Job Description
Hospital Director - Spire Wellesley, Southend on Sea, Essex
Comprehensive Market Leading Remuneration and Package
A compelling story...
Spire Healthcare was founded from the acquisition and rebranding of 25 Bupa hospitals in 2007. Substantial capital investment in the organisational infrastructure has led to our current standing as a very successful, FTSE 250 business. Spire is the largest independent healthcare provider in terms of revenue, operating from 38 hospitals and more than 50 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms across England, Wales and Scotland. We work closely with more than 8,650 distinguished consultants that in 2023, provided outstanding personalised care to more than one million patients.
Spire Wellesley, rated Good by the CQC, offers an extensive range of acute and diagnostic services, attracting increasing patient numbers from across the South East of England. The Hospital enjoys the benefits of being established more than 40 years within its local community and sustained site investment is creating opportunities for further growth. Southend is only 20 miles from the M25 and Spire Wellesley Hospital is a couple of miles from the town centre, just off the A127. We are a short taxi ride from the train station, which has a fast and regular connection to London Liverpool Street.
Setting the precedence for outstanding patient care...
What sets us apart across our sector is our people, who are passionately committed to our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this Purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion and collaboration across the business. This has enabled us to achieve sector leading inspection ratings whilst offering safe, patient focussed working environment. Today, 98% of our hospitals are rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by Regulators and we are on track to achieve 100% in 2024.
Can you make a positive difference?
This is a great opportunity to step into a visible and impactful role within our business. You will work closely with an experienced senior management team, including a site-based Finance Director, providing you with support and guidance as you settle into the role and continue to grow in your career. You will also collaborate with a dedicated local workforce and benefit from strong relationships with our consultants and local NHS partners. This role offers a solid foundation to develop your skills and contribute to shaping the hospitals business strategies.
Key aspects of your role will include:
* Supporting and contributing to the development of high-performing hospital teams who are engaged in the Spire vision and purpose.
* Assisting in the delivery of local hospital and group-wide change, transformation and business improvement projects.
* Playing a key role in managing hospital capacity to ensure efficiency, support growth opportunities, and meet business objectives.
* Contributing to commercial growth by identifying and helping to develop local business opportunities and partnerships.
Interested?
To succeed in this role, you’ll need to demonstrate a passion for leadership, be a collaborative team player and have the ability to positively influence others. This is an excellent opportunity to build momentum for your career, while contributing to continuous professional and service improvement in a dynamic and multi-stakeholder environment.
Although ideally, you will have previous experience in a similar role within the healthcare provider sector we are also keen to consider applications from those that are looking to take a step up and believe they have the required capabilities to make this role a success through transparent and engaging leadership, a focus on excellence in customer service and business acumen.
We firmly believe that it is our people that make our business successful and everyone should have the opportunity to work in a motivated team, free from discrimination on any grounds. We, therefore, are keen to receive and review applications from all candidates of under-represented groups who feel they offer the requisite skills.
If you feel you could apply your experience to this role where you can positively impact peoples’ lives, we would like to hear from you.