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Nuffield Health Director of Operations

The closing date is 30 December 2026

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Job summary

Director of Operations Exeter Hospital | Operations Management | Full Time | Permanent Competitive salary depending on experience + Bonus Full time - Must be flexible with working hours 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?

Main duties of the job

As Director of Operations, you will: Support the Hospital 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 patients 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.

About us

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital At Exeter Nuffield hospital is based next to the RD&E hospital in Wonford, Exeter. The hospital has 2 theatres, as well as a hybrid cardiac catheter laboratory/theatre and an Endoscopy suite. There are two ward areas: an inpatient area with 21 beds and a cardiology day case ward with 12 beds. We also have a busy outpatient department, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and radiology department including an MRI scanner. We specialise in elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery, cardiology including invasive procedures, general surgery, plastics and cosmetic surgery, ENT, and gynaecology. The Hospital has 2 MAKO robots that undertakes some of the joint replacement surgery which we have become well known for in this field of surgery.

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

JR0102753

Job locations

Wonford Road

Exeter

EX2 4UG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Director of Operations Exeter Hospital | Operations Management | Full Time | Permanent Competitive salary depending on experience + Bonus Full time - Must be flexible with working hours 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? It is now easier than ever to find out about job opportunities across Nuffield Health. Whatever you do, we want to give you every opportunity to broaden your experience and understanding and to develop you both personally and professionally at Nuffield Health. We want you invested in us for the long term, and we'll offer you an abundance of interesting and varied roles. You may want to consider stepping into something completely new to give you the fresh challenge you've been seeking. As Director of Operations, you will:

Support the Hospital Director and Director of Clinical Services leading and developing the Hospital ensuring that performance exceeds agreed quality and financial targets

As Director of Operations, you will need to have:

Significant, proven commercial experience ideally in a hospital setting

Strong influencing skills

Financial management experience and analytical skills

Experience of managing outsourced services

Project management experience

Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Director of Operations Exeter Hospital | Operations Management | Full Time | Permanent Competitive salary depending on experience + Bonus Full time - Must be flexible with working hours 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? It is now easier than ever to find out about job opportunities across Nuffield Health. Whatever you do, we want to give you every opportunity to broaden your experience and understanding and to develop you both personally and professionally at Nuffield Health. We want you invested in us for the long term, and we'll offer you an abundance of interesting and varied roles. You may want to consider stepping into something completely new to give you the fresh challenge you've been seeking. As Director of Operations, you will:

Support the Hospital Director and Director of Clinical Services leading and developing the Hospital ensuring that performance exceeds agreed quality and financial targets

As Director of Operations, you will need to have:

Significant, proven commercial experience ideally in a hospital setting

Strong influencing skills

Financial management experience and analytical skills

Experience of managing outsourced services

Project management experience

Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• As Director of Operations, you will need to have:
• Significant, provencommercialexperience ideally in a hospital setting
• Strong influencing skills
• Financial management experience and analytical skills
• Experience of managing outsourced services
• Project management experience

Experience

Essential

• As Director of Operations, you will need to have:
• Significant, provencommercialexperience ideally in a hospital setting
• Strong influencing skills
• Financial management experience and analytical skills
• Experience of managing outsourced services
• Project management experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• As Director of Operations, you will need to have:
• Significant, provencommercialexperience ideally in a hospital setting
• Strong influencing skills
• Financial management experience and analytical skills
• Experience of managing outsourced services
• Project management experience

Experience

Essential

• As Director of Operations, you will need to have:
• Significant, provencommercialexperience ideally in a hospital setting
• Strong influencing skills
• Financial management experience and analytical skills
• Experience of managing outsourced services
• Project management experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nuffield Health

Address

Wonford Road

Exeter

EX2 4UG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Nuffield Health

Address

Wonford Road

Exeter

EX2 4UG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Talent Acquisition

People Services

[email protected]

03001235080

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

JR0102753

Job locations

Wonford Road

Exeter

EX2 4UG

United Kingdom

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