Palliative Care Inpatient Unit Manager

We are looking for an exceptional and dedicated professional leader to join our Inpatient Unit. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate professional to lead, inspire, and shape a team of Registered Nurses and Healthcare Assistants, delivering outstanding care to patients and their families. You will play a pivotal role in leading the delivery of safe, high-quality, and compassionate care. You will provide both clinical and operational leadership, ensuring the service runs effectively while supporting patients, families, and staff. We are Garden House Hospice Care, the Hospice for North Hertfordshire. We are a multi award-winning hospice that puts the patient at the heart of everything we do. Patients on our inpatient unit are looked after by our specialist team 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Responsible for patient safety for those referred and receiving care Manage budgets and resources effectively Inspire, lead and manage the IPU team Be committed to the overall strategies of the hospice and use these to inform the work plan for the IPU Implement national and local guidance, legal frameworks and initiatives, new policies, standards and best practice into clinical practice as agreed and required. To be responsible for the management of the 24-hour advice line To support with the coordination of referrals within the MDT Handle safeguarding, incident management and risk mitigation Please refer to the full Job Description attached for more details.