Area Director, Healthcare

Responsibilities

• Looking to take ownership of a high-impact healthcare portfolio and drive real commercial growth?
• Lead strategy, performance, and people across a diverse client base.
• Define and deliver regional strategy aligned to national priorities.
• Drive commercial performance across lending, deposits, and fee income.
• Lead and develop a team of Relationship Directors, Managers, and specialists across a defined region.
• Act as senior sponsor for key healthcare clients and strategic relationships.
• Build and maintain relationships with intermediaries, brokers, and professional advisors.
• Provide credit oversight and decisioning for complex lending within delegated authority.
• Ensure strong risk management, portfolio quality, governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Partner across Credit, Risk, Product, and Coverage teams to deliver client and business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in SME or Commercial Banking.
• Experience leading Relationship Directors or Relationship Managers.
• Strong credit risk experience, including complex lending.
• Track record of delivering commercial growth across lending and income.
• Experience managing client portfolios in a regulated environment.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong partner management with senior internal and external partners.
• Deep understanding of UK Healthcare markets, including Primary Care, Social Care, Pharmacy, Dental or Care Groups (optional).
• Experience working closely with intermediaries and professional advisors (optional).
• Experience leading within regulated environments, including delivering change (optional).