Registered Manager (Private Hospital)

Austin Dean Healthcare Recruitment; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Job summary

Austin Dean Recruitment is assisting a private Bristol-based healthcare provider to appoint a Hospital Operations & CQC Registered Manager. This role offers hands-on leadership, regulatory accountability and direct governance influence to drive inspection readiness and patient care quality.

You will lead day-to-day operations, oversee compliance with CQC Fundamental Standards, manage staff, safety, and audits, and partner with clinical leaders to support growth and excellent patient pathways.

Qualifications

• Substantial management experience in a CQC-regulated healthcare environment.
• Current or previous experience as a CQC Registered Manager, or readiness to become registered.
• Strong knowledge of CQC regulations, governance, safeguarding, risk management, complaints and quality assurance.
• Experience maintaining regulatory compliance and inspection readiness.
• Strong people-management and leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the CQC Registered Manager and ensuring regulatory readiness.
• Leading day-to-day operational management of the facility.
• Ensuring compliance with CQC Fundamental Standards and healthcare regulations.
• Leading governance, audits, risk management, incidents, complaints and improvement plans.
• Managing staff performance, attendance, and staff development.
• Overseeing recruitment, training, and workforce compliance.
• Maintaining health & safety, facilities and business continuity oversight.
• Supporting effective patient pathways and excellent patient experience.
• Collaborating with senior clinical leaders and other stakeholders.
• Monitoring financial performance and supporting growth plans.

Skills

CQC Regulations

Governance & Compliance

People Management

Audits & Quality Assurance

Stakeholder Management

Regulatory Readiness

Job description

Hospital Operations & CQC Registered Manager

Location: Bristol

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum, depending on experience

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Sector: Independent Healthcare / Private Hospital

The Opportunity

Austin Dean Recruitment is working exclusively with an established independent private healthcare provider in the Bristol area to recruit an experienced Hospital Operations & CQC Registered Manager.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Registered Manager or senior healthcare manager who wants genuine ownership of a service and the opportunity to make an impact.

Our client operates a high-quality, patient-focused healthcare environment with strong governance foundations and is entering an exciting period of planned growth.

This is not a desk-based corporate management position. We are looking for a visible, practical and hands-on leader who is comfortable taking responsibility for CQC compliance, governance, people management, patient experience, facilities and the day-to-day running of a regulated healthcare service.

The Role

As Hospital Operations & CQC Registered Manager, you will have overall responsibility for ensuring the service remains safe, compliant, organised and inspection-ready while supporting its continued growth.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the CQC Registered Manager and maintaining continuous regulatory readiness.
• Leading the day-to-day operational management of the healthcare facility.
• Ensuring compliance with CQC Fundamental Standards and relevant healthcare regulations.
• Leading governance, audits, risk management, incidents, complaints and improvement plans.
• Ensuring actions arising from audits, inspections and governance processes are completed and evidenced.
• Managing and developing staff, including performance, attendance, capability and conduct matters.
• Overseeing recruitment, onboarding, mandatory training, competencies and workforce compliance.
• Maintaining oversight of health & safety, facilities, contractors, equipment and business continuity.
• Supporting effective patient pathways and maintaining an excellent patient experience.
• Working closely with senior clinical leaders and other key stakeholders.
• Monitoring operational and financial performance and supporting the organisation's growth plans.
• Ensuring the service remains CQC-ready every day, rather than simply preparing for inspections.

About You

We are particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Substantial management experience within a CQC-regulated healthcare environment.
• Current or previous experience as a CQC Registered Manager, or significant senior management experience demonstrating readiness to become registered.
• Strong knowledge of CQC regulations, Fundamental Standards, governance, safeguarding, risk management, complaints and quality assurance.
• Experience maintaining or improving regulatory compliance and inspection readiness.
• Strong people-management and leadership experience.
• Experience managing audits, policies, action plans, risk registers and governance systems.
• The confidence to challenge poor or unsafe practice and ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• A practical, hands-on leadership style and the ability to work independently.

Experience does not necessarily need to come from an acute hospital environment. Applications are welcomed from suitably experienced managers from nursing, dentistry, primary care, independent healthcare, hospitals or other appropriate CQC-regulated healthcare settings.

Desirable Experience

Experience within private healthcare, independent hospitals, surgical/day-case services or elective healthcare would be particularly advantageous. Experience of consultant onboarding, practising privileges, healthcare facilities management and business continuity would also be beneficial.

Package

£45,000 - £50,000 per annum, depending on experience and expertise, together with a performance-related bonus scheme.

The position is primarily site-based in the Bristol area and includes participation in an out-of-hours on-call rota.

Interested?

If you are an experienced CQC Registered Manager or senior healthcare manager looking for a role where you can have genuine influence, ownership and the opportunity to help develop a growing healthcare service, we would like to hear from you.