Business Development Lead Sarum Road Hospital 37.5 Hours & Fixed Term Salary: Up to £40,000.00 per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification) Sarum Road Hospital in Winchester is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country. We have an opportunity for a Business Development Lead to join their team of staff in the Marketing department. This is a full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern. Duties of this role include: You work in conjunction with the Executive Director and other members of the senior management team to devise and implement a sales and marketing strategy, which ensures the delivery of budgeted activity across all payor groups, in line with the corporate and hospital operational plan. You produce and maintain the hospital sales and marketing tactical action plan, detailing key initiatives which will drive sales performance. You define a local consumer marketing strategy, ensure all activity is aligned with both the local market and with national strategies, collateral is produced to the highest standard and conforms to brand guidelines, production is efficient and return on investment is identified and proven. You develop and drive an annual plan of consumer events to support the achievement of the hospital sales targets, in line with hospital’s sales and marketing strategy. You support the implementation and tracking of a senior management team-wide Consultant account management programme to grow hospital business and mitigate risks to growth, including initiatives to acquire new Consultants and specialties and to help support and grow Consultants’ practices. You set targets for primary care referrals in line with hospital’s operational plan. You comply with all relevant mandatory training. Applicants should meet the following criteria: Strategy development and implementation experience. Experience in developing and implementing sales and marketing plans. Good negotiation skills. Good presentational skills both written and oral. Key Account Management experience including stakeholder engagement. Experience of customer relations management / business to business sales. Salary & Benefits Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including: 25 days holiday per year bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service Private Pension Scheme Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions Friends & Family Hospital Discounts Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay Non-contributory life insurance Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing Employee recognition programmes Industry leading training and development opportunities …and much more! Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more. We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture. To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy