Job summary
Lead with Compassion, Inspire Excellence, and Shape the Future of Palliative Care
Are you an experienced healthcare leader with a passion for delivering exceptional, patient-centred 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, evidence-based care for everyone in our community who needs us.
Location: St Peter & St James Hospice, Haywards Heath, BN8 4ED
Salary:£68,583 - £73,141 FTE per annum (St Peter & St James Hospice's 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
Interview Date: 11th June 2025
Main duties of the job
Strategic Leadership & Service Development
- Lead theclinical 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
- Collaborate 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, ensuring compliance with Care Quality Commission standards and best practices
- Lead on clinical governance, ensuring 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 multi-disciplinary 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
About us
St Peter & St James Hospice is a leading provider of specialist palliative and end of life care for our Mid-Sussex community.
People affected by life-limiting 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 you're 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'!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Why Join Us?
- Make a meaningful impact - Lead the delivery of compassionate, high-quality care that truly makes a difference in people's lives.
- Strategic leadership role - Shape and develop the future of palliative and end-of-life 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 values-driven hospice team.
What We Offer:
- Highly flexible working arrangements promoting work/life balance.
- The opportunity to lead a respected and well-established hospice, shaping the future of palliative care in our community.
- A highly supportive, values-driven 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.
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 relationship-building skills experience working with external partners and commissioners.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and decision-making abilities.
What You'll 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 multi-disciplinary 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.
See the full job description, person specification and 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 hr@stpjhospice.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Why Join Us?
- Make a meaningful impact - Lead the delivery of compassionate, high-quality care that truly makes a difference in people's lives.
- Strategic leadership role - Shape and develop the future of palliative and end-of-life 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 values-driven hospice team.
What We Offer:
- Highly flexible working arrangements promoting work/life balance.
- The opportunity to lead a respected and well-established hospice, shaping the future of palliative care in our community.
- A highly supportive, values-driven 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.
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 relationship-building skills experience working with external partners and commissioners.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and decision-making abilities.
What You'll 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 multi-disciplinary 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.
See the full job description, person specification and 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 hr@stpjhospice.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please see job description on our website.
Desirable
- Please see job description on our website.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please see job description on our website.
Desirable
- Please see job description on our website.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
