic imaging service (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Mammography and X‑ray), pathology, paediatric unit, surgical recovery ward, cancer care unit, 3 state‑of‑the‑art operating theatres and physiotherapy services.
Benefits
We want you to feel good. We offer a benefits package with fitness, lifestyle, health and wellness rewards, free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts, and pension options.
Job responsibilities and other details
We are seeking a dynamic, forward‑thinking clinical leader to head our outpatient and pre‑assessment nursing teams. This pivotal role combines clinical credibility with a commercial mindset and thrives in a fast‑paced, patient‑focused environment.
Person Specification
Position is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Location
Kingswood Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4UL
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