Divisional Director

OPTICAL EXPRESS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Divisional Director to drive expansion in North England. This role involves ensuring top-tier patient care and meeting financial goals across group clinics. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in senior management within healthcare or an ophthalmic business, with strong leadership and business development skills. Join us for competitive salary, private healthcare, and ongoing personal development.

Benefits

Market leading salary

29 days annual leave

Private healthcare cover

Company pension

Substantial discounts on services

Ongoing personal development

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior management role within healthcare or ophthalmic business.
• Knowledge of HR procedures and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational direction and leadership.
• Ensure safe and effective patient care.
• Meet financial objectives and operational targets.

Skills

Business development

Leadership

Communication

People management

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Title

Divisional Director

Location

North England

Salary

DoE

Optical Express is the UK's leading private provider of laser eye, premium intraocular lens and cataract surgery, our expert Surgeons undertake more procedures collectively than any other national provider. For over 35 years, millions of patients have trusted Optical Express with their eye care. We are focused on delivering exceptional patient care, outstanding clinical outcomes and continued investment in our people and technology.

Our continued investment in state of the art technology, allows us to employ experienced, highly skilled surgeons and optometrists, whilst, continuously analysing clinical outcomes and working with pioneers and innovators from within the industry, that include Johnson & Johnson Vision and Zeiss.

About the Role

We are now seeking to recruit a Divisional Director to drive the expansion of our group services across the North of England. The successful candidate will become an important member of our senior management team, and be able to demonstrate excellent business development and strong leadership skills, both within their division and company wide.

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.

Key responsibilities

• 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 healthcare would be desirable.

Qualifications

• Our ideal candidate will be working in a senior management role with a healthcare or ophthalmic business.
• 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, commensurate with experience
• 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.