Saint Catherine's Hospice Careers

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Job Details

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer
Job Reference: JF1721119ScaCEO
Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Salary: £90000.00 to £95000.00

Saint Catherine’s is seeking an exceptional Chief Executive Officer to lead our organisation into its next chapter. Accountable to the Board of Trustees through the Chair, you will provide the strategic leadership, effective governance and responsible stewardship needed to secure our long-term sustainability and extend our impact for patients, families and carers.

This is a rare opportunity to lead a respected hospice with a clear commitment to high-quality, compassionate and person-centred care. Working closely with the Board, Executive Team, colleagues, volunteers and partners, you will shape and deliver our strategy, champion innovation and improvement, and ensure Saint Catherine’s remains responsive to the changing needs of our communities and the wider health and care landscape.

The opportunity

Lead the development, delivery and continued evolution of Saint Catherine’s strategy.
Safeguard the quality, safety and experience of care through strong clinical governance, assurance and regulatory compliance.
Provide visible, inclusive and inspirational leadership to our Executive Team, staff and volunteers.
Build influential partnerships with commissioners, health and care providers, local authorities, hospices, private sector and voluntary-sector organisations.
Strengthen our financial resilience through sustainable planning, responsible use of resources and a diversified income model.
Act as Saint Catherine’s principal ambassador and advocate locally, regionally and nationally.

About you

You will be a credible and accomplished senior leader with substantial executive management experience gained in healthcare, hospice care, the charity sector, a private sector business, or another complex organisation. You will bring a strong record of setting strategy, delivering change and measurable outcomes, working effectively with a Board, and building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.

Commercially and financially astute, you will understand organisational sustainability, risk, governance and income generation. You will combine strategic vision with operational judgement, use data and digital insight to support decisions, and lead confidently through complexity and change. Above all, you will share our passion for hospice, palliative and end-of-life care and demonstrate integrity, compassion, collaboration and a deeply people-centred approach.

Our values

Our values guide everything we do: Excellence, People Centred, Integrity and Collaboration. We are looking for a Chief Executive Officer who will bring these values to life and create a culture in which people feel valued, supported and empowered to deliver their best.

Why join us?

Saint Catherine’s offers a range of staff benefits:

Salary £90,000-£95,000 per annum dependent upon experience
Enhanced annual leave package
Access to the NHS pension for active members
Private pension scheme
Free car parking
On site bistro
On site gym
Flexible working opportunities
Regular wellbeing events and activities e.g. weekly Pilates on site, padel, book club

Application

Closing date for applications: Friday 13th November 2026

Selection Process: Wednesday 25th November 2026

Final Interviews: Monday 30th November 2026

If you would like to have a discussion regarding this opportunity, please email human.resources@saintcatherines.org.uk or telephone 01723 351421 and ask to speak to the HR team to book a telephone call with Margaret Middlebrook, Chair of the Board.