Director of Clinical Services & Governance

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.

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. There may be an opportunity for the successful candidate to take on the Deputy CEO duties as part of the role.

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.