Hospice in your Home Manager

Wigan and Leigh Hospice; Wigan; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Free on-site parking

Subsidised lunches

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounts on shopping, leisure andhols

On-demand GP service

Westfield Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Wigan & Leigh Hospice is seeking an experienced Hospice in Your Home Manager to lead day-to-day operations of the Home-care service, ensuring safe, compassionate care in patients' homes. The role requires coordinating delivery, staffing and resources while upholding hospice values and policies.

The post emphasises staff development, driving and organisational leadership, with a 37-hour week and a focus on quality patient care within the community.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 or above in health and social care.
• Postgraduate leadership/management qualification desirable.
• Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle insured for business use.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate service delivery, manage caseload and staffing resources.
• Support staff and volunteers and promote team working.
• Ensure the service operates in line with Hospice values, policies and priorities.

Skills

Decision making

Organisation & time mgmt

IT and reporting

Education

NVQ Level 3+ in Health & Social Care

Postgraduate leadership/management qualification

Job description

***Appointments are normally made at Point 1 of the salary scale, in line with the organisations pay policy. A higher starting salary may be considered where the successful candidate demonstrates relevant experience, skills and competencies for the role.***

Interview date: 25 November 2026

As a Hospice in Your Home Manager, you will provide day-to-day operational leadership and management of the Hospice in Your Home service, ensuring patients and those important to them receive safe, responsive, compassionate and high-quality care in their own homes.

We offer:

• A warm, welcoming and supportive workplace
• 35 days' annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service
• Contributory pension scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised lunches
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounts on shopping, leisure and holidays
• Access to an on-demand GP service
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance
• A wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives

If you are an existing member of the NHS Pension Scheme, your membership may be transferable to this post, provided pension contributions have been made within the previous 12 months.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for coordinatingservice delivery, managing the caseload and staffing resources, supportingstaff and volunteers, and ensuring the service operates in line with Hospicevalues, policies and strategic priorities.

NVQ level 3or above in in health and social care is essential, and Post graduateleadership/management qualification (or willing to complete) is desirable forthis role.

The post holder will have a clean, full UK drivinglicence and access to a vehicle insured for business use during shifts.

Working Pattern

This is a 37-hourper week role, working Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Please note: This role is not eligible for sponsorshipunder the Skilled Worker route of the UKs points-based immigration system.Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK and will be requiredto provide evidence of this before taking up the post.

Successfulappointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring ServiceCheck (DBS) checkas part of the pre-employment screening process

If you have not heard from us within two weeksafter the closing date, please assume that your application has beenunsuccessful on this occasion. We appreciate the time and effort taken to applyand thank you for your interest in joining our team.

About us

At Wigan & Leigh Hospice, our people are at the heart ofeverything we do. Together, we deliver outstanding specialist care and support topeople living with life-limiting illnesses and those important to them.

Every member of our team plays an important role in helping usdeliver the highest standards of care across our community.

We are proud to be rated Outstanding by the Care QualityCommission (CQC), reflecting the dedication, expertise and compassion of ourcolleagues and volunteers.Our values: Compassion, Accessibility, Respect and Excellence -are at the heart of everything we do.

For more than 40 years, Wigan& Leigh Hospice has supported people living with life-limiting illnessesand those important to them across our local community.

As an independent charity, weprovide specialist palliative and end-of-life care tailored to the needs ofeach individual.

Our services support peoplephysically, emotionally, socially and spiritually, helping them achieve thebest possible quality of life while ensuring dignity, comfort and choice remainat the centre of their care.

We are committed to protect the privacy and security of your personalinformation. To see how we do this please visit our website and read our RoleApplicants Data Protection Compliance Statement (Privacy Notice).

Job responsibilities

** For details of the job description and person specification for this role please refer to the attached job description **

Person Specification

Skill / Ability

• Effective decision making and critical thinking
• Excellent organisation, time management and ability to work autonomously
• Strong IT, data and reporting skills

Experience

• Experience of working within health, social care, hospice, community or other relevant care environment
• Experience of using electronic clinical record systems and maintaining high standards of clinical documentation
• Experience of supporting and developing others
• Experience of working effectively in a team with the ability to establish and maintain good relationships with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of service improvement, audit and quality initiatives that support service, pathway and policy development.
• Experience of managing a team or service

Attributes

• Self motivated, enthusiastic and committed
• Innovative and forward thinking
• Flexible and responsive to service needs and able to work unsocial hours
• Full UK driving licence
• Access to a vehicle insured for business use during shifts

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 or above in in health and social care
• Post graduate leadership/management qualification (or willing to complete)

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.