Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Job description

Job responsibilities

As Chief Executive Officer, you will be accountable for the delivery of excellent hospice services across the sites and geography served by St Barnabas Hospices Group, namely Martlets, Chestnut Tree House and St Barnabas House hospices and associated community services, on behalf of and in line with the direction set by the Board of Trustees. Specifically, you will be responsible for ensuring high levels of organisational performance spanning strong financial sustainability, good or outstanding quality of care and services and strong workforce engagement and wellbeing.

You will also be responsible for ensuring that the organisation fulfils all of its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities in line with the Charity Commission, this will include working closely with the Board of Trustees in their role and responsibilities to ensure that the organisation operates in accordance with the Articles of the Association, general good practice and legal requirements.

Person Specification

Personal qualities

Essential

• * A desire and willingness to live in Sussex and be part of the communities we serve
• * An empathy with the cause and a commitment to the purpose and values of the charity; comfortable with the subject of death, dying and loss
• * A highly visible and charismatic leader, who is inspirational and leads by example
• * High levels of personal integrity, authentic leadership, empathy and humility
• * High levels of self-awareness and emotional intelligence, able to exercise good judgement
• * A genuine passion for advancing personalised end of life care that puts patients and service users at the heart of strategic decision making

Knowledge

Essential

• * Knowledge of current healthcare policies and strategies and their implications for the hospice
• * An understanding of healthcare governance and developments in palliative care services
• * An understanding of the landscape of health and social care and the charity sector, across East and West Sussex, South East Hampshire, Brighton & Hove city.

Skills

Essential

• * The ability to provide flexible and agile leadership to the organisation and to keep calm and measured when under pressure
• * Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to foster a collaborative culture and develop high performing, multi-disciplinary teams of staff and volunteers
• * The ability to thrive, inspire and motivate, enabling a common goal and culture of innovation and continuous improvement
• * The strength to make tough decisions and the ability to bring the team with you
• * Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship development skills
• * An excellent communicator, able to bring the work of the organisation to life and influence a wide range of audiences

Experience

Essential

• * Significant proven leadership of driving transformational change as a CEO (or Senior Director) preferably in a complex healthcare, social care or charity environment
• * Experience and expertise in successfully leading and managing a large complex organisation
• * Experience of working collaboratively with a Board of Trustees and fostering an inclusive, open and transparent approach to governance
• * Experience of working with a Board of Trustees to deliver complex care services
• * A strong track record of establishing and maintaining effective relationships and partnerships
• * A proven ability in building financial sustainability; bringing a blend of strong commercial and financial acumen alongside an understanding of income generation.
• * A proven commitment to developing a compassionate, values-based culture where our people can thrive
• * A strong organisational ambassador with a proven ability to influence, engage and enthuse a range of diverse audiences

Qualifications

Essential

• * Degree and/or relevant professional qualification
• * Evidence of continuing professional development

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.

Employer details

Employer name

St Barnabas Hospices

Address

Titnore Lane

Worthing

West Sussex

BN12 6NZ

Employer's website

https://www.stbarnabas-hospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)