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, provides 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 firmly 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 key and visible role presents you with an enviable opportunity to join our business, where you will have an established and experienced senior management team, including site based Finance Director. Additionally, you will lead a committed local workforce and benefit from sound relationships with our consultants and local NHS partners. This provides you with a sound platform from which you can develop your own business strategy. Key aspects of your role include: In conjunction with your team, build and lead a world class, high performing hospital teams, who are committed to and engaged in the Spire vision and Purpose. Leading on local Hospital and group wide specific change, transformation and site business improvement projects. Guiding all hospital related capacity management ensuring maximised efficiency, growth opportunities and business objectives are exceeded. Driving commercial growth including developing and capitalising on business and new partnership arrangements to maximise on local opportunities. Interested? To be successful in this role you will need to be a natural leader, effective team player and strong influencer able to build momentum that delivers continuous professional & service improvement, whilst operating successfully within a complex, matrix and multi-stakeholder environment. I deally, you will offer previous experience in a similar role within the healthcare provider sector. You may already be familiar with the role of registered manager in the private healthcare provider sector, or, have operated at board level within the NHS. Your reputation for transparent and engaging leadership, focus on excellence in customer service and business acumen sets you apart from your peer group. 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 demanding role where you can positively impact Peoples’ lives, I would like to talk to you. For more information, contact Simon Potts, Talent Acquisition Director; Simon.PottsSpirehealthcare.com