About the department

The Digestive Health department at Welbeck is the leading centre of excellence delivering comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services. Bringing together a multidisciplinary team of world leading gastroenterologists, GI surgeons, endocrinologists, and hepatologists and specialist staff. The state-of-the-art, outpatient focused environment is designed for efficiency, quality, and exceptional patient experience. With a strong reputation for clinical excellence and innovation, the service is focused on delivering outstanding outcomes, driving service development, and maintaining the highest standards of governance and operational performance.

About the role

This is a senior leadership opportunity to play a pivotal role in the delivery and growth of a flagship specialist healthcare centre within Welbeck. As Centre Director you will be responsible for leading a high performing, multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional patient care within a state-of-the-art private clinical environment.

The role combines operational leadership with commercial accountability. You will oversee day-to-day centre management while identifying and executing opportunities for growth, innovation, and service expansion. With responsibility for financial performance, you will manage budgets, support strategic planning, and drive revenue and profitability. At the same time, you will foster a culture of continuous improvement, using data, patient feedback, and performance metrics to enhance outcomes and maintain compliance with regulatory standards such as CQC.

This position comes at an exciting time of expansion and transformation, with opportunities to scale services, introduce new clinical innovations, and further establish the centre as a market-leading provider. You will act as a key connector between clinicians, corporate teams, and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment, collaboration, and the successful delivery of both clinical excellence and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership

• Lead the day-to-day operations of the centre, ensuring efficient service delivery and exceptional patient care

• Monitor centre KPIs including utilisation, patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes, EBITDA contribution, and workforce productivity

• Lead, develop, and manage multidisciplinary teams, including clinical and administrative staff

• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing staff development

• Foster a high-performance culture focused on quality, collaboration, and patient satisfaction

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clinicians, partners, and internal stakeholders

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About you

You are an ambitious, resilient, and highly capable healthcare leader with both clinical credibility and strong management expertise.

You may come from a nursing, allied health professional, physiotherapy, medical, or equivalent healthcare background, with proven experience leading complex healthcare operations and CQC-regulated services.

You bring a blend of operational expertise, commercial acumen, and a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, enabling you to balance patient care excellence with sustainable business growth. You are confident working in fast-paced, evolving environments and are comfortable leading through periods of change and expansion.

A natural collaborator and communicator, you build strong relationships across multidisciplinary teams and with senior stakeholders. You lead with integrity, resilience, and clarity, inspiring high performance while supporting the development of others.

About Us

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Recruitment Process

For this role, there will be three stages;

• Shortlisting (based on your application)

• Initial Screening Call with the Talent Acquisition Team

• 1st stage interview

• 2nd Stage interview

We aim to complete these as soon as possible after the closing date for applications.

Using AI

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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

At Welbeck, we believe exceptional care starts with inclusive teams. We are committed to creating a workplace where difference is valued and excellence is expected; where people feel respected, and everyone is supported to do their very best. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences and appoint on merit, recognising that diverse perspectives strengthen clinical quality, leadership, operational delivery and patient care.

Welbeck is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of patients and expects all staff to share this commitment. All roles are subject to pre-employment checks in line with regulatory requirements, including an appropriate level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.