Chief Executive Officer Full Time

Compass Executives have been retained by St Luke’s Hospice to recruit a new Chief Executive Officer for the organisation.

St Luke’s Hospice – Caring for Harrow and Brent St Luke’s Hospice cares for people approaching the end of their life in Harrow and Brent. We aim to give the people we care for the best possible quality of life, each and every day. Supporting local people and their families is at the heart of what we do – focusing on what matters the most to them is at the centre of our care.

The care we give is free of charge, available to all, and respects the cultures, religions and beliefs in our richly diverse community. Our care is given with compassion and dignity and involves not just looking after the patient, but also includes supporting the people closest to them.

Our local community is a vital partner in our care, kindly supporting us through their donations and fundraising alongside the dedication of over 800 incredible volunteers who freely give us their time to support the best possible end of life care for local people.

Job Purpose

The Hospice CEO will be a a strategic leader who brings vision, clarity of purpose, significant management and leadership experience together with outstanding interpersonal skills and an understanding of the special nature of care in the last phase of life. Able to maximise effectiveness and work successfully in partnership across complex and diverse interest groups and stakeholders.

• Accountable to the board of trustees for the overall leadership and management of St Luke’s Hospice (Harrow and Brent), in terms of performance of service provision, financial and corporate viability.
• Ensuring the Hospice meets all its statutory, regulatory and legal requirements
• Ensuring the Hospice provides excellent end of life care
• Responsibility for implementing the Hospice strategy, and long and short term plans
• Responsibility for day to day management decisions
• Providing leadership by working collaboratively with the Chairman and the Board of Trustees to whom the CEO will report to.

A full recruitment pack is available on request.

Interviews will be held on Monday 27th June 2022.

Applicants are encouraged to inform us if any reasonable adjustments are needed to be made during any part of the recruitment process.

St Luke’s Hospice are equal opportunity employers and particularly welcome applications from groups who are currently under-represented in our staff.

Please note: We will not be able to employ you if you are not eligible to work in the UK. We will not be able to obtain a work permit on your behalf.

Please direct all enquiries to Executive Researcher, Dr Jordan Rickett by emailing jordan@compassexecs.co.uk