Hospital Director

Elysium Healthcare; Swindon; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Birthday off

Career development

Rewards & Ely-Vate

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Wages on demand

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension contribution

Free meals

Onsite parking

Job summary

The Avalon Centre, part of Elysium Healthcare, seeks an experienced Hospital Director to lead a neurological service in Swindon. You will oversee clinical and operational teams, ensuring top-quality care while meeting quality and financial targets.

As Registered Manager, you will shape local strategy, drive service development, and engage with purchasers and referrers to grow the service. A senior leadership track record in healthcare is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading high performing healthcare teams.
• Strong background in neurological care or services.
• Track record in delivering quality care within budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage clinical and operational teams to deliver high-quality care.
• Ensure quality and financial targets are met across the service.
• Develop local strategy and governance to meet service objectives.
• Promote the hospital’s reputation for specialist care and outcomes.
• Fulfil the Registered Manager role per CQC expectations.
• Engage with external collaboratives and purchasers/referrers.

Skills

Hospital leadership

Healthcare management

Service development

Team leadership

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Job description

Competitive annual salary plus £5,000 car allowance

Job Description

If you are an experienced Hospital Director or Senior Leader with a strong background in leading high performing teams, developing new services and looking for a new opportunity to put your mark on an established neurological service, then The Avalon Centre is the perfect next step in your career.

Located in Swindon, voted one of Britains best places to live and work, with excellent access to both the Town Centre and transport links, The Avalon centre is a purpose-built Neurological Hospital catering for adults over the age of 18, specialising in acquired brain injury.

You will be leading and managing full clinical and operational teams, ensuring excellent care is delivered and maintained, and ensuring quality and financial targets are met.

As the Hospital Director at The Avalon Centre , you will be the Registered Manager and have overall leadership and management responsibility of the service. Lead the neurological multidisciplinary team, and be responsible for operational performance whilst continuing to develop commercial opportunities with purchasers and referrers.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Facilitating the development of quality healthcare services, ensuring that they respond to the changing needs of purchasers and patients, and also reflect market trends and evidence-based practice.
• Ensuring both quality and financial targets are met,
• Leading the senior management team on site, developing local strategy of the service, ensuring adherence to the service’s objectives, quality improvement and business plans.
• Promoting and enhancing the hospital’s reputation for specialist care and service
• Fulfilling the role of Registered Manager as per CQC expectations
• Engagement with Provider Collaboratives

To be successful as Hospital Director, you will:

• Have a excellent track record in a management role within the healthcare sector
• A background in and understanding of neurological care
• An excellent track record in a management role within the healthcare sector (essential).
• An emphasis on performance and delivery in order to support successful service delivery and development, budget control, business development and revenue generation.
• A credible, inclusive and supportive management style balanced with strong leadership and sound underpinning knowledge to provide direction and implement change.
• Knowledge of clinical and non-clinical operational activities within a health sector organisation.
• Working knowledge of the NHS and Independent Healthcare sectors.
• A sound understanding of governance and regulation to deliver strong operational and clinical excellence

What You’ll Get
At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Competitive annual salary
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free meals and onsite free parking

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.