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Operations Director

Spire Healthcare
Harpenden Full-time
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Operations Director \- Spire Harpenden Hospital\| Permanent\| Onsite\| £Comprehensive Market Leading Package

Spire Harpenden Hospital offers a modern, well\-equipped clinical environment designed to support high\-quality patient care. The hospital features 64 private en\-suite patient rooms , providing a comfortable and private setting for recovery, alongside five operating theatres , including specialist laminar flow theatres for orthopaedic procedures.

The Role

As a key member of the Senior Management Team , the Operations Director will play a crucial role in delivering the Hospital’s Annual Operating Plan in line with Spire Healthcare’s strategy, purpose, and values.

You will lead all non\-clinical services, ensuring efficiency, performance, and excellent patient experience across the hospital.

Key Responsibilities

Capacity \& Utilisation

  • Maximise patient throughput and utilisation of hospital facilities

  • Monitor and optimise use of theatres, outpatient clinics, and diagnostics

  • Review hospital space to increase clinical capacity

  • Align staffing levels with activity across non\-clinical teams

  • Support and implement local capital expenditure projects
Leadership \& Service Delivery
  • Lead all non\-clinical functions through Heads of Department, including:

+ Ward Administration
+ Catering
+ Engineering
+ Housekeeping
+ Reception
+ Procurement \& Supplies
+ Switchboard
  • Drive efficient, standardised ways of working aligned to “One Best Way”

  • Build highly engaged, motivated, and flexible teams

  • Strengthen collaboration between clinical and non\-clinical teams

  • Act as key liaison with the Patient Support Centre

  • Champion continuous improvement and customer service excellence
Operational Performance
  • Oversee day\-to\-day operational performance of the hospital

  • Deliver financial targets and key performance indicators

  • Work closely with the Finance Director on budgets, forecasting, and variance analysis

  • Develop and implement action plans to improve profitability and efficiency

  • Ensure compliance with NHS contracts and service agreements

  • Identify and implement commercial development opportunities
Risk \& Governance
  • Coordinate risk management activities across clinical and non\-clinical areas

  • Ensure compliance with CQC, HSE, and other regulatory standards

  • Oversee incident reporting, investigation, and learning

  • Lead implementation of policies and procedures and ensure regular review
Additional Information
  • Participation in the Senior Management Team on\-call rota will be required
Benefits:

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes, but is not limited to:

  • 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

  • Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options

  • ‘Spire for you’ reward platform \- discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers

  • Free Bupa wellness screening

  • Private medical insurance

  • Life assurance

  • Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park

  • We commit to our employees well\-being through work life balance, on\-going development, support and reward.
We commit to our employees well\-being through work life balance, on\-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

*For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.*

Please note this advert may close early due to application numbers

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