Hospital Director

The Hospital Director role at Farmfield Hospital offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced healthcare leader to join an established mental health service.
You will have overall responsibility for the clinical and administrative operations of the hospital, leading a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care and financial performance.
This is a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic and supportive organization that is part of the global Ramsay Health Care network.
Main duties of the job
As the Hospital Director, you will be responsible for the full clinical and administrative management of Farmfield Hospital.
This includes leading the multidisciplinary team, ensuring excellent patient care and quality standards, and meeting financial targets.
You will also be responsible for developing the hospital's strategy, promoting its reputation, and engaging with provider collaboratives.
The successful candidate will have a strong track record in healthcare management, a clinical background in mental health, and the ability to drive performance and implement change through inclusive and supportive leadership.
About us
Elysium Healthcare is part of the global Ramsay Health Care network, which operates over 90 services across England and Wales covering mental health, neurology, learning disabilities, children's services, and more.
With over 8,000 employees, Elysium is a stable and agile organization focused on delivering high-quality, person-centered care.
Job responsibilities
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 make your mark on an established mental health service, then apply to join the team at Farmfield Hospital.
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 Farmfield Hospital, 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 Provider Collaboratives
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.
Where you will be working Location: Farmfield Drive, Charlwood, Surrey, RH6 0BN
You will be working at Farmfield Hospital, situated next to Gatwick.
You'll be caring for adult men 18+ who potentially have a forensic background and enduring mental health illnesses such as personality disorder, substance misuse issues and challenging behaviours.
Working hours will be Monday to Friday 9-5 with some flexibility required to attend site outside of these hours.
What you will get
The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including 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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
You will need an excellent track record in a management role within the healthcare sector, with a clinical background and understanding of mental health services.
Strong leadership, budget control, and business development skills are essential, as is a credible and inclusive management style.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
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