Hospital Director

Hospital Director

Reference

PRI100968

Location

The Priory Hospital Enfield, 15 Church Street, Edmonton, London, N9 9DY

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£85,000

Hours

37.5

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert - Division Information

Enfield, are currently recruiting for a Hospital Director. Located in Edmonton, North London, Priory Hospital Enfield offers acute and secure services for adult females. We have two medium secure wards, one low secure and one acute ward.

We offer specialist mental health care to people who are unwell and are considered to be unable to look after themselves in the community. We offer specialist assessment, treatment and care to patients with severe mental illness, complex needs and people who require an environment with security and safety.

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 t he delivery of day-to-day services in line with legal requirements

What you will be doing:

• 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.
• Manage all risks to the Hospital's external and public reputation, leveraging opportunities to enhance reputation.
• Manage all risks to the Hospital's external and public reputation, leveraging opportunities to enhance reputation.
• 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.
• Responsible, accountable & oversight of Clinical Governance at site including Chairing of Clinical Governance Meeting
• To manage and form part of on call for site

What we're looking for:

• Extensive experience working at a senior level; preferably within a similar setting.
• Seasoned leader, with operational and financial planning experience.
• Experience of commercial accountability for cost control and financial performance.
• Experience in acute and secure services
• Experience in managing multi services across the same site
• 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.
• Educated to degree level or with a relevant health or social care professional registration. Postgraduate qualification desirable.

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.

Hospital_Director_Job_Description_2018.pdf

Closing Date

07/06/2025