Job Description
Located in Royston, Hertfordshire, within a purpose-built facility and spacious grounds, Priory Hospital Kneesworth House is a high dependency rehabilitation unit which provides a range of specialist recovery pathways, all at one site. The hospital also provides acute and psychiatric intensive care, medium and low secure services, and a community-focused rehabilitation ward.
Priory’s acute and PICU services aim to allow more people to be treated closer to home and we support the NHS to repatriate out-of-area patients back to local areas.
The Hospital Director will have accountability for the financial and operational performance of the hospital. This includes setting the standard by leading the Hospital Senior Management Team (SMT) and taking ownership for cost control, budgeting, and ensuring regulatory requirements are satisfied. The Hospital Director will also be the Registered Manager; responsible for the delivery of day-to-day services in line with legal requirements.
* 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 site.
* 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.
* Consistently consider continuous improvement strategies whilst ensuring services are delivered efficiently and within budget.
* Responsible, accountable & oversight of Clinical Governance at site including Chairing of Clinical Governance Meetings
* Review any audit or inspection reports and recommendations ensuring compliance with all statutory regulatory bodies and company policies and procedures, responding to and acting upon any recommendations from CQC as well as complaints from residents concerning safeguarding.
* Responsibility for ensuring that there is a robust succession plan in place for Hospital SMT.
* Work closely with all regional support functions including Quality, Finance, Business Development and HR.
* To manage all risks to the Hospital’s external and public reputation, leveraging opportunities to enhance reputation.
Priory Healthcare Benefits:
* Competitive Salary
* Free on-site parking
* Supplemented meals
* Enhanced maternity pay
* 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays + additional day’s leave for your Birthday!
* Annual leave entitlement increase based on length of service: 27 days after 5 years’ service and 30 days after 10 years’ service
* Length of service recognition awards
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Competitive Pension Scheme
* Initial Disclosure Check Cost covered, if applicable to role
* ‘My Possible Self’ App and health-related benefits
* Online discounts and cashback rewards
* Technology scheme (qualifying period)
* Cycle to work scheme (qualifying period)
* ‘Cash for Colleagues’ – Employee referral scheme
* Career Pathways Programme – for development and further qualifications