Centre Leader (Guildford)

GenesisCare UK; Guildford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days of annual leave

Private medical and dental cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Income Protection

Wellbeing support

Exclusive retail discounts

Job summary

GenesisCare UK is seeking a Centre Leader for its Guildford cancer care centre. This role involves overall leadership and operational management to ensure excellence in patient care. The successful candidate will motivate multidisciplinary teams, drive performance through KPIs, and ensure compliance with safety standards. A strong background in healthcare leadership, commercial awareness, and CQC management is essential. The position offers extensive benefits including 26 days of annual leave, private healthcare cover, and competitive pension.

Qualifications

• Experience as a CQC Registered Manager.
• Proven leadership experience in a healthcare environment.
• Ability to drive performance and manage budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall operational management of the cancer care centre.
• Improve operational excellence in patient care.
• Drive service development for the new SACT department.

Skills

Leadership in healthcare

Commercial awareness

Managing multidisciplinary teams

Stakeholder relationship management

Service excellence delivery

Education

Degree-level education

Relevant management qualification

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey as a Centre Leader at our state-of-the-art cancer care centre in Guildford? Join our dedicated team at GenesisCare UK and be part of something truly transformative.

Our Guildford centre is entering an exciting phase of growth, including the development of a new Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) department, enhancing our ability to deliver integrated, patient-centred oncology care. This is a unique opportunity to lead a centre at the forefront of innovation and service expansion.

What You’ll Do

• Provide overall leadership and operational management of the centre, ensuring excellence in patient care and service delivery
• Lead, motivate and develop multidisciplinary teams including radiotherapy, diagnostics, nursing, administration and exercise medicine
• Drive a high-performance culture, using data and KPIs to inform decision-making and improve outcomes
• Build and maintain strong relationships with consultants and key stakeholders to support referral growth
• Identify opportunities for service development, including maximising the impact of the new SACT department
• Ensure full compliance with governance, regulatory and safety standards (CQC, H&S, etc.)
• Contribute to financial performance, including budget planning and delivery
• Champion GenesisCare initiatives to improve quality, culture, efficiency and access
• Lead on patient experience improvements through feedback and continuous service development
• Collaborate with marketing and business development teams to raise the centre’s profile locally

What You’ll Have

• Proven leadership experience within a healthcare environment
• Strong commercial awareness with experience delivering against P&L targets
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and driving performance
• Background in private healthcare and understanding of the healthcare market
• Experience as a CQC Registered Manager
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships, including consultants
• Passion for delivering service excellence and improving patient outcomes
• Degree-level education with a relevant management qualification
• A collaborative, engaging leadership style with a focus on culture and people development

Why Choose GenesisCare

• Shape your work-life balance with 26 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the option to buy or sell leave
• Private medical and dental cover, plus Employee Assistance Programme and Income Protection
• Access to world-class radiotherapy for you and your immediate family (if required)
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• Wellbeing support including Babylon Health and Headspace
• Free parking at most centres
• Exclusive retail discounts

Who We Are

GenesisCare UK is the leading provider of private oncology services in the UK, pioneering a transformation in cancer care. Through innovative, personalised treatments, we enhance patient outcomes and quality of life.

With 14 specialist outpatient cancer centres and a team of over 600 professionals, we deliver advanced diagnostics, medical oncology, radiotherapy and Theranostics. Our integrated approach ensures we treat the whole patient, not just the cancer.

We are committed to innovation, research, and continuous improvement—investing in our people to support growth, learning, and career development.

Join Us

Join GenesisCare UK and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of cancer care in Guildford—leading a centre that is evolving, expanding, and making a real difference to patients’ lives every day.

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