Programme Director

The Role This role has been created because better collaboration means better outcomes. It means fewer gaps in care, less unwarranted variation, more people reached, and hospice care recognised and funded as the essential part of the system it is. Thats what were working towards and we need the right person to lead. Two priorities sit at the heart of this role, both ultimately in service of one thing: the best possible outcomes for people with palliative and end-of-life care needs across our region. Strategic clarity At the start of our collective relationship with our new ICB, a key part of your role will be assisting us align our individual hospice strategic approaches with the ICB strategy, demonstrating where we add value and could add more. This will need to be based on strategic analysis of data and outcomes. Operational effectiveness You will identify where shared services, shared procurement or reduced duplication will make us more efficient freeing up resource to go where it matters most: patient and family care. Both strands require someone who keeps outcomes for people front and centre, and who is comfortable working with ICB commissioners, hospice leaders and colleagues and other key partners. What Youll Be Doing Mapping the current landscape services, populations, funding, data and commissioning relationships across all nine member hospices, with a clear eye on where we must improve provision for our communities. Developing and maintaining a clear, evidenced programme of work that advances our shared ambitions and can demonstrate impact for patients and families Representing the Collaborative as a single, credible voice at ICB and wider system forums making the case for hospice care as core provision Identifying and progressing shared services and procurement opportunities to maximise the resource available for care Building trusted relationships across the system, navigating differing priorities with diplomacy and pace Why This Matters This is a rare opportunity to shape how hospices work together and how they are recognised and resourced within Integrated Care Systems at a pivotal moment. The decisions made in the next 18 months will affect what care looks like for people across our region for years to come. Flexible working is available, including home working and the option to be based at member hospices. Some face-to-face working and regional travel will be required. How to Apply Please send a CV and a brief covering note demonstrating how you meet the brief to: sharon.allen@arhc.org.uk

Closing date

17 June 2026. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a conversation with members of the Collaborative in the week commencing 13 July 2026.