About this role
Job summary
Priory Litchfield is looking to recruit a Hospital Director. This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week.
Priory Lichfield Road is a rehabilitation service for males and females with severe, complex, and enduring mental health needs, including treatment-resistant conditions.
Main duties of the job
The Hospital Director is responsible for the hospital's overall leadership, operational effectiveness, financial performance, and regulatory compliance. As the Registered Manager, they will ensure services are delivered in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements.
Other key responsibilities will include:
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 managing performance at sites where improvement is required.Alongside the Managing Director, maintain oversight and lead on the management of clinical risk at the 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.
About us
It has excellent transport links, with easy access to the M6, a train station in Bloxwich, and convenient local bus routes connecting to Wolverhampton, Walsall, and Birmingham city centre. The town centre is also just a 20-minute walk away.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Requirements Essential
Degree-level education and/or relevant professional registration in health or social care (postgraduate qualification desirable). Strong leadership and decision-making skills, with experience leading teams and managing change. Commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Resilient and adaptable, able to perform effectively under pressure while maintaining quality and compliance.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Priory Healthcare
Address 255 Lichfield Road, Bloxwich
Walsall
West Midlands
WS3 3DT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)