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Iris Care Group

Hospital Director

The closing date is 03 April 2026

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Job summary

Are you an experienced Registered Manager or senior clinician with a strong background in leading high performing teams, looking for a new opportunity to put your mark on an established 29-bed learning disability Independent Hospital?

If you have experience working with individuals who present with learning disabilities, autism and or mental illness, complex behaviours and have worked with Positive Behaviour Support plans and want to lead a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team in a specialist hospital setting, then wed love you to join our team at Pinetree Hospital.

Main duties of the job

As the Hospital Director at Pinetree Hospital, you will have overall leadership and management of the service, developing close working relationships with the experienced and established teams, and other external stakeholders and be responsible for the delivery of excellent care and operational performance, whilst continuing to develop commercial opportunities with purchasers and referrers.

About us

Pinetree Hospital is a 29-bed independent hospital located close to Cardiff city centre and offers accommodation split across single-gender units and bespoke single person apartments. We are proud of the quality of the service we offer at Pinetree. Our priority is to give everyone individually tailored support aligned to the national service priorities of minimising length of stay and supporting the development of sustainable community placements where previous arrangements have been unsuccessful. We have particular strengths in forensic expertise, weaving this into a model of case based around the principles of positive behaviour support and active support. We have developed our own model of active support planning - Building Better Lives

Details

Date posted

18 March 2026

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience .

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0148-26-0009

Job locations

Iris Care Group

904 Newport Road

Rumney

Cardiff

CF3 4LL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To improve the quality of all aspects of care and management across the hospital and take the lead in service delivery, strategic alliance and daily service provisions.

To deliver the vision and strategy of Iris Care Group and Pinetree Court, working collaboratively with other colleagues, shaping strategic thinking and contributing to the collective and strategic vision of the organisation.

To ensure that Iris Care Group is a leader in the field of high quality innovative services that meet the needs of each individual service user whilst remaining pro-active in its approach to growing and developing new services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To improve the quality of all aspects of care and management across the hospital and take the lead in service delivery, strategic alliance and daily service provisions.

To deliver the vision and strategy of Iris Care Group and Pinetree Court, working collaboratively with other colleagues, shaping strategic thinking and contributing to the collective and strategic vision of the organisation.

To ensure that Iris Care Group is a leader in the field of high quality innovative services that meet the needs of each individual service user whilst remaining pro-active in its approach to growing and developing new services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Hold a relevant Nursing Qualification, RNLD or RMN for at least 5 years
  • Have an excellent track record in a management role within the healthcare sector.
  • Have experience and knowledge in Positive Behaviour Support and other modern approaches to evidence-based care and treatment for people with a learning disability
  • Have strong commercial acumen to support successful service delivery and development.
  • have experience of budget control, business development and revenue generation.
  • be an inclusive and supportive manager, balanced with strong leadership to provide direction and implement change.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Hold a relevant Nursing Qualification, RNLD or RMN for at least 5 years
  • Have an excellent track record in a management role within the healthcare sector.
  • Have experience and knowledge in Positive Behaviour Support and other modern approaches to evidence-based care and treatment for people with a learning disability
  • Have strong commercial acumen to support successful service delivery and development.
  • have experience of budget control, business development and revenue generation.
  • be an inclusive and supportive manager, balanced with strong leadership to provide direction and implement change.

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.

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.

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

Iris Care Group

Address

Iris Care Group

904 Newport Road

Rumney

Cardiff

CF3 4LL


Employer's website

https://www.iriscaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Iris Care Group

Address

Iris Care Group

904 Newport Road

Rumney

Cardiff

CF3 4LL


Employer's website

https://www.iriscaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ceri Louise Ashdown

ceri.ashdown@iriscaregroup.co.uk

02920394410

Details

Date posted

18 March 2026

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience .

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0148-26-0009

Job locations

Iris Care Group

904 Newport Road

Rumney

Cardiff

CF3 4LL


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