Director of Care

jobs24.co.uk; Newport; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking a passionate clinical service leader to enhance children's palliative care in the South West of England. This pivotal role involves leading the delivery of exceptional hospice care for children with life-limiting conditions and their families. The successful candidate will enjoy the support of a cohesive management team and the opportunity to shape the future of a vital service. With a focus on child-centered care, this position offers a unique chance to make a significant impact while enjoying the high quality of life in the beautiful South West region. If you are motivated by making a difference in the lives of children and families, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership and operational management experience in health or social care.
• Experience with children having life-limiting conditions is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high-quality hospice care for children and families.
• Manage a complex multi-site service in the South West of England.

Skills

Leadership

Operational Management

Palliative Care

Child Care

Nursing (RSCN/RN Child)

Education

Registered Nurse (RSCN/RN Child)

Job description

Are you a clinical service leader, motivated and passionate about children's palliative care and looking for a role where you can really make a difference?

Join us to lead on the delivery of the highest quality hospice care for babies, children and young people, and their families in the South West of England.

The Role:

This role is crucial to the delivery, sustainability and development of the highest quality care and support for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families in the South West Region. The care we provide is based from our three hospices: Little Bridge House in Devon, Charlton Farm in North Somerset and Little Harbour in Cornwall.

Children's Hospice South West (CHSW) is one of the largest and most geographically extensive children's hospice organisations in the UK with a record of achievement in the delivery of high quality care. The Charity is looking to enhance its reputation and to extend its services to more children and their families in the Peninsula. In order to achieve our strategic ambitions, as well as securing service sustainability and above all an exceptional standard of care, we are seeking to recruit an individual with the capabilities to lead, manage, sustain and grow the Charity in the coming years. The successful candidate will have the advantage of having a supportive Board of Trustees, a cohesive Senior Management Team together with Care Leadership Teams and Heads of Care (Registered Managers), leading exceptional teams at each of our hospices. Collectively we are all motivated by making the most of short and precious lives.

To take CHSW into and beyond its next exciting stage of development, you will be a registered nurse (ideally RSCN/RN Child) with extensive leadership and operational management experience in the provision of health or social care services with a record of achievement and success in this area. Experience working for the benefit of children with a life-limiting/life-threatening condition, chronic illness or other disability in acute, community, residential or palliative care setting is essential.

This is a very rare opportunity to be instrumental in shaping the future of a region-wide children's palliative care service and will afford a high level of job satisfaction. Managing a complex multi-site service is unique within the sector, and being based in the South West means you can enjoy the high quality of life and leisure opportunities associated with the area.

An established and successful charity, CHSW provides hospice care for children with life-limiting conditions and their families in the South West of England. CHSW delivers services to children and their families who have a palliative care need and meet the agreed referral criteria. The CHSW ethos is to support the whole family making the most of short and precious lives and our current delivery model includes care wherever the child is when they need it most, including care at the hospice base, at home and virtual support. As an organisation, we are committed to child-focused care that supports the whole family.