# Director of Clinical Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nuffield Health. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/director-of-clinical-services/1c518274-d56f-4b51-a132-81b5285b3198 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/director-of-clinical-services/1c518274-d56f-4b51-a132-81b5285b3198.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nuffield Health - **Town:** Oxford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Salary:** Depends on experience - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-07-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-09T09:04:09.475Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0302-26-0607?employerCode=E0302 - **Application URL:** https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=aGFubmFoLmxvd25kZXMuMDg2MjkuMTI1MTJAbnVmZmllbGQuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t ## Job Content ### Job summary Director of Clinical Services (Matron) Chichester Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time | Competitive salary depending on experience 37.5 hours per week At Nuffield Health, you'll discover nursing as it should be: more time to care and to get to know the people who are our patients. We're proud to deliver matron-led care, which means you'll enjoy a highly visible role, as a Clinical Lead with a true passion for delivering excellent personalised care. ### Main duties of the job As a Director of Clinical Services (Matron), you will: Quickly understand the clinical challenges facing our hospital and build excellent relationships with internal customers and external bodies Ensure that we provide safe and effective care through a range of surgical and medical interventions Deliver effective operational management and inspirational leadership Be a role model for excellent clinical governance, providing strategy and direction for our hospital Champion improvements to clinical standards, care and service across wards, theatres, outpatients, pharmacy, radiology, imaging, cardiology and pathology Always be approachable and accessible to patients, relatives and colleagues ### About us Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital is a 30 bedded hospital within walking distance of the city centre with free onsite car parking. The hospital has two laminar flow operating theatres and two minor treatment rooms in the outpatient department. There is a small radiology department and CT/ MRI services are provided in a mobile unit. Inpatient physiotherapy is provided within the hospital whilst our outpatients attend the fitness and wellbeing centre at Chichester gate for their follow up physio and hydrotherapy treatments. ### Details - Date posted: 08 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: Depending on experience - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: JR0098903 - Job locations: 78 Broyle Road, Chichester, PO19 6WB, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Director of Clinical Services (Matron) Chichester Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time | Competitive salary depending on experience 37.5 hours per week At Nuffield Health, you'll discover nursing as it should be: more time to care and to get to know the people who are our patients. We're proud to deliver matron-led care, which means you'll enjoy a highly visible role, as a Clinical Lead with a true passion for delivering excellent personalised care. As a Director of Clinical Services at our Chichester Hospital, you'll have a strong track record in leading and developing nursing practice. As well as a thorough understanding of evidence-based practice and the health care regulatory agenda, you're able to stabilise and re-engage teams, driving the standards of care. As a Director of Clinical Services (Matron), you will: Quickly understand the clinical challenges facing our hospital and build excellent relationships with internal customers and external bodies Ensure that we provide safe and effective care through a range of surgical and medical interventions Deliver effective operational management and inspirational leadership Be a role model for excellent clinical governance, providing strategy and direction for our hospital Champion improvements to clinical standards, care and service across wards, theatres, outpatients, pharmacy, radiology, imaging, cardiology and pathology Always be approachable and accessible to patients, relatives and colleagues ## Job Details Director of Clinical Services (Matron) Chichester Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time | Competitive salary depending on experience 37.5 hours per week At Nuffield Health, you'll discover nursing as it should be: more time to care and to get to know the people who are our patients. We're proud to deliver matron-led care, which means you'll enjoy a highly visible role, as a Clinical Lead with a true passion for delivering excellent personalised care. ## Job Description As a Director of Clinical Services (Matron), you will: Quickly understand the clinical challenges facing our hospital and build excellent relationships with internal customers and external bodies Ensure that we provide safe and effective care through a range of surgical and medical interventions Deliver effective operational management and inspirational leadership Be a role model for excellent clinical governance, providing strategy and direction for our hospital Champion improvements to clinical standards, care and service across wards, theatres, outpatients, pharmacy, radiology, imaging, cardiology and pathology Always be approachable and accessible to patients, relatives and colleagues ## Responsibilities Director of Clinical Services (Matron) Chichester Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time | Competitive salary depending on experience 37.5 hours per week At Nuffield Health, you'll discover nursing as it should be: more time to care and to get to know the people who are our patients. We're proud to deliver matron-led care, which means you'll enjoy a highly visible role, as a Clinical Lead with a true passion for delivering excellent personalised care. As a Director of Clinical Services at our Chichester Hospital, you'll have a strong track record in leading and developing nursing practice. As well as a thorough understanding of evidence-based practice and the health care regulatory agenda, you're able to stabilise and re-engage teams, driving the standards of care. As a Director of Clinical Services (Matron), you will: Quickly understand the clinical challenges facing our hospital and build excellent relationships with internal customers and external bodies Ensure that we provide safe and effective care through a range of surgical and medical interventions Deliver effective operational management and inspirational leadership Be a role model for excellent clinical governance, providing strategy and direction for our hospital Champion improvements to clinical standards, care and service across wards, theatres, outpatients, pharmacy, radiology, imaging, cardiology and pathology Always be approachable and accessible to patients, relatives and colleagues ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - As a Director of Clinical Services at our Chichester Hospital, you'll have a strong track record in leading and developing nursing practice. As well as a thorough understanding of evidence-based practice and the health care regulatory agenda, you're able to stabilise and re-engage teams, driving the standards of care. ### Qualifications **Essential** - As a Director of Clinical Services at our Chichester Hospital, you'll have a strong track record in leading and developing nursing practice. As well as a thorough understanding of evidence-based practice and the health care regulatory agenda, you're able to stabilise and re-engage teams, driving the standards of care. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.