Hospital Director
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Priory Healthcare Hospital Director
The closing date is 03 October 2026
Job summary
This is a high-profile leadership role for an individual who is passionate about delivering outstanding mental healthcare services while creating an environment where colleagues can thrive and patients receive the highest standards of care.
Key priorities include strengthening leadership capability, developing high-performing management teams, and ensuring leaders effectively support and engage their teams. There are also people-related challenges, particularly around maintaining a positive and dynamic culture while balancing commercial objectives with organisational values and patient care priorities.
Main duties of the job
- Provide strategic leadership to deliver outstanding patient outcomes, operational excellence, and sustainable growth.
- Lead the hospital's financial, commercial, and quality performance, ensuring budgets and targets are achieved.
- Drive business growth, with a strong focus on private patient opportunities and market development.
- Build effective relationships with NHS, private healthcare, consultant, and regulatory stakeholders.
- Develop and inspire a high-performing leadership team, fostering accountability, engagement, and collaboration.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and governance standards while maintaining a culture of continuous improvement.
- Champion a positive, inclusive culture that balances commercial success with exceptional patient care.
You can find additional information in the attached job description.
About us
Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.
For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.
All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
Details
Date posted
16 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£80,000 to £90,000 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
576908
Job locations
Grovelands House
The Bourne
London
N14 6RA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 DOE
Full Time: 37.5 hours
North London has an opportunity for a Hospital Director to join our team.
North London Hospital, is located in in a peaceful and secluded part of Southgate, Priory Hospital North London is set within a striking Grade I listed building, overlooking beautiful parklands.
It's one of the UKs leading centres for the treatment of a range of mental health difficulties, including addictions, depression, anxiety, stress and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). We also offer private autism assessments for adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 DOE
Full Time: 37.5 hours
North London has an opportunity for a Hospital Director to join our team.
North London Hospital, is located in in a peaceful and secluded part of Southgate, Priory Hospital North London is set within a striking Grade I listed building, overlooking beautiful parklands.
It's one of the UKs leading centres for the treatment of a range of mental health difficulties, including addictions, depression, anxiety, stress and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). We also offer private autism assessments for adults.
Person Specification
Mental Health, Private Sector
Essential
- Extensive experience within the private healthcare sector.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience of improving financial performance and delivering growth.
- Exceptional leadership and people management skills.
- Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams.
- Ability to build, influence and negotiate with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of both NHS and private healthcare markets.
- Clinical qualifications are not essential; however, significant private healthcare leadership experience is considered critical.
Mental Health, Private Sector
Essential
- Extensive experience within the private healthcare sector.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience of improving financial performance and delivering growth.
- Exceptional leadership and people management skills.
- Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams.
- Ability to build, influence and negotiate with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of both NHS and private healthcare markets.
- Clinical qualifications are not essential; however, significant private healthcare leadership experience is considered critical.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Priory Healthcare
Address
Grovelands House
The Bourne
London
N14 6RA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Priory Healthcare
Address
Grovelands House
The Bourne
London
N14 6RA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Hospital Director
Kim Alexandra Theobald
Details
Date posted
16 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£80,000 to £90,000 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
576908
Job locations
Grovelands House
The Bourne
London
N14 6RA
United Kingdom
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