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Director of Clinical Services and Governance
| Posting date: | 09 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £80,000 to £85,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2025 |
| Location: | Barnsley, South Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Barnsley Hospice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Are you a visionary leader passionate about excellence in patient care, governance and quality? We are seeking a highly skilled and dynamic individual to join our outstanding team as the Director of Clinical Services & Governance. This pivotal role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the delivery of hospice care services and the well-being of our patients. Reporting into the Chief Executive Officer this is an executive leadership position within the hospice working as part of a high performing team.
Barnsley Hospice is a charity providing specialist palliative and end of life care for local people living with a life-limiting illness, and those close to them. Our services include; an inpatient unit, outpatients, counselling, complimentary therapy as well as fundraising and retail.
As the Director of Clinical Services & Governance, you will work in close partnership with the executive and senior leadership team. Together, you will form a cohesive team with accountability for workforce management, service delivery, clinical quality and safety, financial control, and the implementation of our strategic objectives.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as a member of the Executive
Leadership Team (ELT), the Director of Clinical Services and Governance will: provide professional leadership to the clinical, governance and quality workforce to ensure the provision of safe, personalised and high-quality care to people using our services; including our governance structures, systems and processes at and below board level enable proactive delivery of the quality and safety agenda. They will be responsible for the hospice Risk Management framework ensuring that the hospice complies with statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements driving the delivery of safe, harm-free care.
The purpose of this role is to provide dynamic, visible, compassionate and
empowering leadership to ensure excellence in caring and that clinical services
meet and exceed the needs of service users and all governance, risk and professional regulatory requirements are met. The post holder is the Executive Lead for Patient Safety and Safeguarding.
Barnsley Hospice is a charity that provides specialist palliative and end of life care to hundreds of local people and those close to them each year. Our main priority is to achieve the best possible quality of life for people living with a life- limiting illness, whilst supporting those close to them during the period of illness and bereavement. As a specialist care provider, the range of skills we offer include, pain and symptom management, emotional support and end of life care. The hospice currently employs about 100 people and has a team of volunteers, based both at the hospice and within our Retail Hub.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Barnsley Hospice.
Informal visits are highly encouraged, please contact the current postholder to arrange:
Ross Fletcher
Ross.fletcher@barnsley-hospice.org
01226 244244
To apply please send an up-to-date curriculum vitae and covering letter explaining your reasons for applying and experience in relation to the role to:
humanresources@barnsley-hospice.org
Closing date for applications: 30th May 2025
Interview date: 17th June 2025
Barnsley Hospice is a charity providing specialist palliative and end of life care for local people living with a life-limiting illness, and those close to them. Our services include; an inpatient unit, outpatients, counselling, complimentary therapy as well as fundraising and retail.
As the Director of Clinical Services & Governance, you will work in close partnership with the executive and senior leadership team. Together, you will form a cohesive team with accountability for workforce management, service delivery, clinical quality and safety, financial control, and the implementation of our strategic objectives.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as a member of the Executive
Leadership Team (ELT), the Director of Clinical Services and Governance will: provide professional leadership to the clinical, governance and quality workforce to ensure the provision of safe, personalised and high-quality care to people using our services; including our governance structures, systems and processes at and below board level enable proactive delivery of the quality and safety agenda. They will be responsible for the hospice Risk Management framework ensuring that the hospice complies with statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements driving the delivery of safe, harm-free care.
The purpose of this role is to provide dynamic, visible, compassionate and
empowering leadership to ensure excellence in caring and that clinical services
meet and exceed the needs of service users and all governance, risk and professional regulatory requirements are met. The post holder is the Executive Lead for Patient Safety and Safeguarding.
Barnsley Hospice is a charity that provides specialist palliative and end of life care to hundreds of local people and those close to them each year. Our main priority is to achieve the best possible quality of life for people living with a life- limiting illness, whilst supporting those close to them during the period of illness and bereavement. As a specialist care provider, the range of skills we offer include, pain and symptom management, emotional support and end of life care. The hospice currently employs about 100 people and has a team of volunteers, based both at the hospice and within our Retail Hub.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Barnsley Hospice.
Informal visits are highly encouraged, please contact the current postholder to arrange:
Ross Fletcher
Ross.fletcher@barnsley-hospice.org
01226 244244
To apply please send an up-to-date curriculum vitae and covering letter explaining your reasons for applying and experience in relation to the role to:
humanresources@barnsley-hospice.org
Closing date for applications: 30th May 2025
Interview date: 17th June 2025
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