Chief Executive Officer

This is a defining leadership opportunity.

Our hospice plays a vital role in providing compassionate, high quality end of life care to patients and families across North Wales. We are awell performing organisation as evidenced in our most recent HIW Report,however the sector as a whole is facing unprecedented financial challenge. Weneed an exceptional Chief Executive Officer to lead the hospice through aperiod of transformation to achieve long-term sustainability.

This role requires a rare combination of strategic clarity, financial rigour and human leadership - someone who can lead transformation without losing sight of what matters most.

The Opportunity

As CEO, you will be accountable to the Board of Trustees for the overall performance, sustainability, and regulatory compliance of the hospice.

You will ensure that the corporate strategy and financial plan are tightly aligned to delivery, performance management, and regulatory expectations andthat opportunities for efficiencies are optimised. You willwork within the frameworks of the Charity Commission, Welsh Government, NHSWales, and Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW), ensuring the hospice consistently delivers safe, effective, and compassionate care while maintaining public trust and confidence.

We offerthe following benefits of working here at St Kentigern

The ability to transfer an existing

NHS pension over to the hospice

A contributory pension scheme

Clinical and clinical support staffare aligned with NHS pay rates there is a pay progression system in place and we alignwith the real living wage

occupational health support

Education and training programme forall staff

Provide equality of opportunity forall out staff and volunteers

We promote being a real living wage employer

Enhanced benefits
- Maternity, paternity and adoption leave, occupational sickpay, free flu jabs, Bereavement leave and support, 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays, Discounted staff menu.

Work as a team across all departments to ensure our values are met

We believe our organisation is compassionate, person centred, dignified, respectful and holistic

Open spaces in the garden to sit and reflect

Reviewed externally and classed as excellent

Free parking on site

A pleasant modern atmosphere to workin

Accountable to
:
The Board of Trustees

Purpose of the Role

As the principal ambassador for the Hospice the Chief Executive Officer will provide decisive, values-driven leadership to transform and ensure sustainably of the hospice at a time of significant financial challenge. Assuch a core function of the role is to lead and personally champion income generation. The organisation requires strong financial, commercial, and strategic leadership to ensure financial resilience, strengthen governance and accountability, and enable high-quality hospice care to meet the needs of patients, families, and communities across North Wales.

The post holder will ensure that the corporate strategy and financial plan are tightly aligned to delivery, performance management, and regulatory expectations and that opportunities for efficiencies are optimised. The CEO willlead within the frameworks of the Charity Commission, Welsh Government, NHSWales, and Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW), ensuring the hospice consistently delivers safe, effective, and compassionate care while maintaining public trust and confidence.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

Lead the ongoing development and delivery of a clear, realistic, and financially sustainable corporate strategy aligned to the hospices charitable purpose and values.

Horizon scan to identify emerging trends, risks, policy changes and opportunities that may impact service delivery. Including artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies.

Translate strategic objectives into robust delivery plans with measurable outcomes, milestones, and accountability.

Ensure organisational priorities reflect the needs of patients, families, staff, volunteers, funders,and commissioners across North Wales.

Financial Leadership & Business Management
Take overall responsibility for the financial health of the hospice, leading long-term financial sustainability.

Take overall responsibility for the financial health of the hospice, leading long-term financial sustainability.

Develop and deliver acredible financial improvement plan,including cost control, income generation, and efficiency improvements.

Strengthen financial planning, budgeting and forecasting, management.

Drive optimisation ofincome streams, including fundraising, retail, grants, partnerships, and statutory funding.

Organisational Transformation

Lead and manage organisational restructuring to ensure the hospice has the right structures,skills, and capacity to deliver its strategy.

Ensure roles,responsibilities, and decision-making authorities are clear and effective.

Manage change sensitively and transparently, maintaining staff and volunteer engagement while delivering necessary improvement.

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