Executive Director
The Beardwood Hospital is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

Beardwood Hospital is a well established business that is continuing on a trajectory of growth. The hospital has enjoyed consistent growth over recent years resulting in the need to appoint a dedicated full-time Executive Director at each to take the businesses to the next level.

The hospital has three theatres plus a minor operating facility, a newly built digital imaging suite including MRI and CT, 10 consulting rooms and 18 in-patient beds, as well as a 6 bedded day case suite and an ambulatory treatment unit.

We have an opportunity for a Hospital Director to lead our fantastic team.

This is a full-time permanent role and will require some regional and national travel.

Previous experience as an Executive/Hospital Director is not essential. This role may suit an ambitious and aspiring Executive Director who has management and leadership experience and possesses the skills and attributes detailed within the role profile.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Degree level education/ post-graduate qualifications or equivalent.
• A clear understanding of current health industry issues and knowledge of health funding pertaining to private/public health sectors with a working knowledge of statutory regulatory requirements
• Able to establish operational and capital budgets that accurately reflect the organisation goals, intended strategies and emerging commercial opportunities.
• Sound financial skills to be able to read and interpret financial data Awareness of regulatory requirements in Healthcare.
• Risk management skills
• Excellent HR management skills including recruitment, selection and retention
• Proven leadership and strategic planning abilities within a commercial or health care environment
• Demonstrated experience of leading change in a commercial or health care environment by motivating people into teams and fostering a positive challenging culture that met both internal and external customer expectations and requirements
• Previous healthcare experience in a senior management position
• Formal leadership qualifications including participation on the Circle Health Group Registered Manager Programme are desirable.

Duties of this role include:

• An Executive Director is responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership for the hospital, its management team and for being a role model, mentor and coach to the hospital team.
• The Executive Director must ensure the hospital team’s provision of safe, effective, caring and responsive patient care in a safe, high-quality clinical environment in a way which maximises the financial and operational performance of the hospital.
• The Executive Director is responsible for ensuring all appropriate measures are taken to maintain, promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of patients, employees and visitors.

Salary & Benefits
Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Management Bonus Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Life insurance
• One paid charity/volunteer day per year
• Extensive rewards and voluntary benefits including blue light card
• Free wellbeing services
• High Value Employee Referral Scheme
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

Circle Health Group are proud to be a Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces Community. We are also part of The Valuable 500 and we pride ourselves in being a Disability Confident Employer.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

For this role you must be a fit and proper person under Regulation 5 of the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. In addition to our own robust recruitment checks, you, the candidate will be required to sign a self-declaration form confirming that you are happy for CHG to satisfy that candidates meet the relevant requirements set out under Regulation 5 of the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. Please note, you will be required to complete this declaration on an annual basis.