Hospital Manager

Job summary

Job Title: Hospital Manager Location: Swindon Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 37.5 hours 5 out of 7 days. We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of eye health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help. Are you a manager who wants to continue helping people but need a better work life balance? If yes, then CHEC is your employer of choice! We have an exciting opportunity for a Hospital Manager to join us.

Main duties of the job

If you wish to join an organisation that is thriving on success and want to be part of the journey, then this maybe the opportunity just for you. The Hospital Manager will ensure safe delivery of services and smooth running of the hospital. Leading on both the clinical governance and CQC compliance within the Hospital. You will be an effective leader and manage the hospital team in the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of clinical care. At CHEC we focus on providing the highest quality patient centric care, participating in the entire pathway for patients from pre-admission, surgery, and post-operative management.

About us

Since 2012, CHEC has been working with the NHS to increase patient choice and provide better access to exceptional, timely, locally-based ophthalmology and gastroenterology care free at the point of care. CHEC has a nationwide portfolio of community hospitals and clinics operating in a unique hub-and-spoke model. We are proud to have a role alongside colleagues in the NHS, offering patients the choice of access to essential procedures and help achieve the best possible clinical outcomes. We continue to expand our community-based offering of vital healthcare to patients across England, including ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) and Dermatology services. CHEC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment, this includes being aware of and adhering to all CHEC Safeguarding policies. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with the NHS Employment Check Standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Details

• Date posted: 13 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: Depending on experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: CHE1217308
• Job locations: CHEC Swindon, Swindon, SN3 3RB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

We are looking for someone who can: Be responsible for the day-to-day management and operational delivery of high quality, patient focused services within your hospital Act as a mentor to your team, ensuring everyone is given the support to succeed and provide the highest quality of patient care Lead improvement programmes and identify areas of improvement Adhere to good record keeping, drug administration in line with guidelines, ensuring you have an audit processes and action plans in place to monitoring the effectiveness Compliance with unit clinical audits and monitor effectively Always ensuring safe patient care Who we are looking for: Current or previous healthcare registration with a registered body Experience managing clinical teams and working with clinicians Managing patient feedback, including complaints Budget management Ability to establish good working relationships with team and wider hospital teams Be able to communicate well with patients Flexible approach to work organisation Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team People focused Why work for us? 28 days holidays plus bank holidays Buy and sell annual leave scheme Refer a friend scheme Company pension Company sick pay scheme Life assurance scheme Bluelight Card- 100s of discount and cashback options Performance review with a training and development plan Employee discounts portal Gym membership discounts Cycle to work scheme Tech scheme MediCash - Health Cash Plan