At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and grow Private Care services, shaping the future of healthcare.
- Company: Join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, a leader in patient care.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Exciting growth phase with plans for a new state-of-the-art hospital.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on patient care and drive innovation in healthcare.
- Qualifications: Experience in operational management and service delivery in healthcare.
The predicted salary is between 68852 - 79638 £ per year.
We are seeking an exceptional and driven General Manager to lead and grow Private Care services across the Trust. This is a rare opportunity to take the lead in shaping the future of Private Care at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. We are looking for an ambitious, commercially astute General Manager to drive growth, innovation, and excellence across a rapidly developing service at a pivotal moment in the Trust's journey.
You will be at the forefront of transformation--building and scaling a high-quality, patient-centred private care offer that complements our NHS services. With real scope to influence strategy and delivery, you will work closely with clinical and corporate leaders to modernise pathways, elevate patient experience, and position the Trust as a provider of choice for private healthcare.
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a core population of around half a million people, with specialist services reaching across North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire. With nearly 6,000 staff and close to a million patient contacts each year, we are one of the largest and most important organisations in the region.
Our services span four sites: Watford General Hospital, the hub of acute and emergency care; St Albans City Hospital, our dedicated elective centre; Hemel Hempstead Hospital, providing diagnostics, outpatient services and rehabilitation; and our Abbots Langley outpatient therapy unit.
There has never been a more exciting time to join us. As part of the Government's New Hospital Programme, we are driving forward plans for a new, state-of-the-art hospital that will transform care for our communities. At the same time, we are investing in and expanding our Private Care services--building the infrastructure, capability, and ambition to grow significantly.
We need a bold, dynamic leader who thrives in complexity, brings a strong track record of delivering change, and can forge impactful partnerships across a large organisation to make a visible, lasting impact. Our progress has already been recognised on the national stage. We were proud to be named Trust of the Year at the HSJ Awards, reflecting the remarkable improvements we have made in performance, quality, and operational delivery. This momentum creates a powerful platform for the next phase of growth.
Person Specification
- Education and qualifications
- Education to degree level or equivalent qualification
- Operational management and Service delivery experience in a Private Healthcare Care Unit or an Acute NHS organisation
- Evidence of continuing professional development including regular attendance on internal and external study programmes
- Desirable
- Higher professional or management degree (Masters Level) or equivalent knowledge acquired by experience
- Studying for/plans to study management qualification
- Project Management / quality improvement qualification
- Knowledge
- Key issues and pace of change facing the NHS nationally and locally, assess and describe impact on services
- Knowledge and understanding of governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy
- Desirable
- Knowledge of current issues in the NHS
- Understanding the principles of risk management, health and safety legislation
- Experience
- Demonstrable experience at a senior management level, with clear evidence of responsibility for supporting operational service delivery including clinical quality, people management, budget responsibility and successful delivery of performance targets within strict financial controls.
- Evidence of managing a busy, complex and dynamic environment
- Understanding of principles of budgetary management
- Experience of using numerical analysis in problem solving
- Experience of budgetary management
- Experience of and familiarity with business planning and preparation of business cases
- Desirable
- Experience of private healthcare within an NHS hospital or independent sector
- Experience leading capital development or service development projects
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