Chief Executive Officer

In 2024, Willow Wood Hospice will have been serving the population of Tameside and Glossop by providing palliative and end of life Care for adults with life limiting illnesses and their families for 25 years. We are now recruiting a new Chief Executive, as our current CEO who has been with the hospice since it opened its doors in 1999 is retiring.

The new CEO will be a high performing leader, with the energy and drive to empower our exceptional team of around 100 staff and 500 volunteers. They will do this through visible and collaborative leadership, ensuring our survival for the next 25 years and beyond!   Willow Wood needs to remain resilient in the light of today’s challenges, whilst continuing to provide high quality treatment, care and support to adult patients with life limiting illnesses and their families when they need it.

Willow Wood benefits from being in a modern building surrounded by award winning gardens. However, we also provide care far beyond its walls, supporting patients and their families, so that they can receive multi professional palliative and end of life care in their preferred place.

You will be an experienced senior professional with energy, integrity, adaptability, excellent communication skills; demonstrable strong management, leadership, finance, strategic and relationship building skills who understands the challenges, complexities and dynamic contemporary world in which the hospice operates.

You will report to and have the support of the Chairman, Board of Trustees and Senior Management Team who manage, lead and support their exceptional teams

The hospice benefits from good transport: road, bus, tram, rail and airport links.

Benefits include:

■ Salary of £85,000 - £95,000 dependent on experience

■ Annual leave 35 days per annum (including bank holidays)

■ Agile working available

■ Free onsite parking

■ Company Pension Scheme

■ Employee Assistance Programme

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity, you can download a recruitment pack from www.willowwood.org.uk/vacancies which will give you details on how to apply, or call our HR Lead Gill Egerton. If you require further information or answers to questions, Gill will direct you to the most appropriate person, the Chairman Philip Millson or one of our Trustees.