Job summary
A vital member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director of Care Services has responsibility for leading our services, delivering evidence-based continuous improvement, working with partners nationally and locally to enable improvements in palliative and end of life care and, as the Registered Manager, ensuring high standards of care that meet the requirements of the Care Quality Commission.

This role will work alongside our existing Director of Care Services, with each Director working part time and having their own distinct areas of responsibility. These will be discussed during the recruitment process and shaped by the successful candidates individual skills, experience and clinical background.

We are looking for an outstanding clinical leader. A registered nurse by background, you will have significant experience of managing and developing multi-disciplinary teams and the ability to nurture talent, inspire colleagues and encourage exceptional performance. You will be well supported in the role by clinical and leadership teams that are committed to delivering excellence in hospice care.

Main duties of the job
To lead the development and provision of LOROS care services, driving forward continuous improvement, fulfilling governance and regulatory requirements, ensuring the highest standards of patient care and clinical quality and supporting wider improvement in palliative and end of life care.

About us
LOROS Hospice is a local charity and every year we care for over 2,500 people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We deliver free, high-quality, compassionate care and support to terminally ill patients, their family and carers.

Closing date: 30 October 2026
Date posted: 16 October 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £80,000 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: B0003-26-0024
Job locations: Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QE, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Establish plans for the development of LOROS care services as part of the charity's overall strategy and lead, motivate and inspire departmental colleagues to deliver these plans.
• Ensure high standards of care across all of LOROS services, achieving continuous, evidence-based improvement and delivering the expectations of the Care Quality Commission.
• Act as the charity's Registered Manager, accountable officer for controlled drugs (in accordance with the Health Act), Caldicott Guardian and designated safeguarding manager.
• Contribute to the overall leadership of LOROS as a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and represent matters relating to the charity's care services at board and SLT levels.
• Provide executive leadership and ensure appropriate secretarial support for the Clinical Governance and Development Committee, working with the chair to plan agendas, enable effective trustee oversight and ensure decisions are implemented.
• Ensure that the views of patients and their families shape the development and delivery of LOROS services, for example through the Hospice User Group.
• Provide effective financial leadership, working with departmental budget leads and the Director of Finance and Resources to ensure that budgets are set, managed and delivered in pursuit of agreed plans and objectives.
• Ensure that an effective workforce is in place across all care services, co-ordinating skill mix and workload within teams and planning for future needs and developments.
• Ensure effective people management and clinical supervision of all departmental colleagues, nurturing talent and capability and enabling individuals to excel in their roles.
• Ensure procedural, regulatory and legislative compliance, for example in relation to matters such as safeguarding, medicines management and infection prevention.
• Work with the Facilities and Operations Manager to prevent infection and ensure high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene across all care services.
• Oversee the investigation process in relation to serious clinical incidents, ensuring they are appropriately reported internally and externally and associated actions completed.
• Ensure concerns and complaints are well managed and that learning is shared and related actions effectively implemented.
• Contribute to the negotiation of cost effective and high quality clinical contracts and Service Level Agreements (SLA) and ensure external support agencies, including Pharmacy, Tissue Viability, Infection Prevention and Dietetics operate in accordance with SLAs.
• Ensure clinical policies, guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are reviewed and updated and new policies developed as required to meet changing service need.
• Develop links with those involved in the provision of end of life and specialist palliative care at a local, regional and national level, sharing practice and improving service provision.
• Work with marketing and communications colleagues to ensure that the impact of LOROS care services is highlighted effectively in broadcast and print media, journals and social media.
• Liaise with key individuals, organisations and external providers of palliative care to promote a high profile and positive reputation of LOROS and its care services.
• Lead and support collaborative working with other health and social care professionals, agencies and users to promote and strengthen access to LOROS services.
• Provide out of hours support as required, including responding to escalation calls from the inpatient unit and fulfilling the responsibilities set out in the Business Continuity Plan.
• Promote an ethos of joint working, collaboration and mutual respect amongst all members of staff and volunteers, which reflects the values and behaviours of the charity.
• Champion organisational policy and ensure compliance with external legislation, including in relation to equality and inclusion, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and safeguarding children and adults.

Person Specification - Essential

• Educated to degree level in a related healthcare field.
• Registered nursing qualification with up to date registration and revalidation.
• Substantial clinical expertise, ideally including experience of palliative care.
• Significant experience of leading and developing multi-disciplinary clinical teams with the ability to nurture talent, inspire colleagues and encourage exceptional performance.
• Critical thinking and strategic planning abilities with demonstrable experience of leading and motivating teams to successfully turn strategy and plans into action.
• Ability to contribute to effective charity-wide strategic and operational decision making as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Experience of budget preparation and financial control linked to the delivery of departmental and organisational strategy and plans.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the credibility, confidence and acumen to collaborate with and influence key partners and decision-makers.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to distil complex information and prepare content in various formats for a range of audiences.
• Experience of partnership working at a senior level.
• Demonstrable track record of managing change.
• Understanding of the Care Quality Commission, including regulatory expectations.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation including the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) Regulations, the Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations and the Care Act.
• Understanding of data protection and information governance legislation and requirements.
• A high level of personal integrity and alignment with the vision, mission and aims of LOROS and a proven track record of modelling diversity and inclusion in your work.

Person Specification - Desirable

• Knowledge of the national Ambitions Framework for Palliative and End of Life Care.
• Experience of working with boards of trustees, including to manage clinical risk.
• Experience of undertaking responsible roles such as Registered Manager, Caldicott Guardian and designated safeguarding manager.
• Experience of tackling health inequalities in service design and delivery.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details
LOROS Hospice, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QE, United Kingdom

For questions about the job, contact:
Human Resources, hr@loros.co.uk

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