Priory Lichfield Road
Salary | £55,000
Full Time of 37.5 hours per week
Priory Lichfield Road has an opportunity for a Director of Clinical Services who is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council to join our team.
Lichfield Road is a Rehabilitation Service in Bloxwich, Walsall. This rehabilitation service is accessible by public transport, with local bus stops approximately a 2–5 minute walk away and Bloxwich railway station approximately a 5–10 minute taxi journey from the site.
You will be part of a compassionate team that is committed to supporting people's wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future.
The Director of Clinical Services (DoCS) provides operational and clinical leadership to deliver the hospital's quality strategy, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care, compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, and achievement of quality performance indicators. The role leads clinical governance across the site, overseeing audits, governance reporting, incident and serious incident investigations, safeguarding, risk management, restrictive practice reduction, and continuous quality improvement. The DoCS supports regulatory inspections, service improvement plans, staff training and coaching, promotes a positive safety culture through shared learning, monitors patient and carer experience, ensures contractual quality requirements are met, builds effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, contributes to the development of organisational policies and procedures
This position is a leadership role at Priory and during the interview process we will be assessing candidates against our leadership behaviours. These are a set of ten values driven behaviours that define great leadership at Priory. They are integral to driving a positive high performing culture where we strive to deliver the best care and outcomes for the people we support. You can find out more about our interview approach and our leadership behaviours here.
You can find additional information in the attached job description.
Essential for the role
- Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or Health and Care Professions Council
- A recognised post-registration qualification together with full membership/accreditation of a relevant professional institution and evidence of continuous professional development.
The following experience would be beneficial
- Experience of working within a related environment.
We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.
Healthcare benefits
- Free on-site parking
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership & management development
- Long service award
- Refer a friend bonuses
Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.
Priory is the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health – and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.
For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.
All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
