Area Director - Southeast (Essex & Suffolk)

How You’ll Make a Difference

As Area Director, you’ll work closely with the Regional Director and Area Support Manager to provide strategic, operational and commercial leadership across your area. Your focus will be on delivering exceptional clinical quality and client care, while developing sustainable, high-performing teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Ambassador of our values and responsible for embedding our company culture.
• Mobilise the UK strategy within an area through facilitating best practice sharing, growing effective communication channels between practices, and supporting with the rollout of VCOs and other initiatives.
• Oversee the operational and commercial performance of practices within your Area.
• Attraction, retention and engagement of staff across the area.
• Work closely with Area Support Manager, demonstrating an aligned approach to Area priorities, performance and improvements.
• Line management of Clinical Directors.
• Supporting with our future network planning and growth initiatives by providing strategic information and input as necessary.
• Must hold full and valid driving license.

You Might Be a Great Fit If...

• At least 5 years leadership experience, with proven coaching and mentoring skills, and a desire to develop our people.
• Proven ability to maximise clinical and financial performance of individuals and teams.
• A keen understanding of key Financial & Clinical KPI’s without direction, to then identify actions to improve performance across individuals and teams.
• Strong people skills (engaging, educating, motivating, inspiring) to ensure you can bring together diverse teams across multiple sites.
• A leader who can collaborate with their team and peers, able to lean into High Challenge & High Support.
• A trailblazer with a well-developed set of demonstratable emotional intelligence skills.
• Vision to lead for the future, someone agile, resilient, dynamic and results driven to deliver excellence.
• An influencer who listens well, is authentic & trustworthy whilst not afraid to challenge the status quo.
• An exceptional communicator, who can deliver the key strategic vision with a strong emphasis on the ‘why’, as well as the ‘what’.

Additional Requirements

• Full and valid UK driving licence.
• Willingness to travel extensively across Essex, Suffolk and the wider Southeast.
• Ability to work up to 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

How We’ll Support You

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we’re committed to supporting you in a senior executive leadership role. When you join us, you’ll benefit from:

• Overall leadership of a region with the autonomy to shape strategy, culture, and performance.
• Senior-level influence across operations, client experience, and business outcomes.
• Opportunities to lead large-scale change and drive long-term organisational impact.
• Ongoing learning and development to support executive and leadership growth.
• A collaborative, values-led culture focused on care, community, and continuous improvement.

What We Offer

• 6.8 weeks annual leave including BH.
• Private medical insurance.
• Enhanced family leave and pay across maternity, paternity, adoption and surrogacy.
• Learning and development opportunities via the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Academy.
• Retail discounts and cashback offers.
• Reduced-cost veterinary care for your own pets.
• Car allowance of £475 per month or a company car.

If you’re an inspiring leader who’s passionate about people, performance and purpose, we’d love to hear from you. For inquiries, contact Megan Dawson at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].