TIME COMMITMENT:

§ Six Board meetings a year (approx. duration of each meeting 2.5 hours)
§ Participation in a sub-committee with 4-6 meetings annually (each approximately 2 hours).
§ Sub-committee membership is based on your skills knowledge and experience
Term: Minimum commitment of three years.
St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth is seeking three new Trustees who are passionate about supporting their community and helping to shape the future of specialist palliative care in our region.
These are voluntary, unpaid roles where you will work collaboratively with the Chair of Trustees, Board, Chief Executive, and the Senior Management Team to help deliver our strategic goals. Together, we aim to provide compassionate, high-quality palliative care for people with life-limiting illnesses, and vital support to their families and carers.
We are particularly interested in hearing from people from the following backgrounds:
Digital expertise: We welcome applicants with experience in digital strategy and transformation. You will provide strategic oversight and guidance for our digital transformation and offer constructive challenge to our leadership team.
Clinical experience: We are also seeking two Trusteeswith clinical backgrounds. Applicants should be registered professionals (or have been recently registered) from health or social care backgrounds, which may include – but is not limited to – nursing, medicine, social work, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dentistry, pharmacy, paramedicine, or other allied health professions.
At St Luke’s we are committed to building a more diverse and inclusive Board that reflects the community we serve. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

6. RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

Informal discussion about the role of Trustee welcomed by Chief Executive.
Candidates who meet the skills, knowledge and experience we are looking for will be invited to meet George for an initial discussion. Following this discussion potential Trustees will be invited to meet other trustees before attending a Board meeting as an Observer, before any final decision is made.
Job Type: Part-time
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 07/12/2025
Reference ID: Trustee Vacanc

TRUSTEE ROLE:

Remuneration: Voluntary (unpaid). Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Role Title: Trustee (Clinical)
Title: Trustee
Location: St Luke’s Hospice, Plymouth
Reporting to: Chair of the Board of Trustees

TRUSTEE ROLE:

Salary: Unpaid. Expenses incurred whilst travelling to meetings
Hours: 6 Board meetings a year (approx. duration of each meeting 2 hours),
attendance to a sub board committee 4-6 meetings per year (approx. duration of each meeting 2 hours). (You will be invited to become a member of sub board based on skills knowledge and experience)
Term for full trustees: Minimum of 3 years.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Role Title: Trustee (Digital)
Title: Trustee
Location: St Luke’s Hospice, Plymouth
Reporting to: Chair of the Board of Trustees

TRUSTEE ROLE:

Salary: Unpaid. Expenses incurred whilst travelling to meetings
Hours: 6 Board meetings a year (approx. duration of each meeting 2 hours),
attendance to a sub board committee 4-6 meetings per year (approx. duration of each meeting 2 hours). (You will be invited to become a member of sub board based on skills knowledge and experience)
Term for full trustees: Minimum of 3 years.

A TRUSTEE WITH A DIGITAL BACKGROUND CAN PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN GUIDING A HOSPICE THROUGH DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION WHILE ENSURING ALIGNMENT WITH ITS VALUES, MISSION AND PATIENT FOCUSSED CARE. THEIR ROLE IS STRATEGIC AND ADVISORY – HELPING THE BOARD MAKE INFORMED, FUTURE-READY DECISIONS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND DATA.

General
The Trustees are the members of the Board and are responsible for the governance of the hospice. They must ensure that the hospice;
a. operates in a manner that enables it to fulfil the objectives set out in the governing document (ie memorandum and articles of association) including the fair expenditure of its income;
b. complies with charitable and company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations;
c. keeps to its Mission Statement and Aims and Strategic Objectives; and
d. upholds its reputation.
Trustees must at all times act in person and together in the best interests of the hospice. Trustees must not delegate the control of the hospice to others and must not pursue personal or sectional interests at the expense of organisational interest. Trustees must declare any conflict of interest.
Main Responsibilities
1. Ensuring that the hospice has a clear vision, mission and strategic direction and is focussed on achieving these.
2. Being responsible for the performance of the hospice and its public image.
3. Ensuring that the organisation operates within the law and regulatory requirements, particularly with regard to the Charities and Companies Acts.
4. Acting as guardian of the hospice’s assets, both tangible and intangible and taking due care over their security, maintenance, collection, deployment and proper application.
5. Attending and contributing to Board Meetings, Standing Committees, other committees and working parties as relevant. Attending the AGM and any EGMs and other hospice events such as fundraising events.
6. Maintaining a governance perspective of high standard by ensuring that the Board:
· reviews and establishes the hospice’s vision, mission, strategic direction, goals and policies.
· ensures that the business and operational plans and CEO’s objectives and targets support the mission and strategic plan.
· takes appropriate professional advice when necessary.
· understands and acts upon financial and other monitoring information presented to them, questioning such information when appropriate to progress the planned performance of the hospice.
· defines appropriate written delegations of authority.
· delegates the implementation of their decisions to the CEO and senior staff.
· monitors objectives, targets and key performance indicators (KPIs) on a regular basis and holds the CEO or senior staff team accountable for outcomes; and
· reflects on their individual trustee performance.
7. Representing the Board’s agreed position publicly on behalf of the hospice.
8. Keeping up to date in broad terms with developments in palliative care and other external matters affecting the hospice and the service it provides.
9. Making an effort to understand the views of stakeholders, meet staff and
understand the operation of the hospice.
In addition to the above duties, each trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the Board of Trustees reach sound decisions. This may involve scrutinising board papers, leading discussions, focussing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, other issues in which the trustee has special expertise.