Divisional Director

Optical Express Group; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Divisional Director to join their senior management team. The successful candidate will oversee operational matters, ensuring high standards of patient care and achieving financial targets across multiple clinics. Ideal candidates will possess senior management experience in healthcare, strong leadership skills, and a relevant degree or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Market leading salary

29 days annual leave

Private healthcare cover

Company pension

Substantial discounts on services

Ongoing personal development

Qualifications

• Senior management experience in a healthcare or ophthalmic business desirable.
• Strong strategic planning and people management skills.
• Knowledge of HR procedures and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational direction and leadership for the division.
• Ensure clinics deliver best-in-class patient care.
• Meet and exceed financial objectives and operational targets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Commercial Awareness

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Title – Divisional Director

Location – Nationwide

Salary – Competitive Package, subject to Candidate experience

Optical Express is focused on delivering exceptional patient care, outstanding clinical outcomes and continued investment in our people and technology.

For over 35 years, millions of patients have trusted Optical express with their eye care and 99% would recommend us to their friends and family.

Due to our continued success and expanding network of clinics, we have a vacancy for a Divisional Director, to join our existing senior management team.

The Divisional Director will be responsible for a range of operational matters to include ensuring the highest standards of patient care are delivered and investment returns at each of the group clinics they oversee.

Our ideal candidate will already be working in a senior management role with a healthcare or ophthalmic business and have the ability to lead and motivate their team to achieve outstanding results.

Duties;

Responsible for providing operational direction and leadership for the division.

Ensure our clinics, including treatment centres provide safe, effective, caring and responsive best-in-class patient care in a high quality clinical environment.

Promote and safeguard the wellbeing of all patients and colleagues at all times.

Possess a strong commercial awareness and be able to demonstrate a track record of achieving targets.

Meet and exceed all financial objectives, operational targets and KPIs for their division.

Senior management experience in a healthcare environment is desirable.

Proven leader with exceptional strategic planning abilities.

Demonstrate excellent communication and people management skills.

Knowledge of ophthalmology and / or optometry and / or healthcare would be desirable.

Our ideal candidate will be educated to degree level or be able to show an equivalent level of experience, have a good knowledge of HR procedures and a working knowledge of regulatory requirements.

What’s in it for you?

• Market leading salary
• 29 days annual leave.
• Private healthcare cover.
• Company pension.
• Substantial discounts across the brands, including laser eye surgery, IOL surgery and eyewear.
• Ongoing personal development.

If you are interested in furthering your career with a market leading business, then Optical Express is the place for you.