Executive Officer

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St Luke's is an organisation that values and adds quality to individuals’ lives. St Luke’s plays a key role in helping terminally ill people in Sheffield and you could join the team that makes St Luke’s so special.
Established over 50 years ago, it is one of the leading hospices in the UK. Sheffield literally has St Luke’s in its heart, caring for patients, and their loved ones, with palliative and end of life care. Of the approximate 5000 annual deaths in Sheffield, St Luke’s provides care in respect of 2000 of those.
Renowned for the quality of its care, and its leading role in innovation and research, St Luke’s recently refreshed 5-year strategy due to be published shortly builds on these strengths and sets out St Luke’s vision and ambitions moving forward.
Peter Hartland, current CEO stepping down in Summer 2024, has successfully led St Luke’s for the last 15 years, and having built a well-established and very experienced leadership team, St Luke’s seek applications from people who believe they can build on this very sound and successful base, and take the new strategy forward.
With demand for end of life care forecast to grow significantly over the next 10 years coupled with unprecedented pressure on the NHS, the challenge, and opportunity, is for St Luke’s to play an increasingly influential role in both the hospice movement and the Health and Care system, as to how sustainable, affordable quality end of life care can be accessible to all in Sheffield who may need it in the coming years.
We are open minded as to your background, with particular qualities we are seeking including a visible and strong values-based approach to leadership, influential and inspirational direction, experience of working with a Board keen to engage, and a track record of enabling an experienced leadership team to deliver and exceed organisational objectives and expectations.
To instill and maintain trust, confidence, and integrity with all internal and external stakeholders, and in the context of our governance environment.
To play a key role in the formulation of, and leadership in the achievement of the Hospice’s philosophy, long-term objectives and strategies and to its annual business plan.
To be accountable for all aspects of the quality of service provided across all areas of St Luke’s Hospice.
Together with the Chair, enable the Board of Trustees to fulfil its functions and to ensure that the Board receives advice and information on all relevant matters to enable it to fulfil its governance responsibilities.
Strategy, Leadership and Management
Build and maintain a high performance, objective based culture through effective performance management, communication and coaching of employees and volunteers
To lead and manage the members of the Hospice Leadership Team ensuring their professional performance and development needs are addressed and that the culture of a learning organisation delivering high quality services permeates throughout the Hospice.
Maintain the highest standards of conduct and integrity within the Hospice and ensure compliance with best practice, statute and regulatory requirements in all matters including financial, governance, legal and clinical related issues.
Establish and maintain a proactive Partnership Strategy to develop a comprehensive range of strategic, collaborative and tactical relationships in support of the Hospice’s commitment to its internal and external communities including: Funders, customers, volunteers, the Integrated Care Board, local NHS providers, local authority, MPs, voluntary sector, Universities and other relevant agencies.
Develop a wide range of relationships and networks with local and national organisations to position the Hospice as a well-known and credible organisation.
Maintain and build on the working relationships with key providers of palliative care in the City, especially Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Performance Management
To establish cultures focused on performance management, continual improvement and cost effectiveness.
To develop a performance management culture which is supportive, motivating and embraces objective setting and feedback from employees at all levels.
Ensure effective performance management arrangements are in place for the development of the Executive team and senior managers and leaders within the Hospice.
Ensure the development and implementation of effective communication systems throughout the Hospice.
Ensure that there is a clear policy on relations with the media and to keep the chief spokesperson for the organisation informed.
Maintain effective networks with all principal supporters and stakeholders.
Governance
Establish and develop effective systems of corporate and clinical governance to encourage honesty, openness and a just culture which promotes mature dialogue with patients, their carers and families as partners in the delivery of care.
To meet and strive to exceed, the requirements of the Regulators and the Care Quality Commission.
To ensure that a suitable integrated governance framework is in place to deliver effective corporate and clinical activities.
Ensure that the organisation discharges its constitutional and legal obligations.
To ensure the annual budget and financial forecasting exercises support the strategic and annual planning process and are appropriately reported to the Board of Trustees.
To be responsible to the Board of Trustees for the overall financial stability of the organisation.
Ensure that financial accounts are prepared for the Resource and Finance Sub Committee and Board of Trustees and that expenditure is controlled in line with the annual budget as approved by the Board.
Establish and maintain a rigorous and proactive health, safety and welfare policy and strategy and reporting systems to support all stakeholders giving particular attention to: Legal requirements; Integrated risk management; Comply with all relevant policies, procedures and training on infection prevention and control.
Formulate policy proposals for submission to and approval by the Board of Trustees.
To be accountable for meeting the Board’s expectations for organisational performance.
To ensure that the Hospice actively promotes and values diversity and equality within service development, provision, and employment.
Holidays:
Public Holidays).
Option to purchase additional leave.
Healthcare cash-plan provided by Westfield.
Reimbursement of annual membership subscriptions / professional fees (1x per annum).
Enhanced travel expenses.
Annual employee engagement activity programme.
Family Friendly Policies.
Eligibility for Charity Worker Discounts.
A completed diversity monitoring form on the application link.
Please submit your application by 11:59pm Sunday 19th May 2024.
Working at St Luke’s provides the ideal opportunity to gain experience in palliative medicine for anyone considering a career in palliative medicine or for professional development. You will have the opportunity to work within our dynamic Integrated Community Service and In-Patient Centre.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) at St Luke’s
We see EDI as more than simply ensuring we commit to our legal obligations under the Equality Act, making certain no person or persons are unlawfully discriminated against because of any characteristic as legally protected under the UK Equality Act 2010, which we extend to include neurodiversity and socio-economic diversity. St Luke’s is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people.