PROFESSIONAL LEAD & DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PATIENT CARE

Hours per week: 37.5

Salary: Competitive

Permanent post  

Hospice and Department

Rowcroft hospice services cover the 300 square miles of South Devon and a population of 280,000 and delivers ‘outstanding’ specialist palliative care to this population regardless of diagnosis or circumstance. In response to the growing number of people who will require specialist palliative care in the future we have developed a five year strategic plan to ensure our multi-disciplinary workforce is highly skilled, competent, confident and resilient. This plan includes further developing our nursing workforce, integrating new roles, using technology and developing our skill-mix.

Job Outline

We are looking for a highly motivated senior nurse with significant experience in professionally leading others. This exciting new post will take an integrated approach to the delivery and development of palliative care nursing expertise both within the hospice and externally. The post holder will oversee the management of our Inpatient and Hospice@Home services. They will be a core member of the senior management team and will act as deputy to the Director of Patient Care supporting the development and implementation of clinical strategies and working collaboratively with clinical colleagues in the NHS and other key stakeholders.  

Person Required

You will have advance communication skills, a Masters or working towards, significant experience in palliative, cancer or chronic disease management. In addition, you will have proven line-management skills, experience of managing a budget and ideally experience of nursing in a variety of settings.

This post will give you the opportunity to enjoy using your clinical skills, whilst professionally leading and managing others - doing so for the benefit of patients and their families.

Rewards

Additional benefits include training, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, free on site car parking, enhanced Occupational sick pay and much more. For more information on benefits, go to the “Careers” webpages on the Rowcroft Hospice website.

If this is you, then you can apply online at by clicking the apply button, alternatively contact the Human Resources Department on 01803 210860 or email recruitment@rowcrofthospice.org.uk for an application pack.

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Gill Horne, Director of Patient Care on 01803-210802 (gill.horne@rowcrofthospice.org.uk) or Dr George Walker, Clinical Director via 01803-210810.

Closing Date: Sunday 30 September, 2018

Interview Date: Monday 15 October 2018

Rowcroft Hospice is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Rowcroft Hospice – Rowcroft House Foundation Ltd

Avenue Road, Torquay, Devon TQ2 5LS

Registered Charity No. 282723