# Outpatients Clinical Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/outpatients-clinical-lead/cf508762-2561-4c44-807a-b4b941518b32 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/outpatients-clinical-lead/cf508762-2561-4c44-807a-b4b941518b32.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Poole - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week (Part time will be considered for the right candidate) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T11:30:52.656Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Bournemouth/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Outpatients/Outpatients-v8017871 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8017871?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 7 Clinical Lead  to join the Outpatients team at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. As the Outpatient Sister/Charge Nurse, you will work closely with the Outpatients leadership team across the Trust to ensure outpatient areas consistently deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centred care in line with the Trust’s vision, values, and behaviours. You will demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, supporting and inspiring teams compassionately while driving continuous service improvement and positive change. Although this role is primarily based at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, the successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly across UHD sites to support an integrated Trust-wide outpatient service. This includes occasional weekend working and participation in ad-hoc or rostered site nurse shifts. Outpatient services are often one of the first points of contact for patients, carers, and visitors attending hospital. Teams provide support for a wide range of needs, from health advice and guidance to supporting individuals receiving life-changing news affecting their physical and mental wellbeing. Providing compassionate, effective, and responsive outpatient care is essential to ensuring patients and their families receive the highest possible standard of experience and support. Interview date:  24th June 2026 ### Main duties of the job ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 7 Clinical Lead to join the Outpatients team at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. As the Outpatient Sister/Charge Nurse, you will work closely with the Outpatients leadership team across the Trust to ensure outpatient areas consistently deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centred care in line with the Trust’s vision, values, and behaviours. You will demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills, supporting and inspiring teams compassionately while driving continuous service improvement and positive change. Although this role is primarily based at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, the successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly across UHD sites to support an integrated Trust-wide outpatient service. This includes occasional weekend working and participation in ad-hoc or rostered site nurse shifts. Outpatient services are often one of the first points of contact for patients, carers, and visitors attending hospital. Teams provide support for a wide range of needs, from health advice and guidance to supporting individuals receiving life-changing news affecting their physical and mental wellbeing. Providing compassionate, effective, and responsive outpatient care is essential to ensuring patients and their families receive the highest possible standard of experience and support. Interview date: 24th June 2026 ## Responsibilities To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. ## Person Specification ### Essential & Desirable **Essential** - Previous Band 6 experience in NHS setting - Registered Nurse with current NMC registration **Desirable** - Band 7 experience - Experience of managing budgets - Managing outpatient clinics ### Essential and desirable **Essential** - Leading a service **Desirable** - Experience of managing complaints ## Documents - [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417) - [clinical lead outpatients jd (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10322763) - [clinical lead outpatients ps (pdf, 160.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10322764) ## 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.