Director Of Care Services

Loros Hospice; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Loros Hospice in Leicester seeks a visionary Director of Care Services to lead and shape the charity’s clinical strategy across all services. You will drive quality, ensure governance, and inspire a culture of compassionate, evidence-based care.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will oversee care delivery, clinical governance, safeguarding, and patient experience, working with budgets and this role reports to the Board.

Responsibilities

• Establish plans for the development of LOROS care services as part of the charity’s overall strategy and lead, motivate and inspire departmental colleagues to deliver these plans.
• Ensure high standards of care across all of LOROS services, achieving continuous, evidence-based improvement and delivering the expectations of the Care Quality Commission.
• Act as the charity’s Registered Manager, accountable officer for controlled drugs (in accordance with the Health Act 2006), Caldicott Guardian and designated safeguarding manager.
• Contribute to the overall leadership of LOROS as a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and represent matters relating to the charity’s care services at board and SLT levels.
• Provide executive leadership and ensure appropriate secretarial support for the Clinical Governance and Development Committee, working with the chair to plan agendas, enable effective trustee oversight and ensure decisions are implemented.
• Ensure that the views of patients and their families shape the development and delivery of LOROS services, for example through the Hospice User Group.
• Provide effective financial leadership, working with departmental budget leads and the Director of Finance and Resources to ensure that budgets are set, managed and delivered in pursuit of agreed plans and objectives.

Job description

Director of Care Services Leicester, Leicestershire, UK

• Establish plans for the development of LOROS care services as part of the charity’s overall strategy and lead, motivate and inspire departmental colleagues to deliver these plans.
• Ensure high standards of care across all of LOROS services, achieving continuous, evidence-based improvement and delivering the expectations of the Care Quality Commission.
• Act as the charity’s Registered Manager, accountable officer for controlled drugs (in accordance with the Health Act 2006), Caldicott Guardian and designated safeguarding manager.
• Contribute to the overall leadership of LOROS as a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and represent matters relating to the charity’s care services at board and SLT levels.
• Provide executive leadership and ensure appropriate secretarial support for the Clinical Governance and Development Committee, working with the chair to plan agendas, enable effective trustee oversight and ensure decisions are implemented.
• Ensure that the views of patients and their families shape the development and delivery of LOROS services, for example through the Hospice User Group.
• Provide effective financial leadership, working with departmental budget leads and the Director of Finance and Resources to ensure that budgets are set, managed and delivered in pursuit of agreed plans and objectives.