Operations Director – East Midlands South and Staffordshire

Full time post offered on a permanent basis.

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge? We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our team. We want you to feel proud of where you work and what you do. Here at Cygnet we want you to make a positive difference to the lives of the individuals we care for, their loved ones and all those who work with us.

We are recruiting for an Operations Director to provide leadership and support for our mental health services in East Midlands South and Staffordshire.

This is a new role ahead of an operational restructure in 2025. The post holder will be responsible for four established services: Cygnet Hospital Clifton and Maple House in Nottingham, Cygnet Hospital Derby in Derby and Cygnet St Augustine's in Stoke on Trent.

They will also lead operationally on a planned program of growth in 2025 and deliver two new hospitals Cygnet Elowen in Derby and Mitchell House in Kidsgrove. All services are within our Health Care division and provide a mixed portfolio of Acute, Secure, MH Rehab, PD and Specialist Eating Disorder services

The post holder will be responsible for the effective leadership and operational management of their hospitals, ensuring safe, effective care, and excellent safeguarding systems for service users, while maintaining a strong strategic and commercial focus.

The post holder will act as the lead liaison point for all internal and external stakeholders.

It is expected that the post holder will have the following skills and experience:

Essential:

• Experience in a mental health care management / leadership role, at least at Hospital Manager level
• A good knowledge of the CQC regulatory framework and relevant experience.
• Flexible and able to travel to meet the requirements of the role
• Experience of developing new services

Desirable:

• Clinical Background
• Experience of working in the NHS and independent sector
• Experience of developing new services
• Experience of Eating Disorder services as well as general mental health services

Please refer to the Job Description for the full details in relation to the role.

In return we can offer you:

• A competitive salary plus a car allowance
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
• NHS and Employee discount Scheme
• Company paid Life Assurance scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit (providing you with Fitness Programmes, nutrition consultation & health checks)
• Contributory Pension Scheme

To find out more or for an informal discussion please contact Vicky Linstead at VickyLinstead@cygnethealth.co.uk

Please note: We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.