The Head of Community Services is a senior leadership role responsible for the operational and clinical delivery of Nottinghamshire Hospices community-based services. You will ensure the provision of high-quality, safe, and compassionate palliative and end-of-life care, supporting people to live as well as possible in the place they call home.
As a key member of the Hospice Leadership Team, you will provide visible and inspiring leadership, driving excellence in care delivery, service performance, and workforce development.
This role combines strong operational management with professional clinical leadership, requiring an experienced registered healthcare professional with a sound understanding of palliative and end-of-life care. You will lead and develop our Hospice in Your Home (24‑hour service) and Wellbeing Day Services, ensuring they are responsive, sustainable, and patient‑centred.
The role involves regular travel across Nottinghamshire and participation in the clinical on‑call rota (approximately one week in every five weeks).
Why you'll love working here: Nottinghamshire Hospice is a great place to work! As a charity we are able to be creative, fleet of foot and inspiring in our approach to our services and how we work together.
Compassion: being inclusive; being kind and having empathy; empowering others; having integrity and being patient.
Trust: being authentic; unified; loyal; accountable; trustworthy; responsible; reliable and professional.
Ambition: the growth of the Hospice; being courageous; getting the right outcomes and results; improvement of our services; being the best version of ourselves for the benefit of each other and our service users.
We are the leading Nottinghamshire provider and influencer of , with ambitions to make a real difference to all those diagnosed with a life‑limiting or terminal illness. We have been established for 40 years and are at the heart of our communities who rely on our care and support. If you’re looking for an opportunity to work for a local charity and be part of a great care movement then this is the opportunity for you.