Outpatient Manager

Are you a talented nurse with demonstrable leadership experience looking for a rewarding role? Do you want to progress within your career? You’ll find a friendly welcome and a home for your talents at Practice Plus Group. Whether you’re coming from an NHS or private hospital or another care setting, we’ll give you time to use your nursing skills – and help you build a fulfilling career.

We offer nurses clear career paths with lots of exciting options. Where you go is up to you!

As our Outpatients Manager, you will be joining our team based in the CQC rated good hospital in Gillingham.  You will be part of a close knit collaborative team who pride themselves in providing the highest standard of care to our patients and their families. Our Outpatients team is comprised of experienced nurses, practitioners and healthcare assistants supported by our Head of Nursing, Paula.

Your sound clinical and infection control knowledge combined with your ability to solve problems and think both literally and laterally will enable you to coach and support others in your team. We encourage sharing of best practice across our site to develop your skills and take advantage of our excellent clinical leadership knowledge.

You will be responsible for the day to day management of the Outpatient Department, providing leadership to the team of nursing and ancillary staff, while giving necessary professional, clinical practice and motivational support for the team.  During times of absence you will also deputies for the Ward Manager, so having a close working relationship with them is key as well as an understanding of the ward.

As well as working with the Ward Manager, you will also work collaboratively with the Theatre manager to develop the service, establishing the department as a centre of excellence within the UK as a national model of excellence.

You will be required to have strong administration and management skills as the coordination and facilitation of activities on a shift by shift basis is essential to ensure a seamless service to patients and the position has a professional obligation for training and development within the sphere and scope of practice in the Outpatient Department. It will also be your responsibility to ensure that there are sufficient clinics provided to meet the volume of referrals

In turn we will support you to help you grow in your role and take your career in the direction you want to go. We’ll help you be the best you can be. When you’re part of the Practice Plus Group team, you don’t just have a job. You have a career.

Everything we do is focused on providing a high standard of safe and effective patient care. As a CQC Good rated hospital we believe in developing and nurturing our people.

We want our team members to feel motivated and rewarded. So we offer a competitive package of pay and benefits. We also recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance – so we always try to be flexible, helping you fit your working life around your home life.

To apply for the role click on the link below. If you have any questions contact [email protected] in our friendly resourcing team, or call 075800 18698.

We will contact all shortlisted candidates but please note Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants must have the right to work in the EU.

We are one of the UK largest independent sector healthcare providers and work in close partnership with the NHS to deliver more than 50 services throughout the UK. We provide high quality specialist care and excellent results for more than 50,000 patients each year.