Head of Non-Food Operations

🌟 Head of Non-Food Operations – Healthcare

Salary: £75,000 + excellent benefits
Location: London (with occasional travel across nearby sites)
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Be the driving force behind safer, smarter, more sustainable healthcare services.

Are you a passionate operational leader ready to make a measurable impact in healthcare support services? We’re looking for a Head of Non-Food Operations to lead and optimise essential service delivery across Portering, Domestic Services, and Logistics .

This is a senior leadership role with real influence — responsible for ensuring that non-food services are delivered efficiently, safely, and compassionately to support world-class patient care. You’ll shape strategy, drive innovation, and inspire a high-performing team in one of the UK’s most complex and rewarding operational environments.

🔍 What You’ll Do

• Lead and innovate – Design and deliver a high-performing Non-Food Service Delivery Model across multiple operational teams.

• Champion quality and compliance – Ensure services meet all NHS, HSE, and contractual standards while maintaining exceptional infection control and patient safety.

• Inspire and empower teams – Build, motivate, and develop multi-disciplinary teams to deliver service excellence and operational resilience.

• Drive performance and efficiency – Use data, KPIs, and insight to deliver smarter operations and measurable improvements in service delivery.

• Collaborate at every level – Partner with clinical and operational leaders to align non-food services with wider healthcare objectives.

• Lead transformation – Support mobilisation, process redesign, and digital innovation projects across the estate.

• Deliver commercial results – Manage budgets effectively, identify efficiencies, and ensure services operate sustainably and profitably.

👤 What We’re Looking For

You’re a proven operational leader with a track record of success in large-scale facilities or healthcare environments . You know how to balance strategic vision with hands-on leadership and thrive in fast-paced, complex settings.

Essential experience and skills:

• 5+ years’ experience leading multi-disciplinary teams (e.g. cleaning, portering, logistics, or facilities).

• Strong knowledge of NHS or healthcare standards

• Excellent people leadership and coaching skills.

• Commercially astute, with the ability to deliver high-quality services within budget.

• Confident in change management, transformation projects, and stakeholder engagement.

• Passionate about service excellence, sustainability, and patient experience.

💼 Why Join Us

• Competitive salary of £75,000 plus comprehensive benefits.

• The chance to shape critical healthcare services that directly impact patient wellbeing.

• A culture that values innovation, inclusivity, and continuous improvement .

• Genuine opportunities for career progression and professional development within a global organisation.

• A leadership role where your ideas, your people, and your performance make a real difference every day.

📩 Ready to Lead the Future of Healthcare Operations?

If you’re driven by excellence, passionate about people, and thrive in a role where no two days are the same — we want to hear from you.

today to take the next step in your leadership journey and help us deliver better healthcare environments for everyone.