Hospital Director

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summery

As the Hospital Director at Cheswold Park Hospital, you will hold a pivotal role in the leadership and management of our specialised healthcare facility dedicated to providing forensic services for male & female patients across Mental Illness, Personality Disorders and Autism pathways. You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the hospital's operations, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care. This role demands strong leadership, people management skills, and a commitment to safety and security for patients and staff.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Leadership & Culture:

Develop and implement the hospital's strategic vision, goals, and objectives in alignment with the organization's mission and values.

Maintain a culture of kindness and the prevention of abuse and or closed cultures.

Lead the hospital's efforts to continuously improve services in response to changing patient needs, Provider Collaborative requirements and industry best practices.

To ensure the Hospital meets its key performance indicators which will be determined by the Board of Directors in agreement and collaboration with the post holder.

2. Operational Oversight:

Manage the day-to-day operations of the hospital, including staffing and resource allocation.

Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and accreditation standards.

To participate in the Hospital Directors on call rota.

3. Clinical Appreciation:

Collaborate with the clinical team to maintain and enhance high standards of care, evidence-based treatment, and therapeutic interventions for patients.

To promote patient involvement through all committees.

Promote effective communication and collaboration among multidisciplinary teams, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, security personnel, and support staff.

Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development among staff.

4. Contract Performance:

Lead contract negotiation with commissioners and maintain oversight and management of KPIs performance.

5. Safety and Security:

Develop and implement comprehensive security measures and protocols to ensure the safety of staff, patients, and the community.

6. Quality Assurance:

Monitor and assess the quality of services provided, identifying areas for improvement and implement quality assurance initiatives.

Conduct regular reviews of clinical documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance with standards.

7. Compliance:

Ensure strict adherence to all relevant laws, regulations, and policies, including those related to patient rights, confidentiality, and security.

Oversee the hospital's compliance with accreditation requirements.

8. Workforce

To make Cheswold Park Hospital a great place for staff to work, ensuring recruitment, training and retention of staff is placed foremost in developing safety and workforce stability.

To provide leadership and guidance on equality, diversity and inclusion across the hospital.

To line Manage SLT members and ensure their individual learning needs and development are met in line with departmental objectives.

9. Relationships

To ensure effective working relationships with Provider Collaboratives, NHSE and other key stakeholders including the CQC, Safeguarding Home Office.

To establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff across all areas ensuring effective communication to all.

10. Education and Development

To provide advice, support and Managerial supervision to senior colleagues across the hospital including ensuring supervisions and appraisals are not only completed within the required time but are effective.

To ensure mandatory and statutory training is always up to date and in line with the hospitals needs.

Ensure that the site compliance for all training is in line with the hospitals targets.

To consider skill gaps within the staffing team and to ensure a robust and time-driven plan is in place to ensure continuous improvement.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Leadership Qualification
• Professional Registration

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 5 years leadership experience in a forensic mental health or similar healthcare setting.
• Strong knowledge of forensic mental health treatment modalities and best practices.
• Active operational experience
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to manage resources effectively.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cheswold Park Hospital

Address

Cheswold Lane

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN5 8AR

Employer's website

https://www.cheswoldparkhospital.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)