Deputy Hospital Director

2 weeks ago

Crookham Common, United Kingdom Elysium Healthcare Full time

As a Senior Clinician or existing Deputy Hospital Director with a wealth of experience in complex mental health care, this is your chance to join our team at Thornford Park in Thatcham, Berkshire to build the team around you, help to shape the culture and positively impact how the service is run.

You will support the Hospital Director in leading the service, with responsibility for managing clinical and non-clinical teams and being the Clinical Lead for Quality and Compliance.

As a Deputy Hospital Director, you will have previous experience of project management as you will manage Clinical and Operational functions of the hospital. You will also deputise for the Hospital Director, where you will attend internal and external meetings with key stake holders.

As Deputy Hospital Director you’ll play a key role in ensuring the success of the service. Reporting to the Hospital Director, you will support the development and provision of a high quality and bespoke pathway of care for the service users.

To be Successful as a Deputy Hospital Director you will need:

  • Professional registration is desirable but not essential (for example Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Psychology or Social Work)
  • Multiple years Senior management experience in a Mental Health setting
  • Be able to evidence management/leadership training and a willingness to complete our internal leadership training.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience managing Clinical and Operational teams and creating a positive working environment.
  • Ability to deal with multiple issues simultaneously in a highly dynamic environment.
  • Awareness of the wider Healthcare economy and political environment
  • A detailed understanding of statutory regulations
  • Ability to oversee and deliver site projects.
  • Experience in a mental health setting Knowledge and understanding of regulatory processes and the CQC.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of legislation related to the patient group.
  • Audit and Compliance experience within a clinical setting.

What you will get:

  • Competitive annual salary
  • 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'll be working

Location: Thornford Park, Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 8ET

You will be working at Thornford Park, a 141 bedded independent hospital which supports service users that require medium and low secure Forensic Mental Health Services. In addition to these services there is also a PICU Mental Health Service.

The service provides a seamless internal care pathway supporting and empowering people in their recovery and rehabilitation.

Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will provide personalised assessment and treatment programmes for males with mental illness/complex care needs as well as those with personality disorder, and females and males in a PICU service.

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



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