Chief Executive Officer - Ceo

Job summary We are looking for a ChiefExecutive who shares the St Lukes values to lead the Hospice as it continuesto deliver excellent compassionate care to its local community.
This is anexciting opportunity for someone with the right skills and experience to leadthe Hospice through challenging times.
The Hospice Sector is facing anincreasing financial burden due to funding issues and we need someone with astrategic mind-set and the ability to influence and make effective decisions, whilstensuring St Lukes remains financially stable for the future.Candidatesare advised to read the full job description and person specification before submittingan application.We would encourage applicants tocontact our Chair of Trustees, Mike Ridley, for an informal discussion prior toapplying.
If you'd like to speak to Mike, please contact Katie Billington,HR Manager, who will put you in touch.
Katie can be contacted on 01606 555 484before 2pm Monday to Friday (please leave a message if there is no answer andKatie will call you back).
Alternatively, please email .Shortlisted candidates will beinvited to a first stage informal interview, which will be arranged via MicrosoftTeams.
This is expected to take place on Monday 16th December.Those successful at the firststage will be invited to a recruitment day, which is expected to take place onWednesday 18th December.
Main duties of the job The Chief Executive will provide visibleleadership and have overall responsibility and accountabilityfor the leadership and management of St Lukes CheshireHospice and its trading subsidiaries, ensuring that the Hospice meetsall of its statutory and service obligations, and work closely with other stakeholders todeliver innovative services.KEY STAKEHOLDERS/RELATIONSHIPSInternal relationshipsSenior Management TeamHeads of DepartmentThe Board of TrusteesTeams across the HospiceExternal relationshipsLocal Hospice networksLocal NHS Trusts and Community Service ProvidersCommissioning bodies, including the ICB About us At St Lukes Hospice, our ethos is one of service; being of service to our local people and community is central to all that we do.
We believe the most important privilege any person can have is the opportunity to comfort and support ones fellow human beings in their hour of need.
This spirit of service at St Lukes extends not only to the patients, but also to family and friends, and we welcome diversity.The founding members of St Lukes Hospice were driven by the same ideals that inspire us today; to reach out a warm and caring hand to those in need and to help relieve their suffering of mind, spirit or body.
The founder of the Hospice movement, the late Dame Cicely Saunders, wanted hospices to remain a beacon of hope with a message of care and community.
St Lukes is a lively and vibrant Hospice that has a very powerful reason to be here.St Lukes is an incredibly inspiring place to work and volunteer.
You will be joining a passionate team, dedicated to delivering care and support to local people and their families.We all share in the sense of privilege and honour that comes from being involved in a local organisation doing such important work and each day we look for new and innovative ways to make a difference to the wider community.Each member of staff is highly valued at St Lukes Job description Job responsibilities Key Tasks& Responsibilities Work with the Board, to formulate, set&deliver strategic direction and visible leadership in the setting & achieving of theorganisations strategic goals, policy, objectives and embedding of values.
To ensure the effective, efficient&safe operation of the Hospice, meeting all clinical, statutory, financial,regulatory&legalrequirements whiledelivering high quality care & servicesto patients &families.To develop & sustain incomestreams and appropriate financial reserves which provide ongoingfinancial security of the Hospice.
Maintain supportive relationships withexternal fund-providingorganisations,business organisations, supporters& the community.Create aneffective environment and culture to enable bestpractice, governance, relationships&professional development of its staff and volunteers to flourish.Act as ambassador for St Lukes, ensuring it retains its standing and reputation bothlocally &nationally throughbuilding,maintaining and developing effective externalrelationships withpartner organisations,donors & supporters.To propose&implement Board approved changes to the scale&scope of Hospice services bothwithin the Hospice&the community to meet changing community needs&patients requirements.Key ResponsibilitiesLeadingtheorganisation.Lead theSenior Management Team, to motivate, direct &support all teams & volunteersto deliverquality assuredservices in line withSt Lukes strategicplan, vision, policies,processes & governance arrangements.Maintain a team ethos&culture among the senior management, delivering effective and empowered leadership to ensure that allteams &volunteersarevalued & supported.
Delegateresponsibilities to the members of the Senior Management Team, Heads of Service and Managers as appropriate.To develop the Hospices employees and volunteers, in pursuance of the operational &strategic objectives agreedby the Board ofTrustees.To promote, lead &effectively manage changewithin the Hospice to sustainit as a learning, caring &responsive organisation.To workwith the Board & its Working Groups in facilitating & maintaining effective, inclusivecommunication & shared common vision, values & objectives betweenthe Board, staff &volunteers.
To ensure thatwe develop&implement good peoplemanagementpractices through the recruitment, induction,development& engagement of ourstaff and volunteers.Achievingour Strategic Goals To workclosely withtheBoard of Trustees to formulate a clear strategicdirection for the Hospicetaking account of any current legislative changes&underpinned by sound planning within the context of the Hospices vision, missionand values.
Recommend to the Board strategies, policies & plansthat will ensure the effective & efficientoperation ofSt Luke's which will also satisfy all requirements ofstakeholders.
To lead the Hospice Management Team intranslating the agreedstrategy into meaningfulobjectives for services with associated key performance indicators & to ensure such objectives areimplemented as planned.
To ensure thatplansare known and understood throughout St Luke's,delegated to relevant members of staff &that clear objectives for the achievement of plans are established.Work with partners, to ensurethat the Hospice plays a leading role in the strategicdevelopment ofPalliative & End of Life care both locally and nationally.
Ensurefuture proofing of St Lukes through the identification of local & nationalopportunities toredesign & build on current services that willgenerate greater income.
Ensurethat St Lukes responds to national &local funding opportunitiesthrough the development ofstrategic & capitalbids whenrelevant.
To ensure thatSt Lukeshas the appropriate level ofresources (human, material&financial)to make continualprogress towards the achievement of its strategies & objectives.Service Delivery & DevelopmentsTo maintain & develop the Hospices high standard of clinical and support care & services, takingprompt action to remedy anyunderperformance and prevent recurrence.
To ensure thatthe views of regulatorybodies, commissioners, patients,relatives, other carers, staff,volunteersand other palliative careproviders beneficiallyinfluence the content &delivery ofservices.To review andanalyse current andanticipated service deliveryneeds and seek to implementappropriate changes & efficienciesconsistent with theHospices high standardsofcare.Lead the development &implementation of St Lukesplanning processes in line with the organisations strategic direction and objectives.Ensuring Good Governance, Commercialand Financial ManagementTo workeffectively andcooperatively withthe Chair and Board ofTrustees & its various Working Groupstomaintain effective communications & ensure informed& beneficial decision makingin support oftheHospice and its work.
EnsureSt Lukes operates within all legal, governance and compliance requirements.
Ensuring allreporting returnsrequired under legislation,regulation and service contracts are submitted within the required timescales.Working with the board to ensurethat the Objects laid outin St Lukes Memorandum and Articles ofAssociation are met and that the Board of Trustees is informedtimely and appropriately in line withits governance policies to enablethe Board to takeinformedstrategic decisions and discharge theirduties effectively.To ensure thatboard meetingsare efficiently organised ina timely manner and that allnecessary board papers are in line with agreed standards to allow appropriateinformeddecisions to takeplace.To provide routine reporting to the board and agree any major changes to policy, procedures orplanswith the board.Arrangethe planning and production of theHospice StatutoryAnnual Report to be submitted for approvalat the Annual GeneralMeeting.To ensure allcorporate, clinical operationalpoliciesand procedures are developed,monitored andadhered to by members of staffand volunteers with recommendations forchanges to the WorkingGroups and board where appropriate.
To ensure thatthe Hospices financial and otherresources are managed prudently and efficiently.
Establish robust riskmanagement arrangements are in place, managed andreviewed effectively.Ensure that there is a system to produce goodquality, accurate and timely quantitative and qualitative data for everyone tomake well informed reasoned decisions.
Building and Developing Effective Relationships To communicate, influence and negotiateeffectively with NHS Trusts,Integrated Care Boards, Place Boards, other statutory bodies, hospices, charities and relevant bodies.
To maintain an effective communications and publicrelations strategy and a high profile for theHospice and its workwithin the local communities and stakeholders.
With the Chair, TrusteesandMembers of theSenior Management Team to act asan ambassador for the Hospice and represent it at local, regional and nationalforums.
Maximise thejoint working and opportunitieswith the End of Life Partnership.OtherDuties Ensurefull implementation ofInformation Governanceprinciples andpolicies at all levels ofthe organisation.
Any other duties commensurate withthe level of the post as directed by the Trustees.
Identify any personaltraining and development needs and agree anyaction with theChair of Trustees.PersonalDevelopment The post holder will be expected tomaintain high professional standards and keep abreast of professional issuesand best practice in their area of specialism.
The Hospice will supportrelevant education and development opportunities whenever possible and asagreed as part of personal development discussions.Health, Safety& Security Under health and safety legislation, eachindividual has a legal responsibility for their own welfare and for the healthand safety of others and to co-operate in maintaining their place of work in atidy and safe condition, thereby minimising risk.
The Hospice has a Health& Safety Policy which applies to all staff.
Similarly, it is each persons responsibilityto ensure a secure environment and bring any breaches of security to theattention of their manager.The Chief Executive has overall responsibilityas the Senior Information Risk Offer (SIRO), working jointly with the CaldicottGuardian to manage risk and information governance.EqualOpportunities St Lukes Cheshire Hospice has given its fullcommitment to the adoption and promotion of the key principles of equalopportunities contained within current legislation and St Lukes CheshireHospice Equality & Diversity Policy.Confidentiality In the course of your duties, you will haveaccess to confidential material about members of staff, volunteers, otherHospice business and patients.
The Hospice has Data Protection Policy whichapplies to all staff.
St Lukes Cheshire Hospice is committed tosafeguarding adults and children and expects all staff to share in thiscommitment.
Staff have a responsibility to ensure that they are aware ofspecific duties relating to their role and should familiarise themselves withthe Hospices Safeguarding Policies.
Safeguarding training is mandatory for allstaff.This job description may vary fromtime to time according to the needs of St Lukes (Cheshire) Hospice.Thisjob description is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction withthe post holder and according to future changes/developments in the service.
Person Specification Personal Skills and Abilities Essential Ability to engage with a diverse range of staff, volunteers and stakeholders through an empowering and engaging style.
Ability to act as an Ambassador for St Lukes both locally and nationally.
Ability to engender a shared team spirit between individuals and across services.
Ability to understand and analyse complex issues applying innovative and practical solutions to problems and challenges.
Commercially Astute with the ability to ability to identify and deliver opportunities.
Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to engage both internally and externally.
Strong emotional intelligence with the ability to assess the implications and impact of decision making.
Resilience, energy and sensitivity when operating in a changing and often emotionally challenging environment.
Adopts a solution focussed can do attitude.
Political Astuteness both internally and externally.
Other Requirements Essential Willingness to work outside of usual working hours when required.
Ability to travel to local and national events and all Hospice premises.
Reliable transport to and from the Hospice and the ability to travel within the demands of the role.
Qualifications Essential Educated to Masters level and / or equivalent experience in a CEO or similar level role.
Experience Essential Knowledge of the Hospice and Care Sectors or not for profit organisations.
Experience of successful leadership and achievement at Board level in a multi-disciplinary organisation.
Extensive change management experience including the transformation of service provisions.
Extensive experience of visionary strategic thinking, planning & implementation.
Experience in developing and leading organisational development and embedding values, vision and ethos.
Extensive experience of working collaboratively with key stakeholders.
Extensive experience of inspiring, managing and leading staff and volunteers especially through times of change.
Considerable experience of developing and managing large scale budgets.
Experience of leading on development of best practice in relation to governance principles and compliance requirements within a business environment.
Desirable Previous CEO experience within a Hospice.