Clinical and Operations Development Manager

Clinical and Operations Development Manager

Function: Clinical

Location: Hybrid/Nottingham/Leeds/Alfreton/Wakefield/Sheffield

Contract type: Permanent.

Job Ref: 1257

Salary: £62,622 potential to rise to £73,673 over 3 years

Closing Date: Friday 16^th May 2025

NHS Supply Chain are recruiting for a Clinical Development Manager to join the Clinical Directorate.

Every day you will …

• Act as a positive ambassador within the Clinical Directorate and to the wider clinical community across NHS Supply Chain
• Provide professional leadership and ensure that the clinical voice is represented across NHS Supply Chain
• Provide support to the Director of Clinical Operations and Development on managing clinical operational issues
• Work closely with senior colleagues across the Clinical Directorate to ensure you are sighted on operational issues that impact on the core functions of the Directorate, mainly patient safety, clinical quality assurance, regulatory compliance and innovation.
• Support embedding the Clinical and Quality of Care strategy across NHS Supply chain
• Support the Director of Operations and Development in achieving the three key ambitions Quality of Care, Partnership working and Population Health Management.

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.  
• We recognise our employees’ hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards. 
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community. 
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Registered Healthcare Professional with significant experience at a Senior level i.e. Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife or Allied Healthcare Professional
• Strong leadership and management skills, with a passion for patient safety and improvement
• Significant clinical operational management experience working across different functions
• Experience of successful implementation of strategy, including project management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, influencing and negotiation skills

Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at Careers@supplychain.nhs.uk 

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@supplychain.nhs.uk who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.

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