Hospital Director
| Posting date: | 28 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2026 |
| Location: | Swansea, SA1 8FD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0013-26-0017 |
Summary
The Hospital Director holds overall responsibility for the leadership, management, and strategic development of all hospital operations, ensuring alignment with the policies and procedures of HMT. Reporting to the HMT Executive Director of Community & Complex Care for the delivery of safe, high-quality, and cost-effective clinical care, and accountable to the HMT Chief Executive, the Hospital Director is instrumental in driving operational performance and achieving both short- and long-term financial and business objectives. This role also includes the creative development of local markets for the hospital's services and the effective representation of HMT with the medical profession, statutory authorities, and other relevant agencies. The Hospital Director exercises executive authority over all hospital staff and acts with delegated authority on behalf of HMT within the local healthcare landscape. To hold overall management responsibility for Sancta Maria in accordance with the philosophies, standards and procedures approved by HMT. To hold overall responsibility for the leadership, management, and co-ordination of clinical services provided by the hospital to meet patient/user expectations, clinical and professional objectives. To prepare annual operating plans, including budgets, and participate in the rolling strategic planning process. To maintain effective monitoring systems to ensure that all Hospital services consistently achieve the required standards of quality. To maintain financial monitoring to ensure that the financial performance of the Hospital runs within agreed parameters and that services are run efficiently and within budget. To work with the Medical Advisory Committee, the consultant users, and GPs to ensure that their views are known and that the implications of developments and change in clinical practice are acted upon. To develop staffing policies that encourage good practice by the provision of relevant training and education and by effective methods of communication. To promote, direct and manage relevant audit, research, and clinical standards as methodologies To evaluate and develop the provision of patient care and services. To ensure that all staff are aware of the overall activities of the hospital and the value of their own contribution and develop a sense of identity with the Hospital and HMT's ethos. To ensure that all statutory and legal requirements are complied with and that appropriate authorities are kept informed of relevant activities within the Hospital. To develop relationships with all local interests affecting the hospital including the NHS, general practitioners, consumer groups, local industry and the medical insurance companies. To develop public relations programmes to encourage recognition of the hospital as an integral part of the health services in the local community. To seek out and analyse charitable activities which could properly be provided or financially supported by the Hospital. To manage maintenance programmes for buildings, plant, and equipment, and to recommend associated capital works. To hold overall responsibility for Health & Safety requirements for the Hospital. To hold responsibility for the custody, administration and dispensing of medicines within the hospital in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) and the Medicines Act (1968) To undertake any other relevant functions required by HMT. To be the registered Manger with the registration authority HIW/ CQC