St Luke’s is an Equal Opportunities employer and promotes equality of access to employment. St Luke’s Hospice are required to follow the specific People Policies supporting recruitment & selection.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable success of working within an influential capacity within a complex organisation environment.
- Significant experience of leading and delivering successful organisational change.
- Proven capability of developing, designing and implementing organisational strategy.
Desirable
- An extensive track record of managing innovation and service improvement
- Experience of working within the Healthcare environment
- Third Sector/Charity experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of, and commitment to, End of Life Care.
- Clinical Governance and individualised patient care.
- Awareness of Sheffield Community networks
Desirable
- Understanding of, and commitment to, valuing equity, diversity, inclusion and customer care.
- Modern management techniques, business and strategic planning.
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Post-graduate qualifications or equivalent.
- Clear evidence of continuous personal, professional and managerial development.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Strong leadership skills.
- Strategic thinker with ability to communicate their vision.
- Political astuteness with a sharp business mind.
- Business acumen and commercial awareness geared to the risks and opportunities of the voluntary healthcare sector.
- Ability to operate with sensitivity in a multi-disciplinary environment.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences internally and externally.
- Ability to manage a set of diverse services.
- Strong project planning and process management skills.
- Strong analytical and reasoning skills focussing on solutions.
- Ability to develop sustainable partnerships.
- Ability to build teams and create cohesion.
- Exceptional motivator who leads by example.
- Well-developed negotiation and influencing skills.
- High level of diplomacy skills.
- A leader who is energetic, determined, positive, robust and resilient.
- A manager who deals effectively with difficult situations.
- An enthusiastic and effective ambassador for the Hospice with a strong commitment to improving its performance and its ability to meet the needs of the community it serves.
- A positive role model, promoting high standards of ethical behaviour, probity, integrity and honesty, with credibility across a wide range of audiences and respect for all.
- Empowering without abrogating responsibility.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Influential.
- Values-driven.
- Empathetic.
- Resilient.
- Collaborative.
- Personal integrity and commitment to openness and inclusiveness.
- Emotional Intelligence, Self-belief and Self-Awareness – understands own emotions, strengths and limitations.
- Engaging presence.
- Relationship management and confident networker.
- Effective listener who values contributions.