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Director Of Operations

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-30 Brighton Hybrid Healthcare Medical
💰 Salary 6,667 GBP/mo (80,000 GBP/yr) 📊 Market 4,583 GBP–7,500 GBP/mo

About the Company

Welcome to Nuffield Health, the UK's leading not-for-profit healthcare organisation. As a not-for-profit with no shareholders, we invest all our income back into our family of award-winning 37 hospitals, 114 fitness and wellbeing clubs, healthcare clinics, over 200 workplace wellbeing services, as well as developing flagship collaborations supporting our communities - all to realise our vision to build a healthier nation. What makes us unique is our unrivalled award winning and industry leading network of health and wellbeing services. Only Nuffield Health has the wide-ranging expertise to provide connected care. We attract some of the best people in their specialist fields, who take a personalised approach so we can provide the best possible care and support now and in the future - wherever they are on their journey. All for the public benefit. So, it's no surprise that we're trusted by the NHS, Private Medical Insurers, employers and the general public to provide exceptional health and wellbeing services to the nation. We're committed to our vision of building a healthier nation. Welcome to Nuffield Health. Specialists in you. Nuffield Health is a Registered Charity. Our objective is to advance, promote and maintain health and healthcare of all descriptions and to prevent, relieve and cure sickness and ill health of any kind, all for the public benefit. Registered Charity Numbers 205533 (England and Wales) and SC041793 (Scotland). Wellness and Fitness Services Specialties: Gyms, Health Checks, Physiotherapy, Hospitals, Wellbeing

Responsibilities

  • ● Director of Operations
  • ● Brighton Hospital Operations Management Full Time Permanent
  • ● Up to 80,000.00 Per Annum depending on experience
  • ● hours per week
  • ● Nuffield Health is Britain's largest Healthcare Charity. If you're passionate about creating success and driven to continually improve the work environment for the good of others, there's nowhere better to be. So, why not bring your expertise to our Nuffield Hospital and help us build a healthier nation
  • ● As an integral part of Brighton's Senior Management Team you will support the development of the Charity's overall strategy and be accountable for ensuring operational performance is focused on service excellence. You will contribute to our purpose to build a healthier nation by providing leadership to a broad range of non-clinical services across your hospital to deliver the highest standards of performance and customer service to all key stakeholders.
  • ● Operations include, but are not limited to, business development, process improvement, facilities management, housekeeping, administration, communication, information governance, health & safety, third party providers, maintenance and service contract delivery.
  • ● As Director of Operations you will:
  • ● Support the Health Systems Director and Director of Clinical Services leading and developing the Hospital ensuring that performance exceeds agreed quality and financial targets
  • ● Provide clear leadership and direction for specific services within the organisation, in line with Nuffield Health strategic goals
  • ● Share knowledge, expertise, best practice and efficient, effective ways of working across the site and with colleagues in Nuffield Health.
  • ● Budget management - to develop budgets to support the service functions with accountability for working within budgets; and providing timely management information
  • ● Provide insight to help shape the local self-pay pricing strategy to ensure local competitiveness
  • ● Deliver a patient pathway that ensure high levels of customer service to all beneficiaries
  • ● Endorse the charity's connected service propositions to the local consumer market in line with the Hospital's sales plan
  • ● To guarantee the delivery of the Hospitals growth plans and achievement of revenue targets through service development activities.
  • ● Foster a cross-functional working relationship with other hospitals in the region, looking at opportunities to share resource and knowledge.
  • ● Coach, mentor and role model a 'Customer First' culture.
  • ● As Director of Operations, you will need to have:
  • ● Significant, proven commercial experience
Credential Requirements for United Kingdom
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PLAB 1 + PLAB 2

General Medical Council

Must have to work
Cost: GBP 1,000–2,000 Timeline: 6–18 months
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NMC CBT + OSCE

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Must have to work
Cost: GBP 1,000–2,000 Timeline: 6–12 months
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GPhC OSPAP

General Pharmaceutical Council

Must have to work
Cost: GBP 6,000–10,000 Timeline: 1 year
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GDC ORE Part 1 + Part 2

General Dental Council

Must have to work
Cost: GBP 2,000–4,000 Timeline: 1–2 years