Are you clinically experienced in Palliative and End of Life Care and passionate about the difference you can make?

Do you want an opportunity to join a Leadership Team where you can work with professional autonomy to deliver and add real value within the community of Ayrshire and Arran?

The Ayrshire Hospice provides specialist palliative and end of life care to support patients and their families make every day matter. Our vital work is filled with moments that make people smile during a time that can be difficult for everyone.

The Clinical Manager has operational responsibility for providing clinical, managerial and professional leadership in the running of the service and influencing the future service delivery and strategy, accountable for the delivery and standards of care provided to patient and ensuring safe effective person-centred care. You will work as a member of the multi-professional palliative care team, ensuring that delivery of specialist palliative care within the hospice and community settings. The role will includes leading the clinical educational team to identify, develop and deliver an education programmes around palliative care to address identified needs across Ayrshire Hospice services and other healthcare organisations.

You will have a detailed understanding of palliative and end of life care as well as the ability to lead and motivate teams. You will possess highly developed communication and inter-personal skills a strong negotiator and patient advocate influencing colleagues and understand the importance of collaboration. We need someone who can inspire teams, coach and mentor and write compelling text, all through a combination of personal credibility, integrity and professionalism. You will also have the ability to work constructively and cohesively across an organisation, building strong relationships of mutual respect. You will need to be flexible to work at our charity and be proud to make a difference, we are seeking someone who is not afraid to challenge the norm and who takes their team with them to maintain excellence in care. Actively following, and exhibiting our values of being kind and compassionate, honest and inclusive at each and every interaction with our patients, families, staff, volunteers and visitors. If compassion and care are an important part of who you are and you are looking for a rewarding and fulfilling role, then this could be for you!

Join an incredible charity making a real difference for children and families across Scotland

At CHAS, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a well-respected and widely recognised charity, we are passionate about creating a culture where learning, growth, and feedback thrive—helping our teams be their very best as they support those who need us most.

We’re looking for an innovative and knowledgeable Learning & Organisational Development Manager to join our People team. This is an exciting and autonomous role in a small but ambitious team, where you will work alongside another L&OD Manager and our L&OD Adviser, reporting to the Head of People. You’ll have the opportunity to shape learning and development across all our locations, working with incredible colleagues to support them on their learning journeys.

What You’ll Do:

• Drive forward a culture of learning and feedback, ensuring personal and professional development is embedded across the organisation.
• Design and deliver impactful L&OD initiatives that align with our organisational goals and People strategy.
• Provide coaching and guidance to leaders and teams, supporting them to thrive.
• Work alongside our talented volunteers and staff to leverage their knowledge and skills
• Encourage creativity and innovation, using your expertise to empower our teams to embrace innovations in L&OD.

What We’re Looking For:

• A passionate and creative L&OD professional who thrives on making a difference.
• A coaching-led approach, empowering colleagues to reach their full potential.
• Strong expertise in organisational development, leadership development, and learning strategies.
• Someone who is excited to shape and influence our learning culture in a values-driven, people-focused organisation.

We offer

• Flexible Working: we embrace flexible and family-friendly working arrangements, typically operating in a hybrid manner with meaningful time onsite. CHAS offers flexible and family friendly working and are happy to discuss working arrangements that work for you! This role can be based in Edinburgh, Stepps, Rachel House in Kinross or Robin House in Balloch. Frequent travel between sites and in-person training delivery is expected.
• Professional Growth: This influential role provides exposure across the entire organisation, including direct collaboration with senior leaders and the CEO. You'll have the opportunity to develop your expertise, drive innovation, and make a meaningful impact, with support to continuously grow and enhance your skills.
• Leadership commitment to growing a learning culture: Investment in developing and delivering a first-class L&OD experience for CHAS colleagues.
• Supportive peers as part of a high-performing, valued team, you'll have the support and opportunity to collaborate with the L&OD team, wider People Team, and stakeholders across CHAS
• Comprehensive Benefits: Including generous annual leave and pension, incremental salary progression, life assurance, employee assistance programme, access to Blue Light discounts, and health and wellbeing support.

St John Scotland is a national charity registered in Scotland and part of the global St John community. We are a unique organisation that operates both as a chivalric order and a charity focused on community health resilience. Our mission is to support NHS Scotland, the Scottish Ambulance Service, and other national and local organisations.

Our services, delivered across Scotland by 14 Local Area Committees and dedicated volunteers, include Patient Transport Services, Public Access Defibrillators, and CPR awareness, we also support Community First Responders groups. Additionally, we engage in international work, supporting a community-led healthcare program in Malawi and the St John Eye Hospital Group in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem.

About the role

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive individual to join us as a key support to our Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Board of Trustees. This new role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation and governance of our charity. The successful candidate will manage complex diaries, demanding agendas, and provide support to enable the COO to focus on strategic priorities.

About Leuchie

Leuchie is the national respite charity giving families a break from the physical and emotional responsibilities of caring for a loved one. The charity is dedicated to supporting individuals and families living with a neurological condition such as MS, MND, Parkinson’s and stroke through short respite breaks and outreach services. The expert team work to transform lives by improving health, enabling independence, and tackling loneliness.

Leuchie provides a range of settings that suit the health needs and circumstances of the individual and their family. These include short breaks with 24-hour nursing and care, therapies, social activities and outings at Leuchie House, accessible self-catering accommodation for all the family or regular at-home support.

Through innovative partnership working and research, Leuchie is reimagining the delivery of respite as a way of meeting wider health and social care outcomes for the families it supports.

Dorothy is 98 and a carer for her 68 year old son Robert who has multiple sclerosis. This is what Leuchie means to her- “It gives me a rest and some peace. It also helps me carry on by having something to look forward to.”

There is a growing need to support those living with a neurological condition and their families that Leuchie is determined to respond to. The charity currently supports around 500 families, just like Dorothy and Robert, each year, and has a strategic intent to positively impact ten times as many lives by 2030.

Communications and Marketing Manager Role

This is a key role within the organisation, shaping and delivering Leuchie’s communications and marketing strategy to ensure its work reaches the right audiences and has the intended impact. The charity is looking for someone with deep expertise in marketing and communications either from a senior marketing background in the charity sector or from a business development role focused on brand awareness and engagement. You will be skilled in creating growth strategies and working collaboratively to deliver success.

Leuchie has significant potential to expand its reach and engagement, particularly with supporters, guests, and partners. You should have a strong track record in developing and delivering brand-aligned marketing strategies, managing campaigns, and building meaningful relationships with key stakeholders.

You will develop and deliver communications strategies intended for internal as well as external audiences.

You will be line managed by the Director of Development, manage the Digital Marketing Officer and work closely with colleagues across the organisation.

Experience working with senior leadership, reporting on key performance indicators, and contributing to organisational strategy is essential.

In return, you will work with an outstanding leadership team, have the full support of the Director of Development and CEO, and be part of a warm, welcoming organisation with a wonderful culture.