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St Joseph's Hospice; Greater London; On-site; GBP 73,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

Health plan

Disability Confident

Transport perks

Volunteer network

Job summary

St Joseph's Hospice in London seeks an Interim Head of Supportive Care to lead a broad portfolio of services and set the strategy for care across East London. You will report to the Director of Care and drive transformation, safeguarding and operational excellence.

Leading across the Hospice and local health system, you will partner with communities to expand access, strengthen partnerships and deliver compassionate end-of-life care.

Responsibilities

• Lead and transform a diverse portfolio of supportive care services.
• Provide strategic, operational and professional leadership across a broad range of services.
• Drive service transformation, develop innovative models of care, strengthen partnerships.
• Engage with diverse communities and develop strategic partnerships to improve access and outcomes.

Job description

Interim Head of Supportive Care

Company: St Joseph's Hospice Salary: £73,474.49 to £83,959.64 a year Hours: Full-time Location: London, E8 4SA Working pattern: On-site Job type: Contract Posting date: 11 Sept 2026 Closing date: 30 Sept 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and transform a diverse portfolio of supportive care services, ensuring that people living with life-limiting illness, and those important to them, receive outstanding, person-centred support that enables them to live well until the end of life.

Reporting to the Director of Care, you will provide strategic, operational and professional leadership across a broad range of services.

As a key member of the Hospice leadership team, you will lead the development and delivery of our supportive care strategy in line with the Hospice Strategy 2026-2031. You will drive service transformation, develop innovative models of care, strengthen community partnerships, expand volunteer-led services, reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes for patients, families and carers.

You will work collaboratively across the Hospice, the North East London Integrated Care System, voluntary sector partners and local communities to ensure our services remain accessible, responsive and sustainable.

A significant aspect of the role is leading engagement with diverse communities, increasing awareness of hospice services, developing strategic partnerships and supporting the ambitions of compassionate communities across East London.

The post holder will also act as the Hospice's Designated Safeguarding Lead for Adults and Children, providing organisational leadership and assurance on safeguarding practice and governance.

About us:

Founded in 1905 by the Sisters of Charity, St Joseph's Hospice provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care for the diverse communities of East London. We are committed to delivering outstanding care and creating a culture where patients, families, volunteers and staff feel valued, supported and empowered.

Our mission is to help people live as fully as possible, for as long as possible, when facing life-limiting illness.

Why Join Us?

27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service

Subsidised cafe and early access to retail sale events

Season ticket loan

Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme

Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme

Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.