Clinical Trustee

St Helena Hospice; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare charity is seeking a Trustee with clinical experience in Primary or Community Care. You will oversee service design and governance, ensuring high-quality palliative care delivery. The role requires strong communication skills, strategic vision, and the ability to work collaboratively. A minimum time commitment of one day per month and attendance at monthly Board meetings is required.

Qualifications

• Must have experience working with commissioners and multidisciplinary teams.
• Must be willing to devote time and speak collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with charity law and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee financial sustainability and risk management.
• Bring professional expertise for high-quality governance.
• Promote St Helena's reputation in the community.

Skills

Strategic vision

Strong communication skills

Independence in judgement

Collaborative working

Quality improvement

Education

Experienced clinician familiar with the NHS network

Job description

To help us thrive, we are recruiting a new Trustee

A local clinician in Primary or Community Care with experience in collaborationand service creation.You will join a supportive, forward-thinking Board that values diverse perspectives. Weneed your expertise to oversee service design, collaboration and governance, bringingconstructive challenge to our clinical teams to ensure services are safe, robust and deliver palliative care effectively in our community

Main duties of the job

As a Trustee, you will:

Embody our values (bold, passionate, caring) in every aspect of governance andpublic representation

Use your clinical networks to unlock new opportunities and partnerships

Provide strategic challenge, ask the right questions, and support sustainablegrowth

Lead on a topic area and build a relationship with relevant teams within St Helena

Attend monthly Board meetings and an annual development day

Be comfortable using Microsoft Teams (used for meetings and papers)

About us

Since 1985 St Helena has provided expert inpatientand community palliative care, coordinated via our 24/7 SinglePoint service and My CareChoices Register. We support families pre- and post-bereavement, reaching over 4,500people each year.Our ambitions for the future will rely on:Building financial resilience through diversified income (lotteries, trading arm,retail, major gifts)Embracing digital solutions for service delivery and donor engagementDeepening community partnerships to improve outcomes and extend our reachWe rely on the generosity of fundraisers, donors, volunteers, and the strategic guidance of our Trustees

Job responsibilities

Core Responsibilities:

1. Ensure compliance with charity law, regulatory requirements, and our Articles of Association

2. Oversee financial sustainability, risk management, and prudent use of assets

3. Uphold duty of care: bring your professional expertise to ensure efficient, high quality governance

4. Represent St Helena publicly, promoting our reputation and community relationships

Time commitment: at least one day per month on average

Board meetings: in person, monthly (excluding December) - typically 5.30 to 8 pm

Meeting preparation, administration, and between meeting engagement/visits

Regular catch ups with senior managers in lead topic area

One full development day each year

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experienced clinician familiar with the NHS network in North East Essex

Personal Qualities

• Strategic vision and independent judgement
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and diplomatic presence
• Commitment to St Helenas mission and values
• Willingness to devote time, speak ones mind,and speak collaboratively

Experience

• Experience of collaborative working
• Quality improvement
• Working with commissioners and multi disciplinary teams

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.