Hospital Director

Hospital Director – Derbyshire

Hays Healthcare are working with one of the UK’s leading independent providers of healthcare services, to assist in their recruitment of an Interim Hospital Director. This position will be based in Chester, specifically at the Barlborough Treatment Centre.

Job Summary:

The Hospital Director will be accountable for the delivery of high quality care in accordance with commissioner contractual requirements. Allied to this the post holder will also develop the business to achieve growth and market penetration to ensure the TC becomes an essential part of local NHS capacity.

Specific Responsibilities:

Below, whilst not an exhaustive list, covers the primary responsibilities for the successful candidate:

· To be accountable for providing a safe, effective and efficient clinical service that achieves good clinical outcomes and a high level of patient satisfaction.
· To operate and participate in an “on-call” rota with the senior management team ensuring the Treatment Centre operates safely across 24 hours / 7 days a week.
· To be the Line Manager of all staff within the Treatment centre.
· To be accountable for delivering the service within the agreed budget.
· To be accountable for continuing improvement of employee engagement, reducing turnover, absence and increasing productivity.
· To ensure that patient experience is of the highest priority and to test this through regular surveys and feedback systems.
· To deliver improvements in quality and to act as a centre of best practice for innovations across Secondary Care.

Person Specification:

Akin to the above, the following parameters should be considered for applicants wishing to apply to this post:

· Degree level educated / Recognised management qualification.
· Minimum of 3 years hospital senior management experience – either private sector or NHS.
· Experience of managing elective surgical services.
· Experience of being accountable for a significant budget and of managing a large, multi-professional workforce.
· Track record of developing clinical services.
· Experience of Quality Improvement and service transformation programmes.
· Strong leadership skills.
· Ability to lead and work as part of a team.
· Excellent budgetary skills.
· Excellent presentation skills.
· Negotiation skills.
· Strong interpersonal skills.
· Knowledge of the NHS and DoH’s plans for the future of the NHS.
· Good HR Management knowledge and skills.
· Enthusiastic, personable, confident, ability to work under pressure

This is a great opportunity to work within a dynamic and progressive organisation.

To find out more about this opportunity, please contact Liam O’Brien at Hays Healthcare on liam.obrien@hays.com or call 0113 2003705 at the earliest opportunity for a confidential and informal discussion

May 8, 2014 • Tags:  • Posted in: Healthcare

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