Hospital Director

Hospital Director

Reference

PRI99731

Location

Kneesworth House, Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5JP

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

Competitive

Hours

37.5

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert - Division Information

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.

Main Duties

• 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.
• Lead and develop a culture where the very highest standards of safety, quality and excellent patient care are consistently delivered and lead improvements and innovation in the delivery of services.
• 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
• Oversight of Health and Safety at site
• 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.
• Manage and respond to all complaints relating to residents in a timely manner
• Develops and maintains strategic external relationships with support from the business development team.
• Establishes and directs a recruitment and retention plan designed to meet future staffing needs and to drive down staff turnover, and agency spend.
• 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.
• Work closely and utilise all corporate functions available within the matrix structure to ensure the hospital performs at the highest possible levels.
• To manage all risks to the Hospital's external and public reputation, leveraging opportunities to enhance reputation.
• Undertake the responsibility of managing and monitoring all aspects of confidentiality and security arrangements in respect of service user records, undertaking the duties of 'Caldicott Guardian' (under the direction of the Group Caldicott Guardian) for the site.
• You will be expected to provide cover and support to the wider team and site as and when needed

Experience

• Experience in a hospital environment, preferably in a Mental Health Service, is essential
• Seasoned leader, with operational and financial planning experience.
• Experience of commercial accountability for cost control and financial performance.
• Experience of making informed decisions sometimes in difficult circumstances.
• Experience of leading a diverse team.
• Extensive managerial & leadership experience with a thorough understanding of developing services for healthcare.
• Strong record of accomplishment of innovation and making changes to the operation to further improve the work environment and site performance.
• Excellent verbal and non-verbal communications including awareness of impact of communication on desired audience. Can flex communication style dependant on situation and message.

Knowledge / Education / Skills

• Educated to degree level or with a relevant health or social care professional registration. Postgraduate qualification desirable.
• Passionate about providing high quality care
• Strong organisational skills, ability to prioritise and multi-task.
• Ability to handle ambiguity within the organisation but continue to lead the team
• Demonstrated leadership and decision-making skills essential.

Division DBS info

About us

As one of the UK's leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development. Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your Pre-Employment checks. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding.

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Job Description

Hospital_Director_Job_Description.pdf

Closing Date

28/03/2025