Director of Care

NHS; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service

We are seeking an exceptional, experienced, and inspiring candidate to join our Alexander Devine family. The successful candidate will lead our experienced and dedicated care team, sit within the Senior Management Team, and hold true to our values and culture.

This role is instrumental in overseeing the delivery, sustainability, and development of the highest quality of care.

Can you lead by example? Are you a strong and motivated individual? Can you build on our achievements and drive forward quality, continuous improvement, and innovation in line with our values?

Main Duties of the Job

The successful candidate will have the advantage of having a supportive Board of Trustees and work closely with our CEO. You will be part of a well-established and committed Senior Management Team and an experienced and compassionate Senior Care Team who lead an excellent care team. For this exciting and rare opportunity, we are looking for an individual who possesses a proven track record in senior leadership and operational management experience in the provision of a health care setting with a record of achievement and success in this area.

You will be NMC registered and have post-qualification experience working for the benefit of people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, chronic illness, or other disabilities in acute, community, and palliative care settings.

For an informal discussion, please contact Fiona Devine, Chief Executive and Founder, on 01628 822777.

What We Offer:

• Generous annual leave entitlement, plus your birthday off.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Death in Service cover.
• Private medical insurance.
• Free on-site parking.

About Us

Alexander Devine is a purpose-built, award-winning children's hospice service based in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Our local market town sits alongside the River Thames, with exceptional transport links including the Elizabeth line. Our service covers Berkshire, South Bucks, and into surrounding counties.

Are you as passionate about children's palliative care as we are? We are a well-respected local charity making a huge difference to life-limited and life-threatened children. The child and family are at the heart of all that we do.

Job Responsibilities

Job Purpose: Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service is recruiting to the exciting role of Director of Care. This pivotal leadership position ensures the delivery of the highest quality and compassionate care for babies, children, young people, and their families. This post will build on recognized achievements.

You will:

• Oversee the management and performance of Hospice care, reporting to the CEO and advising the Board of Trustees.
• Contribute to the operational management and strategic development of the whole charity by fully participating as a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT).
• Be accountable for ensuring Alexander Devine's care service aligns with the overall aims of the charity and the strategic and operational plans, working with the Governance Lead to ensure compliance with external regulations.
• Provide strong visible leadership for the care service, driving forward quality, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Work collaboratively alongside the CEO with ICBs, supporting the development of contracts and commissioning.
• Collaborate with other children's palliative care providers, both locally and nationally, influencing, supporting, and contributing to the development of children's and young people's palliative care.

Person Specification

Experience

• Significant experience of palliative care nursing.
• Experience of managing compliance with regulatory bodies.
• Experience at a senior level with strong core management and strategic thinking.
• Experience in effective clinical teaching.
• Experience in interpreting data and reports and translating them into information relevant to charity systems.
• Experience of working in a charitable environment.
• Experience in effective public speaking.
• Experience with contracts and commissioning.

Skills

• Inspirational and strong leadership skills.
• Budgetary knowledge and experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• The ability to work under pressure and problem solve.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered.
• Educated to post-graduate qualification or above in a health-related subject.
• Significant senior leadership experience.
• Evidence of continuous professional development and teaching.

Other

• Commitment to the mission and ethos of Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service.
• Able to work within and uphold our core values: determined, empowering, valuing others, integrity, nurture, and empathy.
• Ability to show compassion, resilience, vision, and to inspire others.
• Ability to communicate sensitively with families and colleagues.
• Full driving license and use of own vehicle for business purposes.
• Willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS.

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.