Clinical Head of Department - Outpatient and Pre Assessment

Clinical Head of Department - Outpatient and Pre Assessment

Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full Time

Up to £56,500.00 per annum, dependent on experience

37.5 hours per week

At Nuffield Health the UKs largest healthcare charity, everything we give our patients, members and customers would not be possible without you. Your passion, your warmth, your drive to make a difference. Whether it’s driving connected health, helping the nation, transforming experiences, or building the career you want – we give you the support to do it all. Join our journey. It starts with you.

We are seeking a dynamic, forward-thinking clinical leader to head our Outpatient and Pre-Assessment Nursing Teams. This is a pivotal role for someone who combines clinical credibility with a commercial mindset, and who thrives in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities

• 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

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.

Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital

The Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital are recognised for their friendly atmosphere, clinical expertise, and high standards of care.

Our purpose-built hospital has been established since 1968. With 40 en-suite bedrooms, a busy outpatients and pre-assessment departments. We also provide 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.

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It starts with you.