Job summaryDirector of Operations
Exeter Hospital | Operations Management | Full Time | Permanent
Competitive salary depending on experience + Bonus
Full time - Must be flexible with working hours
Nuffield Health is Britain's largest Healthcare Charity. If you're passionate about creating success and driven to continually improve the work environment for the good of others, there's nowhere better to be. So, why not bring your expertise to our Nuffield Hospital and help us build a healthier nation? Main duties of the jobAs Director of Operations, you will:
Support the Hospital Director and Director of Clinical Services leading and developing the Hospital ensuring that performance exceeds agreed quality and financial targets
Provide clear leadership and direction for specific services within the organisation, in line with Nuffield Health strategic goals
Share knowledge, expertise, best practice and efficient, effective ways of working across the site and with colleagues in Nuffield Health.
Budget management - to develop budgets to support the service functions with accountability for working within budgets; and providing timely management information
Provide insight to help shape the local self-pay pricing strategy to ensure local competitiveness
Deliver a patient pathway that ensure high levels of customer service to all patients
Endorse the charity's connected service propositions to the local consumer market in line with the Hospital's sales plan
To guarantee the delivery of the Hospitals growth plans and achievement of revenue targets through service development activities.
Foster a cross-functional working relationship with other hospitals in the region, looking at opportunities to share resource and knowledge.
Coach, mentor and role model a 'Customer First' culture. About usNuffield Health Exeter Hospital
At Exeter Nuffield hospital is based next to the RD&E hospital in Wonford, Exeter. The hospital has 2 theatres, as well as a hybrid cardiac catheter laboratory/theatre and an Endoscopy suite. There are two ward areas: an inpatient area with 21 beds and a cardiology day case ward with 12 beds. We also have a busy outpatient department, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and radiology department including an MRI scanner. We specialise in elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery, cardiology including invasive procedures, general surgery, plastics and cosmetic surgery, ENT, and gynaecology. The Hospital has 2 MAKO robots that undertakes some of the joint replacement surgery which we have become well known for in this field of surgery. DetailsDate posted07 October 2026Pay schemeOtherSalary
Depending on experience
ContractPermanentWorking pattern
Full-time
Reference numberJR0102753Job locationsWonford RoadExeterEX2 4UGUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesDirector of Operations
Exeter Hospital | Operations Management | Full Time | Permanent
Competitive salary depending on experience + Bonus
Full time - Must be flexible with working hours
Nuffield Health is Britain's largest Healthcare Charity. If you're passionate about creating success and driven to continually improve the work environment for the good of others, there's nowhere better to be. So, why not bring your expertise to our Nuffield Hospital and help us build a healthier nation?
As Director of Operations, you will:
Support the Hospital Director and Director of Clinical Services leading and developing the Hospital ensuring that performance exceeds agreed quality and financial targets Provide clear leadership and direction for specific services within the organisation, in line with Nuffield Health strategic goals Share knowledge, expertise, best practice and efficient, effective ways of working across the site and with colleagues in Nuffield Health. Budget management - to develop budgets to support the service functions with accountability for working within budgets; and providing timely management information Provide insight to help shape the local self-pay pricing strategy to ensure local competitiveness Deliver a patient pathway that ensure high levels of customer service to all patients Endorse the charity's connected service propositions to the local consumer market in line with the Hospital's sales plan To guarantee the delivery of the Hospitals growth plans and achievement of revenue targets through service development activities.
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.
It starts with you.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesDirector of Operations
Exeter Hospital | Operations Management | Full Time | Permanent
Competitive salary depending on experience + Bonus
Full time - Must be flexible with working hours
Nuffield Health is Britain's largest Healthcare Charity. If you're passionate about creating success and driven to continually improve the work environment for the good of others, there's nowhere better to be. So, why not bring your expertise to our Nuffield Hospital and help us build a healthier nation?
As Director of Operations, you will:
Support the Hospital Director and Director of Clinical Services leading and developing the Hospital ensuring that performance exceeds agreed quality and financial targets Provide clear leadership and direction for specific services within the organisation, in line with Nuffield Health strategic goals Share knowledge, expertise, best practice and efficient, effective ways of working across the site and with colleagues in Nuffield Health. Budget management - to develop budgets to support the service functions with accountability for working within budgets; and providing timely management information Provide insight to help shape the local self-pay pricing strategy to ensure local competitiveness Deliver a patient pathway that ensure high levels of customer service to all patients Endorse the charity's connected service propositions to the local consumer market in line with the Hospital's sales plan To guarantee the delivery of the Hospitals growth plans and achievement of revenue targets through service development activities.
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.
It starts with you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
EssentialAs Director of Operations, you will need to have: Significant, provencommercialexperience ideally in a hospital setting Strong influencing skills Financial management experience and analytical skills Experience of managing outsourced services Project management experience
Experience
EssentialAs Director of Operations, you will need to have: Significant, provencommercialexperience ideally in a hospital setting Strong influencing skills Financial management experience and analytical skills Experience of managing outsourced services Project management experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
EssentialAs Director of Operations, you will need to have: Significant, provencommercialexperience ideally in a hospital setting Strong influencing skills Financial management experience and analytical skills Experience of managing outsourced services Project management experience
Experience
EssentialAs Director of Operations, you will need to have: Significant, provencommercialexperience ideally in a hospital setting Strong influencing skills Financial management experience and analytical skills Experience of managing outsourced services Project management experienceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameNuffield HealthAddressWonford RoadExeterEX2 4UGUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameNuffield HealthAddressWonford RoadExeterEX2 4UGUnited KingdomEmployer's website
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