Hospital Manager

A bit about us

2024 is a big year for us as we turn 200 years young! We are proud of our long standing history in campaigning for a better world for animal welfare. We were the first to introduce a law to protect animals and have been working hard ever since to ensure that all animals can live free from pain and suffering. Through our campaigns we raise standards of care and awareness of issues affecting animals today. Our vision is to one day live in a world where all animals are respected and treated with compassion, And that is what we work towards every day. 

We are looking for a new Hospital Manager working as part of the RSPCA Birmingham Newbrook Farm Animal Hospital team reporting to the Hospital Director. Our animal hospital provides veterinary treatment to thousands of animals rescued by our frontline officers, as well as animals within the care of our centres.

Working hours are 35 per week, Monday to Friday. We welcome applications from individuals wishing to work part-time, flexibly or on a job-share basis.

We are offering the role as a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Site based at RSPCA Birmingham Animal Hospital.

Are you ready to be part of our journey and make a difference?

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to recognise your contributions at RSPCA.

35 hour week.

Great annual leave benefits - 25 days annual leave on joining, increasing each year to a maximum of 31 days (pro rata for part-time employees.

Additional day off around Christmas.

Generous pension scheme.

Career development through our in-house Learning & Development Team.

Charity worker discounts -access to hundreds of discounts with retail, hospitality, travel and insurance providers.

What a day might look like for you

As a Hospital Manager you will, through strategic and operational leadership, ensure the hospital runs efficiently and safely so our amazing staff can provide high standards of veterinary care to our patients.

This will include:

Managing non-clinical staff in line with RSPCA HR policy and best-practice, including recruitment, retention, and development to create a collaborative, inclusive and positive people culture within the hospital. 

Budget management.

Ensuring the hospital meets its health and safety obligations. 

Coordinating and planning essential services, including maintenance, reception, cleaning and waste disposal.

Overseeing emergency (fire, intrusion, etc) equipment checks and processes, and responding to any emergency events as necessary. 

For full insight, please refer to the attached job description.

What makes a great Hospital Manager

A qualification in business studies or equivalent experience.

Proven and extensive operational and people management experience.

Strong problem solving skills.

Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people.

Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Whilst it is not essential, it would be great if you could also demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety legislation and its application.

To make your application stand out, we strongly encourage you to provide examples in your supporting statement of how you meet the above criteria.

Final note from us & good luck with your application!

We are lucky that some of our roles attract a high level of interest, and for this reason we review applications as they are received. Unfortunately on some occasions this means roles may close earlier than advertised so early submissions are highly recommended. 

We do try to give feedback where we can but sometimes due to receiving high levels of applications, this may not always be possible

We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential to achieving our core mission. For this reason we actively encourage a wide diversity of applications - in particular from members of minority ethnic groups, and people with disabilities - as these candidates are currently under-represented at the RSPCA.