Head of Hospice at Home
Rotherham Hospice
Salary:
£52,636.50 - £64,333.50
Location:
Rotherham Hospice and community locations across Rotherham
Hours / working pattern:
Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Sunday
Contract Type:
37.5 hours per week (with flexibility to work across shifts to meet the needs of a 24/7 service)
Responsible to:
Director of Care
Your role is to:
The Head of Hospice at Home Care provides senior clinical and operational leadership for Rotherham Hospice’s 24/7 Hospice at Home service, ensuring safe, responsive and compassionate care for people in their own homes and usual place of residence. The service delivers thousands of visits each year, supporting patients and families to be cared for and to die at home where this is their wish.
Working closely with the Director of Care, the Head of Care Navigation, Head of Inpatient Unit and other partners, the post-holder will lead the Hospice at Home team to deliver high quality care, excellent symptom management and holistic support. They will support the team to work confidently and autonomously in the community, while ensuring strong links with the IPU, primary care, community nursing and hospital services.
The Head of Hospice at Home Care will oversee day-to-day operations, including oversight of workforce planning and rota principles for a 24/7 service, caseload management and service development. They will use data and feedback to drive continuous improvement and will help shape and deliver new models of community-based palliative care, including crisis response, rapid support and early intervention, so that more people in Rotherham can benefit from hospice-style care at home.
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A successful Disclosure and Barring check will be required for this role.
Closing date:
Friday 17th April 2026
(Subject to early closure if sufficient applications are received)