Business Development Manager

Spire Dunedin have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven Business Development Manager to join our hospital teams, driving our growth strategy and business development plans.

As part of our business development plan we are increasing the business development support for individual hospitals with a new role - Business Development Manager.

This new hospital role compliments and works alongside our existing Hub Business Development team (Marketing, digital, PR, referrer engagement and sales).

This support will include Consultant engagement, consultant commercial support and will support the growth strategy as defined by the local SMT and Business Development Director (BDD). The activity will be underpinned by the business development plans at a local and Hub level.

The highly visible role of Business Development Manager (BDM) will be a key contact for existing and prospective consultants. Results driven and responsive the BDM will provide a range of support functions across the Hospital and business development landscape targeting activity growth and performance improvement.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To be a highly visible member of the team seeking to identify and resolve issues and identify improvements for consultants leading to increased activity and share of practice
Support the Hospital Director Business Development Director to deliver business development initiatives with a specific focus on supporting the hospitals consultant body
Support the Hospital Director to identify and deliver emerging opportunities in line with the hospital growth strategy, including engaging with consultants to promote and develop their practice
To provide a robust framework of consultant practice reviews alongside the relevant hospital teams and SMT to identify areas of growth from individual funders or referrers
Collaborate with internal teams to resolve blockers for practice growth and develop a comprehensive consultant engagement plan
To deliver the national BDM framework of reporting and engagement as outlined in the BDM Play Book
Liaise with the Hub BDE acting PR opportunities that involve the hospitals consultants or services
Work with the Business Development team as directed in promoting and developing new services conforming to Spire guidelines.
Support the delivery of patient events, including but not limited to liaising with Hub BDE on appropriate Consultants as part of the wider Business Development plan
Communicate and support the inclusion and administration of key networks e.g. Hip and Knee or cataract networks
Promoting the use of Business Development tools including but not limited to direct PMI and online bookings and facilitating Consultants signing up to PMI networks
Act as a change champion for digitisation and transformation projects that impact consultants supporting their adoption

Who we're looking for:

Experience of working with consultant surgeons in a private or NHS setting
Understanding of the UK private healthcare system
Commercial awareness
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and spoken
Strong prioritisation and time management skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
A passion and drive to succeed

Working Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hrs per week - Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 with occasional requirements for evening/weekend working depending on business needs, such as events etc.

Contract: - Permanent

Benefits:

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
Private medical insurance
Life assurance

Our Values:

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

Driving clinical excellence
Doing the right thing
Caring is our passion
Keeping it simple
Delivering on our promises
Succeeding and celebrating together

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alison Roberts on

Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy without further notice, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

"Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services."

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.