Hospital Director inReading inReading PUBLISHED 4 DEC 2023

If you are an experienced Hospital Director or senior clinician with a strong background in leading high performing teams, looking for a new opportunity to put your mark on an established Mental Health service then apply to join the team at Rosebank House.

You will be leading and managing full clinical and administrative teams, ensuring excellent care is delivered and maintained, and ensuring quality and financial targets are met.

As the Hospital Director at Rosebank House you will have overall leadership and management responsibility of the service, lead the multidisciplinary team, and be responsible for operational performance whilst continuing to develop commercial opportunities with purchasers and referrers.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Facilitating the development of quality healthcare services, ensuring that they respond to the changing needs of purchasers and patients, and also reflect market trends and evidence-based practice.
• Ensuring both quality and financial targets are met,
• Leading the senior management team on site, developing local strategy of the service, ensuring adherence to the service’s objectives, quality improvement and business plans.
• Promoting and enhancing the hospital’s reputation for specialist care and service
• Fulfilling the role of Registered Manager as per CQC expectations
• Engagement with ICB’s

To be successful as Hospital Director, you will:

• Have an excellent track record in a management role within the healthcare sector
• A clinical background in and understanding of mental health services
• An excellent track record in a management role within the healthcare sector (essential).
• An emphasis on performance and delivery in order to support successful service delivery and development, budget control, business development and revenue generation.
• A credible, inclusive and supportive management style balanced with strong leadership and sound underpinning knowledge to provide direction and implement change.
• Knowledge of clinical and non-clinical operational activities within a health sector organisation.
• Working knowledge of the NHS and Independent Healthcare sectors.

What you will get

• Annual salary up to £55,000
• £4,200 Car Allowance 
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

Where you will be working:

Location: Lower Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 5LE

You will be working at Rosebank House, a 24 hour specialist care and support service for people with severe and enduring mental health needs. People who come to Rosebank House have normally come from a hospital environment or have been sectioned under the Mental Health Act (1983).

You will be working at the modern, purpose-built home with 13 en-suite bedrooms, it is specifically designed with facilities to fully prepare patients for independence in the community. The focus of the service is on independent living skills as well as social inclusion, education and employment engagement. There are close links with the local community for residents to access local college, work placements and amenities.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

The Hospital Director role at Rosebank House, a specialist mental health service operated by Elysium Healthcare, is an excellent opportunity for an experienced healthcare leader to make a significant impact. The successful candidate will oversee the clinical and administrative teams, ensuring exceptional care delivery, financial performance, and strategic development of the service. With a focus on quality, innovation, and community engagement, this is a chance to contribute to the ongoing success of an established and expanding healthcare provider.

As the Hospital Director, you will have overall responsibility for the leadership and management of Rosebank House, a 24-hour specialist care and support service for individuals with severe and enduring mental health needs. Your key responsibilities will include facilitating the development of quality healthcare services, ensuring financial and quality targets are met, leading the senior management team, promoting the hospital's reputation, and fulfilling the role of Registered Manager as per CQC expectations. You will need an excellent track record in healthcare management, a clinical background in mental health, and the ability to drive performance, support successful service delivery, and implement change through a credible, inclusive, and supportive management style.