Trustees - Florence Nightingale Foundation

Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) supports nurses and midwives to improve care and save lives. As a UK-based charity, now in our 90th anniversary year, we are expanding to reach one million nurses and midwives by 2027.  The Florence Nightingale Foundation is now seeking to strengthen the Board with the appointment of new Trustee positions.

What will you be doing?

Reports to: Chair of the Board of Directors 

Location: London  

Remuneration: Travel expenses may be claimed

Time Commitment: Four Board meetings per year, AGM and General Meetings as and when required. Attendance at quarterly meetings if appointed to a Board Committee. Attendance at the annual commemoration service. Attendance at the annual presentation of Scholar Certificates. A commitment of a minimum of twelve full days a year to the work of the Foundation, including attending meetings, reviewing papers, responding to requests for support from staff, leading on project development and networking. 

Personal Qualities - We are looking for candidates with: 

• Strategic vision and an ability to think creatively and contribute to the long-term sustainability of FNF. 
• Sound, independent judgement and the ability to challenge constructively. 
• A team player. 
• The intellectual capacity to grasp issues outside personal experience and communicate opinions and contribute to discussions around such issues. 
• The willingness to act in the best interests of the charity and comply with the Nolan Principles of Public Life (Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honest and Leadership). 
• The willingness to devote necessary time and effort to being a Trustee. 
• A commitment to live FNF values in decision making, leadership and collaboration. 
• A proactive, solution focussed approach to promoting inclusive ways of working.  
• A collaborative leader, open to diverse perspectives and an advocate for innovation. 
• Eligible to be appointed as a Director on FNF’s Companies House registration. 

Knowledge and Skills  

• Knowledge of the charitable objects, mission and priorities of the Foundation and a willingness to engage with and commit to them. 
• Knowledge of the Foundation and its work and commitment to its ethos. 
• Sound understanding of Good Governance of Charities. 
• Sound understanding of budgets and organisational finances. 
• Well developed relationship skills to support interactions with a wide range of stakeholders.  

What are we looking for?

Experience 

We are looking for candidates with robust experience and expertise in the following domains, which are required to strengthen our current Board: 

• Digital transformation and technology based solutions 
• Business transformation 
• Fundraising 
• Marketing  
• Law in the context of the corporate, employment or not for profit sectors 

Knowledge and Skills  

• Knowledge of the charitable objects, mission and priorities of the Foundation and a willingness to engage with and commit to them. 
• Knowledge of the Foundation and its work and commitment to its ethos. 
• Sound understanding of Good Governance of Charities. 
• Sound understanding of budgets and organisational finances. 
• Well developed relationship skills to support interactions with a wide range of stakeholders. 

What difference will you make?

FNF's Trustees play a vital role in ensuring that the charity is able to fulfil its aim to support nurses and midwives. The Foundation’s principal focus is on improving health, clinical outcomes and patient experience, through building nursing and midwifery leadership capacity and capability. It does this by enabling nurses and midwives to access sophisticated leadership development opportunities, both in the UK and overseas, tailored to the participants’ needs.

It is important that nurses and midwives are empowered to use their professional voice effectively and seek all opportunities to influence healthcare policy and practice. We will ensure that the Foundation becomes ‘the go to place’ for professional opinion and debate, a recognised Think Tank for healthcare thought, and will be a voice for the nursing and midwifery professions. 

Before you apply

Please contact us via Reach with any questions and if you are interested in applying, please send us your CV along with a cover letter detailing your interest in the role and your relevant experience.