Saint Catherine’s Hospice

Director of Clinical Services

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Job summary

This is an amazing opportunity for a high-calibre healthcare professional with an excellent leadership style and experience in strategic service delivery to join our Executive Leadership Team. With the demand for hospice care at an all-time high, we need your expertise to enable us to enhance our services, achieve our goals and ensure that everyone who requires it has access to palliative care that suits their needs. So, if you want to step into a truly rewarding role where your efforts will change lives, apply today. This could be the role for you!  

Main duties of the job

As our Director of Clinical Services, you’ll be responsible for the overall management and development of all our clinical services. Providing strategic direction, leadership, and vision in the delivery, co-ordination and development of our clinical services, you’ll ensure they are delivered to the highest possible standards. You’ll ensure our clinical strategy is developed and delivered in line with our overall strategic goals, identifying gaps in provision and developing new, innovative ways to deliver care and ensure the needs of patients and their families are at the heart of everything that we do. For a full description of this role, please see attached documentation.

About us

We are Saint Catherines Hospice, a local hospice that have been providing end-of-life care for people in North and East Yorkshire for over 30 years. Dedicated to our patients and their families, our unique person-centred care focuses on the needs of the person we are caring for, not just their illness, and our staff are committed to making staying at Saint catherines a home from home experience.  

Details

Date posted

05 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£64,574 to £72,555 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0042-23-0018

Job locations

THROXENBY LANE

SCARBOROUGH

North Yorkshire

YO12 5RE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Do you have experience in a senior healthcare management role? A track record of developing and delivering change and strategic business plans? If so, this is your chance to drive meaningful change and make a huge difference to the lives of thousands of families in North and East Yorkshire. This is an amazing opportunity for a high-calibre healthcare professional with an excellent leadership style and experience in strategic service delivery to join our Executive Leadership Team. With the demand for hospice care at an all-time high, we need your expertise to enable us to enhance our services, achieve our goals and ensure that everyone who requires it has access to palliative care that suits their needs. So, if you want to step into a truly rewarding role where your efforts will change lives, apply today. This could be the role for you!

Hours: Full time 37.5hrs p/w 

Benefits:  NHS Pension (subject to eligibility), workplace pension, Employee Assistance Programme, free onsite parking and subsidised meals in the Hospice cafeteria.

Closing date: 29th September 2023.

Interview date:  TBC

For an informal discussion or further information please contact: Michelle Muir, Clinical Services Director or Ray Baird, Chief Executive on 01723 351421

Job description

Job responsibilities

Do you have experience in a senior healthcare management role? A track record of developing and delivering change and strategic business plans? If so, this is your chance to drive meaningful change and make a huge difference to the lives of thousands of families in North and East Yorkshire. This is an amazing opportunity for a high-calibre healthcare professional with an excellent leadership style and experience in strategic service delivery to join our Executive Leadership Team. With the demand for hospice care at an all-time high, we need your expertise to enable us to enhance our services, achieve our goals and ensure that everyone who requires it has access to palliative care that suits their needs. So, if you want to step into a truly rewarding role where your efforts will change lives, apply today. This could be the role for you!

Hours: Full time 37.5hrs p/w 

Benefits:  NHS Pension (subject to eligibility), workplace pension, Employee Assistance Programme, free onsite parking and subsidised meals in the Hospice cafeteria.

Closing date: 29th September 2023.

Interview date:  TBC

For an informal discussion or further information please contact: Michelle Muir, Clinical Services Director or Ray Baird, Chief Executive on 01723 351421

Person Specification

Qualifications Skills Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • A relevant professional nursing or healthcare qualification (or equivalent)
  • To be educated to degree level (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
  • Experience in relevant senior healthcare management role
  • Experience of managing and developing staff and teams
  • Experience of developing professional relationships with other senior and executive leaders

Desirable

  • Proficiency in IT
  • A full, valid driving licence and access to use of a car
  • The ability to engage with and present to a range of audiences
Person Specification

Qualifications Skills Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • A relevant professional nursing or healthcare qualification (or equivalent)
  • To be educated to degree level (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
  • Experience in relevant senior healthcare management role
  • Experience of managing and developing staff and teams
  • Experience of developing professional relationships with other senior and executive leaders

Desirable

  • Proficiency in IT
  • A full, valid driving licence and access to use of a car
  • The ability to engage with and present to a range of audiences

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Saint Catherine’s Hospice

Address

THROXENBY LANE

SCARBOROUGH

North Yorkshire

YO12 5RE


Employer's website

https://www.saintcatherines.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Saint Catherine’s Hospice

Address

THROXENBY LANE

SCARBOROUGH

North Yorkshire

YO12 5RE


Employer's website

https://www.saintcatherines.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Services Director

Michelle Muir

recruitment@saintcatherines.org.uk

01723351421

Details

Date posted

05 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£64,574 to £72,555 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0042-23-0018

Job locations

THROXENBY LANE

SCARBOROUGH

North Yorkshire

YO12 5RE


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