Associate Trustee with Care/Healthcare experience

St Michael’s volunteers and staff are passionate about ensuring everyone who is coming to the end of their life, and especially those with a medical diagnosis, should be supported to have the best quality of life in the time they have remaining.

We are looking for a new Associate Trustee who shares a passion to serve our community and who can help us ensure that we are able to deliver our services today, tomorrow and always. 

What will you be doing?

Our new Associate Trustee should be able to demonstrate appropriate professional skills to provide oversight of the activities of the Hospice and offer challenge and support to the Strategic Management Team. 

You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an empathy with Hospice philosophy is essential. 

Successful applicants will have an induction and will start as an Associate Trustee for a six-month period. 

After the initial six-month period, for those candidates who do not want the full commitment that being a Trustee brings, will have the option to continue in their Associate Trustee role which would include attending four Care committee meetings a year, and the option to attend full board meetings, however, with no voting rights. 

Candidates who would like to become a full Trustee after the initial six-month period as an Associate Trustee would join the board as a voting member and attend four board meetings per annum as well as a Trustee ‘meet the team’ walkaround once a year. 

Trustees are encouraged to attend fundraising events throughout the year. In return you will be able to share your experience and expertise in driving forward a progressive charity and make a real contribution.

What are we looking for?

We are particularly interested to hear from people with significant care experience. We would also value applications from individuals who have good community links in Herefordshire and the surrounding areas. 

Essential Criteria: 

• Recent, relevant and varied care / healthcare experience in a senior Nursing or Social Care role 
• Experience in the development of integrated care of the implementation of healthcare 

What difference will you make?

The charity’s mission is to make sure palliative and end of life care is available to all who can benefit from it, regardless of age, gender, diagnosis, social group or location. This includes supporting those people close to the dying person throughout the pre- and post-bereavement stages too.

Time Commitment

Four board meetings per annum as well as a Trustee ‘meet the team’ walkaround once a year.

Before you apply

Please send an up to date CV and covering letter including personal statement.