Director of Patient Care

Hours: 30 – 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £61,538 - £71,322 per annum, dependent on experience (pro rata for part-time)

We are seeking a Director of Patient Care to provide caring and thoughtful leadership to our clinical teams, due to retirement of the existing post holder, for this much-loved and well-respected charity.

Are you an inspiring healthcare leader with a passion for delivering exceptional palliative and end-of-life care? We need a compassionate and dynamic individual to join our senior management team.

Weston Hospicecare is the major provider of specialist palliative care in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset and Sedgemoor, providing free of charge physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual care to local people with a life-limiting illness. Click the link, for A Look Inside Weston Hospicecare.

As Director of Patient Care, you will provide visible, strategic and operational leadership for all our clinical services, ensuring safe, high quality and person-centred care, working alongside dedicated teams to deliver care that honours dignity, compassion and choice. You will be a key member of the hospice senior management team, shaping strategy and direction for the hospice, working collaboratively with trustees, staff and volunteers, attending board meetings, committee and management meetings on a regular basis.

We are looking for someone with:
- Significant leadership experience in palliative care, hospice, or related healthcare settings.
- Strong knowledge of CQC standards, clinical governance and GDPR.
- A proven ability to lead, inspire, and develop multi-disciplinary teams.
- The capability to develop, articulate and bring to life a clinical strategy.
- Agility and empathy to move easily between the boardroom and front-line care.
- The character and willing to serve as hospice Registered Manager and Caldicott Guardian.
- Warmth, empathy and compassion alongside resilience and gravitas.
- A professional healthcare registration (NMC, HCPC, GMC).

We will consider applications for anyone wishing to work between 30 – 37.5 hours per week over 4 – 5 days Monday to Friday.
In return, we offer:
- The opportunity to shape the future of palliative care for our community.
- A supportive, flexible and collaborative working environment, with passionate and committed leadership and multi-disciplinary colleagues.
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Access to training, professional development and wellbeing support.

If you are committed to making a real difference for patients and families, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion about the role or to arrange a visit or virtual tour, please contact Sonja Hammond, Head of People Services by emailing jobs@westonhospicecare.org.uk or by calling 01934 423900.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS certificate.

Closing date: Friday 28th November 2025 (midday)