Chief Executive
With a strong foundation and an exciting future ahead, we are seeking an ambitious, strategic, and compassionate individual to lead Treetops as its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following the decision of our current CEO to retire in 2025 after seven successful years.
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Treetops Hospice is a leading end-of-life care charity for Derbyshire. We open our arms and hearts to support thousands of local people, and their families, through the most difficult time of their lives. Our mission is to make everyday count through giving the highest quality support for patients and families living with life-limiting illness or affected by death and dying.
We are proud of the role our hospice plays in our local communities, providing welcoming and vibrant spaces with a wide range of activities and services. As part of our offer we provide a wide range of care, wellbeing, bereavement and therapy services, alongside a focus on encouraging advanced care planning and enabling people to feel able to talk about death and dying more openly.
With a strong foundation and an exciting future ahead, we are seeking an ambitious, strategic, and compassionate individual to lead Treetops as its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following the decision of our current CEO to retire in 2025 after seven successful years.
We pride ourselves in being at the forefront of developing palliative and end of life care services and we are seeking a new CEO who will lead and shape our future plans, ensuring we remain energetic, bold and innovative in how we support those who need us.
All of our impact is made possible by our dedicated team of 160 staff, 600 volunteers, and supporters, who share our commitment to kindness, respect, innovation, and expertise. This person will work with the Board of Trustees, staff, volunteers, supporters and partners to implement Treetops vision, providing highly visible and strategic leadership to nurture a culture of excellence, agility, and compassion, and acting as a prominent ambassador for Treetops, ensuring that we continue to lead the way in the hospice sector.
The ideal candidate will be a bold, decisive, and innovative leader with a strong understanding of the health and social care landscape, clinical services and a passion for palliative care and end of life services. They will bring sound financial acumen and a strong understanding of how to develop and sustain a diverse range of income streams, including commissioned services, commercial activity and fundraising. They will also bring senior leadership experience within a complex organisation, exceptional communication skills and a track record of delivering impactful strategies. Candidates will also bring a demonstrable empathy and passion for the mission and values of Treetops, with the ability to motivate and empower staff and volunteers to achieve our vision.
Treetop’s people actively live by a set of shared values which shape how we work and volunteer together. We are an inclusive organisation, and we continuously seek to embrace everyone within our diverse community. We warmly encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.
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How to Apply:
For further details or an informal discussion, please contact Julie Heath, Chief Executive on 0115 949 1264. The Job description and Person Specification can be downloaded from our website www.treetopshospice.org.uk.
Please forward your CV with a covering letter to: applications@treetopshospice.org.uk. The closing date for applications is Thursday 8 May 2025 and interviews will be held on Wednesday 21 May and Thursday 22 May 2025
If you have not been contacted by the interview date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.
Thank you for your interest in Treetops Hospice
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