Hospital Director

Athona Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Supplemented meals

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Birthday Holiday – extra day off

Enhanced maternity pay

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including gym membership

Development opportunities

Sponsorship of professional qualifications

Leadership & management development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Job summary

A healthcare organization in North London seeks a Hospital Director to oversee operations and ensure commercial performance. You will lead the Senior Management team, manage clinical risks, and maintain quality care standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive senior leadership experience in healthcare, strong decision-making skills, and a record of innovating operations. This role includes valuable benefits such as free parking, enhanced annual leave, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working at a senior level, preferably within a similar setting.
• Experience of commercial accountability for cost control and financial performance.
• Experience of leading a diverse team.
• Experience leading diverse teams and developing services.

Responsibilities

• Accountability for the hospital and its commercial performance.
• Lead and manage the Hospital Senior Management team across all business deliverables.
• Ensure the service performs to agreed targets for business planning and quality standards.
• Ensure services meet targets for revenue, EBITDA and care standards.
• Use management information to identify underperformance and drive improvements.
• Participate in budget setting with the finance manager.

Skills

Senior leadership experience

Operational and financial planning

Commercial accountability

Decision-making under pressure

Team leadership

Service development in healthcare

Innovation in operations

Job description

Hospital Director

Located in North London the hospital offers acute and secure services for adult females. Two medium secure wards, one low secure and one acute ward.

Offering specialist mental health care to people who are unwell and are considered to be unable to look after themselves in the community. Offering specialist assessment, treatment and care to patients with severe mental illness, complex needs and people who require an environment with security and safety.

You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. You will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patients.

Responsibilities

• Accountability for the hospital and its commercial performance.
• Leads and manages the Hospital Senior Management team (SMT) across all aspects of day to day business deliverables including monitoring performance in relation to quality performance indicators (QPIs) and performance manage sites where improvement is required.
• Alongside Managing Director, maintain oversight and lead on the management of clinical risk at.
• Accountable to ensure the service performs to agreed targets for business planning, financial performance (meeting both planned revenue and EBITDA) and quality and care standards.
• To proactively use management information to effectively identify areas of underperformance and to put action plans in place to deliver improvements to the required standard using performance management interventions where appropriate.
• Take an active role in the budget setting process with the finance manager.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Extensive experience working at a senior level; preferably within a similar setting. Seasoned leader, with operational and financial planning experience.
• Experience of commercial accountability for cost control and financial performance.
• Experience of making informed decisions sometimes in difficult circumstances.
• Experience of leading a diverse team.
• Extensive managerial & leadership experience with a thorough understanding of developing services for healthcare.
• Strong record of accomplishment of innovation and making changes to the operation to further improve the work environment and site performance.

Company Benefits

• Free on-site parking
• Supplemented meals
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Birthday Holiday – Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses