Business Development Manager

Are you a Business Development Manager who is looking to make a positive impact on the clinical services provided at our hospital in Bristol and Day Surgery clinic in Devizes? If so -Practice Plus Group is now hiring a Business Development Manager for our Emersons Green and Devizes Hospitals. The role of Business Development Manager is to promote the Hospital services provided at Emersons Green and Devizes sites to patients and all referrers, to establish robust relationships and reputation to attract healthy referrals of both NHS and private patients. This is a relationship management role, responsible for delivering referral and market share targets by directly influencing Patients, GPs, Practice Managers, Medical Secretaries, Referral Management Centres and other key community stakeholders in order to increase referrals and raise awareness of Practice Plus Group's NHS and Private services. Reports to

• Direct - Operations Manager (Emersons Green) / General Manager (Devizes)
• Indirect - Senior Finance Manager
To find out more please reach out to Apply You can also download a copy of the Job Description attached. What you'll be doing
• Responsible for driving delivery of business goals (referrals/market share) using current marketing materials, tools and regular off site visits to key stakeholders
• Prioritise, and develop GP activity to drive local referrals to Practice Plus Group Hospital's / services, through the building of strong business relationships.
• Develop strategies guaranteeing the right coverage and frequency on all target customer groups.
• Have a complete understanding of territory knowledge (customers, market, and sales data) and the location of all target customers.
• Act as a channel for feedback and market intelligence through the local Senior Management Team and where appropriate into the Central Sales and Marketing team to help shape the agenda for business development.
• Attend GP/RMC visits to help spread the word about the new and existing services.
• Arrange on-site charity & awareness days etc. - report them to Group PR and to the Press via the appropriate route etc.
• Local lead to review & update our website and social media
• Work closely with Hospital Director, Finance/Operations Manager, Private Healthcare Lead and the Central Marketing Team to promote private services
• Work closely with Hospital Director, Finance/Operations Manager, General Manager, Administration Manager and the Central Marketing Team to promote NHS services to RMCs, ICB, GPs and Trusts etc.
  
  GCSE English and Mathematics
• Proven track record in developing and managing relationships with key stakeholders
• Knowledge of the health care economy (GP Practices, PCTs, CCGs, Health Commissioning Boards etc.)
• 2-3 years' experience in healthcare
• Experience of using team working skills across functional boundaries
• Excellent influencing skills, interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
• Excellent analytical and numerical ability
• Ability to persuasively but consultatively promote services to GPs and Commissioners
• Commercial focus and awareness
• With a willingness to challenge positively
• Ability to solve problems
• Builds effective and credible relationships across the region
• Works collaboratively with others sharing ideas and information at all times
• Effectively builds trust with a consistent approach between actions and words
• Strives to achieve maximum business benefit from every customer interaction.
• Proactively actions requests of customers - specifying realistic time frames.
• Proactively seeks to update clinical knowledge.
• Full driving licence and ability to cover the defined geographic territory for the role
  
  Competitive Salary
• 25 days annual leave + BANK Holidays
• Access to Private Health insurance
• Private pension with employers contribution
• Access to Gateway Rewards and Recognition Scheme
• Training and Development
• Bonus
• Car Allowance £4,000 p.a.