Centre Director Ophthalmology

About the department

At Welbeck, we’re redefining private day surgery with a simple philosophy: medical excellence without compromise. Our specialist centres combine clinical credibility with calm, patient-centred environments designed around people, not process.

We’re opening a new Ophthalmology Day-Case Centre – and we need a Centre Director who can do more than run an operation.

About the role

As Centre Director, you’ll be accountable for clinical quality, patient experience, people, and performance. You’ll blend strategic oversight with hands-on leadership, partnering with consultants, theatre teams, and corporate colleagues to deliver world-class care.

Your mission: create the conditions for great care to happen, every day, in every detail.

• Launch & Build : Establish patient pathways, develop SOPs and speciality-specific policies, and ensure all kit and consumables are in place.

• Leadership : Recruit and develop a multidisciplinary team with the right skill mix and expertise for ophthalmology.

• Consultant Partnerships: Build strong relationships to ensure clinics are well supported and aligned with Welbeck standards.

• Governance : Act as Registered Manager with the CQC, ideally bringing experience from previous inspections.

• Performance: Manage budgets, optimise utilisation, and maximise profitability while maintaining outstanding clinical care.

For a more detailed breakdown of the role please click here for the job description.

About you

This is a pre-opening leadership role with strategic impact, ideally you will have strong ophthalmic clinical credibility alongside robust governance and commercial capability.

You’re an experienced healthcare leader with a rare blend of clinical understanding and operational expertise. Calm, credible, and commercially aware, you thrive in environments where excellence and innovation meet. Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Proven leadership in a CQC-regulated setting.

• Deep knowledge of clinical governance and patient safety.

• Strong ophthalmic clinical credibility.

• Experience in budget management and operational KPIs.

• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills.

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Recruitment Process

For this role, there will be three stages

· Shortlisting (based on your application)

· 1st Stage Interview

· 2nd Stage Interview

We aim to complete these as soon as possible after the closing date for applications. We will inform you in due course (and if shortlisted) whether the interview stages will be via Teams or face to face in our London office.

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