Job Description

Trustee

Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland

Introduction

Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland (Hospice at Home) is looking to recruit passionate, and committed individuals to join the Board of Directors (Trustees). Our Trustees make a meaningful difference to the lives of those within our community, supporting the charity in its mission of providing individualised care and support to those in need of palliative or end-of-life care. We also provide Lymphoedema, Bereavement and Family Support, Befriending, Occupational Therapy and Complementary Therapy services.

The Role

Trustees are legally accountable for the charity. The Board of Trustee Directors is concerned with governance, strategy, and policy and to oversee the performance of the charity and its related operations. Collectively, the Board of Trustees must conform to Charity Commission Six Principles:

Ensure your charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit.

Comply with your charity's governing document and the law.

Act in your charity's best interests.

Manage your charity's resources responsibly.

Act with reasonable care and skill.

Ensure your charity is accountable.

Commitment

The board meets four times per year to which you will commit to a minimum of 50% attendance. You would also play an important role in one or more subcommittees held quarterly. Trustees can serve for a period of up to nine years, but will stand for re-election every 3 years in accordance with the Articles of Association (2024).

About You

We are seeking to appoint trustees who are committed to making a meaningful difference to the lives of those within our community by supporting the charity in its mission of providing individualised care and support to those in need of palliative or end-of-life care.

Experience of charity governance would be an advantage, as would experience of working at organisational board level. but training and support will be given if required.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion because we recognise that different thoughts, circumstances and experiences help us to provide outstanding care for all of our patients and their families.

Please contact the Shirley Reveley, Chair, for an informal discussion and further details.

Email:

Chair@hospiceathome.co.uk

Tel:

07570 035591

For acopy of the full , Person Specification and application form please email Lynne Robinson the Company Secretary lynne.robinson@hospiceathome.co.uk

Closing date for applications 30th June 2025

Job Type: Volunteer

Benefits:

Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Carlisle CA5 7NY

Application deadline: 30/06/2025
Reference ID: 2025-06 Trustee