Business Development Officer

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

The closing date is 12 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a Business Development Officer to join our team at St John and St Elizabeth Hospital (HJE). The post holder will support the management and business development activity of key users of HJE facilities to ensure the commercial success of the Hospital. Key users are defined as:

Consultants - To support the delivery of the Consultant and specialty strategy set out by the Business Development Manager (BDM), Commercial Director and the CEO.
Consultant medical secretaries (external)
GPs
AHPs

Main duties of the job

Other potential referrers of patients to HJE such as local businesses.

The Marketing team within the Commercial department plays a vital role in promoting the Hospital. It serves as the face of HJE, coordinating and producing all materials representing the Hospital and generating the Hospital revenue.

Am I the right person for this Business Development Officer role?

An ability to work independently and take decisions but know when to seek guidance and deliver to deadlines
Demonstrates a working knowledge of Independent Hospitals
Independent hospital sector experience

About us

Why apply for this role?

At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits;

When you become part of the HJE Family, these are some of the benefits you will receive:

Private healthcare scheme worth up to £20,000 per year
27 days annual leave
Blue Light Card discounts
Interest-free season ticket loans
Cycle to work scheme
Free eye check-up vouchers with contribution towards lenses
Free newspaper and media subscriptions
Local Business discounts
Discount in our Hospice Charity shop
Refer a Friend scheme
Free Cinema Society Membership offering discounted tickets
Personal development and training courses
Annual events and recognition awards
Career progression and increments
For employees joining us from the NHS, we can provide continuation of your NHS pension

Date posted

28 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£35,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0263-25-0083

Job locations

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

What are the Responsibilities of this Business Development Officer role?

To manage the relationships with consultants, understanding the different levels of prioritisation and resource allocation to each
Ensuring that consultants have best utilisation of their time, maximising capacity and efficiencies
Being involved in the new consultant inductions, ensuring that the consultants practice is set up
Taking on specialty specific projects to lead the team on developing best practice services
Working with the consultant leads on the running of the specialty meetings to ensure they are well attended, have a strong purpose and are clearly linked to the strategic direction of the hospital and MAC
Create regular events to ensure both GP and Consultant engagement
Gather market place intelligence that promotes the introduction of new initiatives
Collate feedback to the team based on services provided
Promote the GP educational programme and run events
Analysis of financial and activity-based data to create / influence activity that drives business
Build on local businesses knowledge to promote the services of HJE to raise awareness and referrals for marketing activity for both self-pay and PMI opportunities

Job description

Job responsibilities

What are the Responsibilities of this Business Development Officer role?

To manage the relationships with consultants, understanding the different levels of prioritisation and resource allocation to each
Ensuring that consultants have best utilisation of their time, maximising capacity and efficiencies
Being involved in the new consultant inductions, ensuring that the consultants practice is set up
Taking on specialty specific projects to lead the team on developing best practice services
Working with the consultant leads on the running of the specialty meetings to ensure they are well attended, have a strong purpose and are clearly linked to the strategic direction of the hospital and MAC
Create regular events to ensure both GP and Consultant engagement
Gather market place intelligence that promotes the introduction of new initiatives
Collate feedback to the team based on services provided
Promote the GP educational programme and run events
Analysis of financial and activity-based data to create / influence activity that drives business
Build on local businesses knowledge to promote the services of HJE to raise awareness and referrals for marketing activity for both self-pay and PMI opportunities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

At least 1 year experience of business development and or sales experience
Educated to degree level (or possess equivalent Business Development experience)

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

At least 1 year experience of business development and or sales experience
Educated to degree level (or possess equivalent Business Development experience)