Business Development Manager

Spire Healthcare, Cardiff | Pontprennau | Business Development Manager | Permanent | Full Time
Introduction
Are you a commercially minded relationship builder who enjoys working with consultants, influencing stakeholders and helping drive business growth within healthcare?
We're looking for a Business Development Manager to join Spire Cardiff Hospital in a highly visible and influential role. This is an opportunity to make a genuine impact by supporting consultant engagement, identifying opportunities for growth and working closely with hospital leaders to enhance performance.
If you enjoy building trusted relationships, using data to drive decisions and contributing to strategic initiatives, this could be an excellent next step in your career.
About the Role
As a Business Development Manager, you will act as a key point of contact for both existing and prospective consultants, supporting the growth of their practice whilst helping deliver the hospital's business development strategy.
Working closely with the Hospital Director, Business Development Director, Senior Management Team, Activity and Performance Manager and wider Business Development colleagues, you'll identify opportunities to increase activity, strengthen consultant engagement and support projects that contribute to hospital performance and growth.
This is a varied role combining relationship management, performance reporting, consultant support, project delivery and collaboration with both local and central teams.
Why Join Us
This is an exciting opportunity to join a role where your work will have a direct impact on consultant engagement, business performance and future growth.
You'll work alongside experienced hospital leaders and business development professionals, gaining exposure to strategic projects while supporting a diverse consultant community. The role offers a broad range of responsibilities and is ideal for someone who enjoys building relationships, working with data and influencing positive outcomes.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Act as a first point of contact for consultants, supporting activity growth and practice development.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with consultants, medical secretaries and practice managers.
- Deliver consultant engagement plans aligned to hospital growth objectives.
- Produce and present monthly consultant activity, conversion and performance reports.
- Support consultant practice reviews to identify growth opportunities and performance improvements.
- Maintain consultant databases, CRM records and insurer recognition profiles.
- Support patient events, consultant communications and business development campaigns.
- Act as a champion for digital transformation and business development initiatives impacting consultants.
Who We're Looking For
- Preferably experience of working with consultants within a private healthcare or NHS setting.
- Understanding of the UK private healthcare sector.
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify growth opportunities.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to work independently.
- Strong organisation, prioritisation and time management skills.
- Competent user of Microsoft Office applications.
- Proven administration skills and experience within a customer-facing environment.
- Ability to analyse information and translate insights into action.
- Flexible approach, including occasional evening and weekend working to support events and stakeholder engagement.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time | 37.5 hours per week | Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00, occasional evenings
Benefits
We offer colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, both inside and outside of work. This includes:
- 35 days' annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, helping you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- Access to private healthcare and health insurance options, giving you reassurance and faster access to care.
- Gym and wellbeing benefits, supporting your physical and mental wellbeing.
- A supportive team within a leading independent healthcare provider, where you'll feel valued and part of something meaningful.
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options, supporting your future.
- Spire for You reward platform, offering discounts and cashback from over 1,000 retailers.
- Free Bupa wellness screening, helping you stay on top of your health.
We are committed to supporting our colleagues through work-life balance, wellbeing initiatives, ongoing development opportunities, recognition and reward.
For further information about this role, please contact Alison Roberts at
Closing Date
We're reviewing applications as they come in, so early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient applications have been received.