Clinical Lead – Heart Health
- city of westminster, england, United Kingdom
- £90 - £130 Per Hour
Job Description
About the department
The Heart Health Centre at Welbeck is a leading independent cardiovascular service, bringing together some of the UK's most respected cardiologists, cardiac and vascular surgeons, and specialist healthcare professionals in a purpose-built, patient-centred environment. Located in the heart of London's renowned medical district, the centre delivers comprehensive diagnostics, outpatient care, advanced cardiac imaging, rhythm management and invasive cardiology.
Our multidisciplinary team is united by a commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, and exceptional patient experience. The service benefits from state-of-the-art diagnostic technology, streamlined patient pathways, and close collaboration between consultants, clinical teams, and operational colleagues to deliver outstanding outcomes and personalised care.
The centre has established a strong reputation for combining world-class specialist expertise with a warm, responsive, and highly personalised approach to patient care. As demand for cardiovascular services continues to grow, the Heart Health Centre is well positioned for further development, with opportunities to enhance services, strengthen partnerships, drive operational excellence, and shape the future of one of London's most respected independent cardiac centres.
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and collaborative leader to join a high-performing service and play a pivotal role in its next stage of growth and innovation.
About the role
This is a senior clinical leadership opportunity to act as the Centre Director's main deputy and oversee the full clinical team at Welbeck's Heart Health Centre. As Clinical Lead, you will provide expert clinical and operational leadership across the Invasive service (via the Invasive Lead, who manages Highly specialised Physiologists, the Cardiac Nurse Specialist and Healthcare Assistant team), the Echocardiography and Vascular services, and the Cardiac Physiology/Scientist team, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care across all diagnostic and procedural services.
You will hold responsibility for quality assurance and continuous performance improvement across the clinical team, feeding clinical, quality and performance data into the centre's Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) Committee, the Resuscitation Committee, and the Heart Health MDT. You will act as the Centre Director's main deputy, taking responsibility for the day-to-day operational leadership of the centre in their absence, working alongside the Business Manager to support operations, financial performance, people management, governance and business development.
This role suits an experienced clinical leader with strong operational and commercial awareness, ready to help lead a growing, high-performing centre.
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical & Quality Leadership
Provide expert leadership across the Invasive service, Echocardiography service, Vascular service and Cardiac Physiology/Scientist team
Ensure robust clinical governance, safety and quality standards across all invasive/procedural lists and diagnostic services
Lead the department's quality assurance programme, including relevant accreditation, equipment quality control, and audit of clinical accuracy and reporting turnaround
Feed clinical and performance data into the QAPI Committee, Resuscitation Committee and Heart Health MDT
Drive continuous performance improvement using data, KPIs and patient feedback
People & Operational Leadership
Provide day-to-day leadership and line management of the Invasive team, CNS, HCA team, Echocardiography and Vascular team, including recruitment, performance and development
Directly line manage the Echo team, Ensure the Invasive Lead is effectively managing and developing the Cardiac Nurse Specialist (CNS) and Healthcare Assistant (HCA) team
Maintain rotas and monitor staff sickness/absence in line with centre policy
Work in partnership with the Business Manager to ensure aligned, efficient delivery across the centre
Deputising for the Centre Director
Act as the Centre Director's main deputy, taking responsibility for the day-to-day operational leadership of the centre in their absence
Take responsibility for financial performance, business planning, governance and business development
Support innovation and adoption of new technologies across the clinical service
About you
Current clinical registration with an appropriate regulatory body (e.g. NMC, HCPC, or equivalent) —open to Registered Nurses, Clinical Physiologists, or other appropriately registered clinical professionals
Substantial experience in a clinical leadership role within a cardiology, cardiac diagnostics or related healthcare setting
Experience leading and managing a multidisciplinary clinical team
Confident operating in a fast-paced, high-performing clinical environment, with the credibility to lead across invasive and diagnostic services and deputise for senior leadership when required
Strong financial and commercial awareness, with experience supporting budgets and business planning, is desirable
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Recruitment Process
For this role, the stages are listed below.
Stage 1 - Shortlisting (based on applications)
Stage 2 - Screening Calls
Stage 3 - interview
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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At Welbeck, we believe exceptional care starts with inclusive teams. We are committed to creating a workplace where difference is valued and excellence is expected; where people feel respected, and everyone is supported to do their very best. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences and appoint on merit, recognising that diverse perspectives strengthen clinical quality, leadership, operational delivery and patient care.
Disclosure and Barring Service
Welbeck is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of patients and expects all staff to share this commitment. All roles are subject to pre-employment checks in line with regulatory requirements, including an appropriate level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.