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Care Services Director

Employer
St Catherine's Hospice
Location
Crawley, West Sussex
Salary
£63,000-73,000 per annum
Closing date
22 Mar 2019

Job Details

At St Catherine’s Hospice our long term ambition is for a world where everyone can face death informed, supported and pain free.

If you’re a senior registered nurse with heaps of leadership experience and a passion for end of life care, then we have your next challenge.

It’s an exciting time to be joining our hospice and we have a great opportunity as we are looking for a new Care Services Director. This key leadership role will be an integral member of our Senior Management Team and is responsible for the operational delivery of inpatient and community palliative/end of life care. You’ll work alongside our expert medical team and other St Catherine’s managers, employees and volunteers to deliver and develop our exceptional care to our local community when they need it most.

The Care Services Director is the senior registered nurse, and acts as a point of expert Nursing/Clinical reference and transparent leadership. This is a pivotal role and it is essential that you have significant leadership and team management experience in a Care Services environment, as well as experience of working to achieve patient focused outcomes whilst meeting organisational objectives. You should have experience in leading and implementing a patient safety and quality agenda, project managing service enhancements and of improving services and the patient experience through user engagement. You must be able to set clear standards, prioritise and provide clear instruction in order to lead and develop our team to continue to deliver outstanding patient care.

You can enjoy a variety of benefits including:

  • 27 days annual leave (increasing to 32 following probationary period), in addition to public holidays
  • Pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 9% or continued contributions into the NHS Pension Scheme for existing members
  • Excellent commitment to learning and development including external training
  • Confidential employee support programmes
  • Free flu jabs
  • Discounted gym membership

Interview are planned for

First Stage: 28/29th March 2019

Second Stage: 4/5th April 2019

All shortlisted candidates must be available to attend for first and second interview on one of the above dates.

We are located in Crawley, West Sussex, within commuting distance from Brighton and London and just a 5 minute walk from Crawley railway station

To apply, please download our application pack or call the HR team on 01293 447372

Company

St Catherine’s Hospice is a charity dedicated to providing specialised end of life care and support to local people, their families, friends and carers.For over 25 years we have been providing high quality hospice care, free of charge, to people living in Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex and East Surrey. Hospice care is based on the belief that each person is more than their illness, and that each of us has unique physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. St Catherine’s responds to the needs of each individual, helping people achieve the best possible quality of life. This highly personal, holistic approach to care takes time, skill and experience from a multi-professional team. We care for people in the hospice, in their homes and in nursing homes. We also provide training, advice and support to other health professionals.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01293 447333
Location
St Catherine's Hospice
Malthouse Road
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 6BH
GB

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