- Full time – 37.50 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen, due to a restructure, for an experienced and committed Head of Patient and Family, Support & Wellbeing Services at St Andrew’s Hospice, Grimsby.
As one of the local leading providers of palliative and end of life care, St Andrew’s Hospice is a highly successful and forward-thinking charity with a turnover of c£5m, offering both adult and children’s services. With an excellent reputation both in the local community and beyond, we reach over 800 patients and their families in North East Lincolnshire, and our wider catchment area of Lincolnshire, Hull and East Yorkshire for our children’s services, and are growing our services to meet the expected increase in need.
Our purpose-built hospice has a central hub which offers practical and holistic support through specialist clinics, bereavement support services, carer groups and complementary therapies to outpatients.
As a key, inspirational member of the hospice leadership team and reporting to the Director of Clinical Services, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of Patient and Family, Support & Wellbeing Services, which comprises of our Wellbeing outpatient services, specialist Lymphoedema service, Therapeutic Activities, Complementary Therapies, Social Work, Spiritual Care and Bereavement Services. The successful candidate will bring innovative ideas to support the development of more outpatient service including nurse-led clinics, whilst ensuring the highest quality of care is delivered.
You will be either a qualified Health or Social Care Practitioner I.e. Registered Nurse, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker, and be registered with the appropriate professional body.
In return, we offer a competitive salary package, which includes contributory pension scheme, excellent training, development and membership of a supportive team.
“As the Director of Clinical Services, I very much look forward to working with our new Head of Patient and Family, Support and Wellbeing Services. I am excited to support the great ideas and innovation that you may bring to the role. Working in palliative and end-of-life care is all about care, compassion, dedication, and devotion, and here, we can care for our patients and families to the fullest in making those everlasting memories, which is a real privilege. If you want to be part of our amazing team, then I would love to hear from you”. - Karen Higgins, Director of Clinical Services, St Andrew’s Hospice.
In return, we offer you:
- Competitive salary
- Contributory pension scheme
- Excellent annual leave
- Occupational schemes
- Life insurance x3 salary
- Paid professional registrations
- Access to excellent staff benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Excellent CPD
- Flexible working
- Tolls paid for staff living over Humber Bridge
- Lease car scheme (NHS fleet)
- Long service reward scheme.
We would very much welcome applicants to look around our amazing facilities.
Please contact Director of Clinical Services: karen.higgins2@nhs.net (01472) 350908
Closing date: 12th May
Interviews: 19th & 22nd May
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