Director of Quality - South & National Lead for Wards & Outpatients

Nuffield Health Brentwood; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and fitness organization in Greater London is looking for an experienced Director of Quality. You will ensure effective leadership in quality assurance and patient safety across the South region while setting national standards for Wards and Outpatient Departments. The ideal candidate is a senior healthcare leader with a strong background in clinical governance and quality regulation. This role offers hybrid working conditions and a competitive salary, along with numerous benefits including gym membership and health assessments.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Senior healthcare leader with experience at Director of Clinical Services level or equivalent.
• Proven experience leading ward and/or outpatient services.
• Credible, influential leader with a track record of improvement and change.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance and continuous improvement across the South region.
• Act as national lead for Wards and OPD, setting strategy and standards.
• Drive implementation of the Quality Strategy and Quality Improvement Plans.

Skills

Clinical governance

Quality assurance

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Education

Degree-level qualification as Registered Nurse or AHP

Job description

Director of Quality – South & National Lead for Wards & Outpatients

Barbican, London – Hybrid Working with National travel – Clinical Directorate – Permanent – Full Time – Competitive salary available, depending on experience – 37.5 hours per week

Nuffield Health is seeking an experienced senior clinical leader to join its Clinical Leadership Team as Director of Quality for the South region, with a national leadership remit for Wards and Outpatient Departments.

This role provides expert leadership, assurance and oversight of quality, safety, effectiveness and patient/customer experience, working in close partnership with Executive Operations Directors, Hospital Directors and clinical leaders to deliver Nuffield Health’s Quality Strategy.

In addition to regional accountability, the successful person will act as the national subject matter expert for Ward and OPD services, setting standards, driving consistency and leading improvement programmes across the hospital network. The role ensures strong regulatory compliance with CQC, HIS and HIW, while championing innovation, learning and an open safety culture.

As the Director of Quality – South & National Lead for Wards & Outpatients you will:

• Lead quality assurance and continuous improvement across the South region, partnering closely with Executive Operations Directors and clinical leaders.
• Act as national lead for Wards and OPD, setting strategy, standards and KPIs and driving standardisation across all sites.
• Drive implementation of the Quality Strategy, Quality Framework (QAF) and Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs).
• Lead the Integrated Quality Assurance Review (IQAR) programme within region, providing independent, evidence‑based assurance.
• Ensure timely and effective response to quality and patient safety issues, including regional support for PSIRF delivery.
• Provide expert oversight and guidance on regulatory compliance, supporting Registered Managers and senior teams to meet and exceed CQC, HIS and HIW requirements.
• Contribute clinical expertise to strategic projects, service developments, technology‑enabled care and clinical governance for new developments and acquisitions.
• Champion an open, learning culture and coach Directors of Clinical Services and other senior clinical leaders to strengthen governance, capability and patient care.

Director of Quality – South & National Lead for Wards & Outpatients, you’ll bring:

• Registered Nurse or AHP (NMC or HCPC) with degree‑level qualification
• Senior healthcare leader with experience at Director of Clinical Services level or equivalent
• Strong background in clinical governance, quality assurance and regulation
• Proven experience leading ward and/or outpatient services
• Credible, influential leader with a track record of improvement and change

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.

At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.

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