Mark Foster Email & Phone Number

Iver, Gb

Providing independent support to healthcare providers across the UK

High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

Appointed to lead a specialist veterinary hospital for three months, providing strategic direction and stability to the workforce as part of IVC Evidensia’s senior leadership team, reporting directly to the Director of Hospitals.Maintained hospital profitability at approximately £10 million per annum and launched a cost-savings project targeting supplier options, reducing stock holding by approximately £75,000.Line-managed a team of 3 senior managers and 15 specialist veterinary surgeons and was accountable for the hospital's workforce, which totalled around 125 staff.Developed a relationship management strategy using data analysis to target specific veterinary practices, increasing referrals and revenue, and supported the continuation of fixed-price packages following a cost review, generating additional revenue.

Appointed to be accountable for delivering approximately 200,000 diagnostic appointments per annum across three large modalities from 65 locations in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland while holding overall strategic responsibility for the division and regulatory role as CQC registered manager, reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer.Increased revenue streams totalling £10 million annually, achieving a 2-3% year-on-year growth.Improved profitability by negotiating tariff prices with integrated care boards (ICBs) and independent customers and expanding private patient services in clinical research and health screening.Instrumental in InHealth’s bids for NHS England’s Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) programme, supporting bid writing, meeting potential customers, and ensuring delivery of opportunity requirements.

Hired to provide operational support and leadership to a mobile team delivering community cardiology services from various mobile and static sites for.Granted autonomy to re-launch the division's private patient services in echocardiography and ambulatory rhythm monitoring, generating an additional average of £500k per annum.Responsible for clinical governance across the division, managing incidents, complaints, compliments, and ensuring regulatory compliance.Ensured policies, standard operating procedures, and risk assessments were adequate, adhered to, and reviewed as appropriate.

Reading, United Kingdom

As the Head of Operations, I am part of the senior management team and responsible for all non-clinical departments within an independent hospital providing a variety of NHS & private pathways.I regularly monitor performance across all functions and have a special interest in RTT pathways and growth of self-pay & insured pathways.I have been responsible for implementing a new Patient Administration System with ownership of development and testing across 2 sites. I maintained strong stakeholder relationships, influenced decisions and ensured effective communication through all project stages. I lead for the site on health & safety, fire management, IT and HR/recruitment across the non-clinical division.

Reading, United Kingdom

I provide overall leadership, accountability and responsibility for the efficiency, quality and performance of the Thames Valley Synexus Centre as well as being the CQC Registered Manager and lead for the UK.Synexus is the world's largest multi-national company entirely focused on the recruitment and running of clinical trials at its own Dedicated Research Centre’s. Synexus currently has over 14,000 patients on clinical trials and uses an innovative range of methods to recruit patients either targeting them directly, or through healthcare professionals and patient organisations. Synexus delivers high quality clinical trials data on time across its Dedicated Research Centre network to its clients in pharma, biotech and CROs.

London, United Kingdom

Community Outpatients is an award winning NHS provider of specialist care services. Our teams of consultants and expert clinicians have come together to deliver community based Ear Nose & Throat (ENT), Cardiology, Dermatology, Ultrasound, MSK and Oral Surgery (outpatient clinics and elective surgery) across the country.I held the portfolio for Community Based Cardiology services across West Hertfordshire and focused on improving waiting times and improving patient experience.Responsible and provide line management to a team of Referral Management Centre staff, Cardiac Technicians and Cardiac Physiologists.

Bedford, Bedfordshire

Operational Manager responsible for all Outpatient activity and staff across two sites. Responsible for providing an efficient and sustainable service to all service users working within tight financial constraints whilst providing the highest level of customer service.

Bedfordshire

Luton, United Kingdom

A-Level, Btec National Diploma For It Practitoners, Pass

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