St Joseph’s Hospice in Hackney is one of the largest hospices in the UK. We are a prestigious independent Catholic charity dedicated to providing high quality specialist palliative care and support to people nearing the end of their lives, and to their loved ones, irrespective of faith, no faith and background. We treat each person as unique; encouraging and enabling them to reach their full potential until the end of life.

St Joseph's services include in-patient, out-patient, day care, respite care, advice and support in the individual's home or care home, and bereavement support. Much of this is available 24/7. Our care is provided free of charge to anyone in the local community who needs it. We listen to the patient and their family so that we can work together to manage pain and distress whether physical, mental, social or spiritual. We encourage openness and honesty in communication to create an atmosphere of comfort and safety.

We are an ambitious and forward looking organisation with a clear strategic vision, with the goal of reaching even more people in our community who would benefit from our care. We will continue to build our reputation as a centre of excellence for specialist palliative care, working closely with primary care and local hospitals.

This is an exciting time to be joining our organisation. We are looking for a dynamic Chief Executive who can lead the organisation going forward through our next phase of development, as we respond to greater demands in our communities, and we modify services further to respond to the changing demands of our patient population and our commissioners.

• Demonstrable relevant employment gained working in a CEO or senior management capacity in a charity, health or public sector organisation.

• Evidence of management experience at a senior level including financial clear sightedness.

• Sound commercial acumen demonstrated in a senior decision making capacity.

• Experience of leading change management / Service Development projects.

• Excellent communication skills sufficient to address wide and diverse audiences.

• Appreciation of working in a multi-cultural setting.

• Willing and able to conduct oneself in accordance with the Values and Behaviours Framework of St Joseph’s Hospice.

Please refer to attached candidate brief.

For an informal and confidential discussion, please speak with our advisor at Berwick Partners Sandra Hamovic: on 07979 017 447 or Sandra.Hamovic@berwickpartners.co.uk

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 28^th May.