Director of Children’s Health and Care

St Elizabeth's Centre

Much Hadham, Hertfordshire

  • Location Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
  • Sector Not For Profit
  • Client St Elizabeth's Centre
  • Job Type Permanent
  • Salary/Remuneration £100,000 per annum
  • Reference GSe116947
  • Closing Date Sunday 8th December 2024

About the role

We’re seeking an outstanding, experienced leader to join our Executive Team as Director of Children’s Health & Care. This is an essential role in the successful implementation of our services that specialises in providing high quality residential care, nursing and therapy to children and young people with epilepsy and other complex needs.

This role presents an exciting opportunity to lead a well-established multi-disciplinary team of professionals across our seven children’s homes and health agency (nursing and therapy). You will ensure the efficient delivery and continuous improvement of the services, ensuring best practice and compliance with relevant legislation.

Our services are all currently rated ‘Good’ by our regulators, Ofsted and CQC.

With your skills and experience as a  Registered Nurse (preferably with a specialism in paediatric, learning disabilities or epilepsy), along with your excellent knowledge of the regulatory frameworks of Ofsted and CQC, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing and developing our offer for 2025 and beyond.

We strive to be an organisation that upholds our core values – to be collaborative, aspirational, joyful and compassionate. We pride ourselves on quality, consistency and keeping our children safe. This role will usually work on site Monday to Friday but will require flexibility to meet service needs.

Why work for St Elizabeth’s?

Based across 60 acres of beautiful countryside between Harlow and Bishops Stortford, St Elizabeth's is a charity supporting children, young people and adult day clients with epilepsy and other complex medical conditions, the severity of which impacts upon their health, social, behaviour, learning and emotional development.

In addition to excellent staff training, our employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of your employment:

  • 27 days’ annual leave + Bank holidays
  • Fully paid for DBS
  • Life insurance
  • Eligible for discounts via “Blue Light Card”
  • Free on-site parking 
  • High street retail and leisure discounts
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Recommend a friend payment of up to £500 (T&Cs apply)
  • Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to contributory pension scheme

How can you find out more?

If you wish to have an informal discussion about the opportunities, please contact our retained advisors:

Jennie Wood, Research Lead, Not-for-Profit Practice jennie.wood@gatenbysanderson.com

Alex Williams, Senior Consultant, Not-for-Profit Practice alex.williams@gatenbysanderson.com

All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check. Please note we are not on a public transport route. Salary is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

If you require reasonable adjustments at application or interview stage, please do let us know as soon as possible. 

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

At St Elizabeth’s we embrace diversity and aspire to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community.

Safeguarding

St Elizabeth’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Registered Charity 1176777      

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