Care Director
Care Director
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Lead with Compassion Inspire Excellence and Shape the Future of Palliative Care
Are you an experienced healthcare leader with a passion for delivering exceptional patientcentred care Do you thrive on driving quality innovation and strategic development in a clinical setting
We are looking for a Director of Care to join our Senior Leadership Team at St Peter & St James Hospice. This is a rare and rewarding opportunity to shape the future of specialist palliative care services ensuring equitable access to outstanding evidencebased care for everyone in our community who needs us.
Location: St Peter & St James Hospice Haywards Heath BN8 4ED
Salary:FTE per annum (St Peter & St James Hospices Band 8c)
Working hours: Full time (37.5 hrs) or part time flexible (compressed 9 day fortnight etc.) and hybrid working
Closing Date:3rd June 2025
InterviewDate: 11th June 2025
What Youll Be Doing
Strategic Leadership & Service Development:
- Lead the hospices clinical services as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team.
- Oversee the development and implementation of strategic and operational plans ensuring services remain inclusive innovative and financially sustainable.
- Work in collaboration with the Medical Director to enhance service delivery and optimise resources.
- Represent the hospice in external partnerships including the Hospice Alliance and Integrated Care Boards.
Quality & Compliance:
- Act as the Registered Manager for the hospice ensuring compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards and best practices.
- Lead on clinical governance ensuring care services remain safe effective and responsive.
- Provide expert advice on best practice safeguarding and regulatory frameworks.
- Oversee the development and review of care policies procedures and quality standards.
Operational & Financial Management:
- Manage the care directorate budget ensuring efficient use of resources.
- Provide operational reports and strategic insights to the Board of Trustees and Senior Leadership Team.
- Work closely with the Head of Finance to secure sustainable funding for care services.
Leadership & Workforce Development:
- Provide professional leadership to all multidisciplinary care teams ensuring a culture of excellence compassion and inclusivity.
- Ensure effective workforce planning maintaining the right skill mix and staffing levels.
- Oversee the education and professional development of clinical staff including the provision of clinical supervision.
- Champion a supportive and inspiring environment for staff and volunteers ensuring their wellbeing and professional growth.
What Were Looking For
- Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration.
- Proven senior leadership experience in a clinical setting.
- Strategic and financial acumen with experience managing budgets and service planning.
- Expertise in clinical governance CQC standards and safeguarding.
- Strong collaboration and relationshipbuilding skills experience working with external partners and commissioners.
- Excellent problemsolving communication and decisionmaking abilities.
Why Join Us
- Make a meaningful impact Lead the delivery of compassionate highquality care that truly makes a difference in peoples lives.
- Strategic leadership role Shape and develop the future of palliative and endoflife care in response to an evolving health and social care landscape.
- Collaborative working Partner with healthcare professionals local providers and commissioning bodies to expand and enhance service provision.
- Exceptional work environment Be part of a supportive passionate and valuesdriven hospice team.
What We Offer
- Highlyflexible working arrangementspromoting work/life balance.
- The opportunity to lead a respected and wellestablished hospice shaping the future of palliative care in our community.
- A highly supportive valuesdriven team dedicated to delivering exceptional care.
- Ongoing professional development to enhance your leadership and clinical expertise.
- A rewarding and meaningful career where your leadership will directly impact patients and families at their most vulnerable times.
See the full job description person specificationand recruitment pack for the role at the bottom of the webpage.
For more information or an informal discussion about the role please contact us at We look forward to hearing from you!
The Organisation
St Peter & St James Hospice is a leading provider of specialist palliative and end of life care for our MidSussex community.
People affected by lifelimiting illness are central to everything we do and it is our mission to ensure they receive the best possible care in the right place at the right time.
Our services are free of charge can be accessed at home in a care setting or at the Hospice in North Chailey.
We achieve our goals through the organisations talented people by attracting retaining and developing a highly skilled diverse and engaged workforce.
Over 150 employees and 400 volunteers work in a variety of roles across our Clinical Services Retail and Support Functions. If youre looking to put your skills to use in an organisation that makes a difference for its local community and values Compassion Integrity Accountability Excellence and Inclusivity then click Apply Now!
The Benefits
Benefit 1
Benefit 2
Benefit 3
Benefit 4
The Values
- Innovation
We are creative and fearless in our work.
- Accountability
We take ownership of our work and lead from the front.
- Teamwork
We collaborate widely and build supportive environments.
27 days holiday
Company sick pay scheme
Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
Monthly occupational health clinics
Leadership development programme
20% discount in our charity shops
Our people
- Charlie Harkavy
- Trainee Nursing Associate
I worked in Housekeeping then on the InPatient Unit and am now in the Community Team undertaking a degree supported by the Hospice.
- Dr Rob Kidway
- Speciality Doctor
Its the people we work with and the community we serve that make it such a special place.
- Jacqui ODonovan
- Welfare Adviser
Ive been here for nearly 25 years and continue to enjoy supporting our patients their loved ones and carers both at home and at the hospice.
- Vrishali Pawar
- People Services Assistant
If you have the appetite to develop your skills you are encouraged and empowered to learn and grow within the organisation.
- Jon Anderson
- Community Clinical Nurse Specialist
Being a part of someones end of life care and supporting their loved ones through their grieving process is a real privilege.
- Jess Stobbart
- Housekeeping Assistant
Working here Ive learnt that the smallest actions can create the biggest changes in peoples lives.
Our people are our strength. We value diversity and inclusion so encourage applications from everyone regardless of race national origin sex gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation religion disability or age.
Please ensure you have your own means of transport as the hospice is not accessible by bus and is located on a main road without public footpath. Our precise location can be found here: you have any questions about this vacancy or require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process please contact us on .
Please note we may shortlist and interview candidates as applications are received. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory results from preemployment checks (right to work references Occupational Health and DBS if applicable).
Documents
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
