Volunteer Trustee and Honorary Treasurer

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care; Watford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A local charity is looking for a Volunteer Trustee and Treasurer to guide financial responsibilities and contribute to strategic decisions. The role requires extensive senior financial leadership experience and offers a chance to support local families facing life-limiting illnesses. This position is ideal for a confident communicator who wants to make a difference in the community, requiring attendance at early evening and working day meetings as necessary.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous holiday entitlement

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Commitment to the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
• Understanding of best practices in governance.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Guide the charity's strategy with a focus on financial responsibilities.
• Ensure compliance and governance in financial practices.
• Participate in board and clinical governance meetings as needed.

Skills

Extensive senior financial leadership experience

Strong knowledge of accounting standards

Exceptional communication skills

Strategic thinking

Job description

Volunteer Trustee and Treasurer (with clinical service background)

• Hours : Up to 6 early evening board meetings and up to 4 clinical governance meetings during the working day per year plus reading & evaluation of papers and occasional participation in internal and external events.
• Closing date : Friday Wednesday 29 October at 5pm
• Applications : To apply for this role please send a covering letter and your CV to
• Interview dates : 6 & 18 November 2025 at Watford Peace Hospice
• Salary Voluntary role / unpaid

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care our unique care provides a lifeline of compassion and support to patients carers and families facing progressive life-limiting illness.

We are looking for an experienced leader with a finance background and the passion for making a difference

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is seeking a Trustee and Honorary Treasurer to help guide the charity's strategy including a focus on financial responsibilities. This voluntary role is ideal for someone with strong knowledge of accounting audit and risk management who can balance strategic thinking with attention to detail.

If you are a confident communicator with extensive financial experience and a desire to use those skills to support a local charity we'd love to hear from you. Your expertise insight and judgment could make a real difference to the lives of the local people we support.

Role requirements

• Extensive senior financial leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards audit and risk management
• Understanding of best practice in governance
• Exceptional communication influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Strategic thinker with sound independent judgement
• Commitment to the mission vision and values of Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care

For more details

Contact Shirley Burns Executive Assistant to the Board at

To apply

Should you wish to apply please submit a covering letter outlining how your skills and experience would contribute to Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care in your role as a trustee together with a recent CV. The supporting statement should demonstrate why you want to join our charity your suitability for the role and specifically address the key elements of the roles specification.

Our commitment to Equality and Diversity

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care we strive to continuously demonstrate our values. These values are embedded in our recruitment and selection process and we are fully committed to equality diversity and inclusion in both our workforce and within our culture.

The Company

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees and provide support to clients from all over the country.

The Company

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care were all about making every moment matter for our patients and families and you can play your part in that. We will support people of all ages who are affected by a progressive life-limiting illness (and those who care for them) to live as well as possible by providing choice and ease access to a wide range of palliative care and bereavement services across Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illness and their families visiting day and night. Its important work and to make it all happen we need talented and passionate people.

Employee benefits overview

At Rennie Grove Peace we are committed to creating a workplace where our staff can develop their careers and make a real difference.

A summary of benefits is below :

We offer competitive salaries

All roles are benchmarked against the external market and against the NHS pay structure for Clinical employees.

Plan your future with our Pension scheme options

Standard Life scheme with matched contributions; up to 7% (with a min of 4% employee contribution) or options for continuation in the NHS pension scheme for eligible staff.

Protected with Life Assurance

2x salary paid in the event of death for eligible employees up to age 75.

Family friendly policies

Including enhanced maternity adoption and paternity -rata for part time roles.

We pay professional registration fees for eligible employees in clinical roles

We reimburse your travel expenses

Eligible employees can claim travel expenses for mileage that qualifies for payment (subject to HMRC rules).

Additional employee discounts available

Including retail entertainment and services discounts including the Blue LightCard (subject to purchase ofmembership).

Achieving a work-life balance is important. We want you to enjoy your work and take valuable time out to relax and be with your loved ones. We enable this through the following :

Flexible working

Including hybrid part time job share (depending on role requirements).

Generous holiday entitlement

27 days per annum plus bank holidays. Increasing to 30 days at 5 years and 33 days at 10 years service. (Pro-rata for part-time roles)

Birthday leave

Religious holidays

We are mindful of individual requests.

Your health and wellbeing is important and we offer you options to support you in maintaining your health.

Health Cash Plan

• Rennie Grove Peace funded membership for you and up to four children.
• Membership can be extended to include your partner at the employees expense.
• Including financial support for health screening prescriptions dental / optical diagnostic tests / consultations physiotherapy chiropody complementary / alternative therapies as well as virtual GP services and discounted health club membership (subject to eligibility).
• Employee Assistance Programme free 24 / 7 confidential service offering unlimited access to advice information coaching and counselling where appropriate.

Additional rules apply these can be discussed with you.

• Comprehensive induction programme to help you settle in quickly.
• Regular development conversations with your Line Manager.
• Training and development opportunities including externally funded courses and coaching where appropriate.
• Specialist palliative training for clinicians and non-clinicians.
• Clinical supervision training and mentoring for clinicians.
• Protected and dedicated time given to learning and developing.
• Employee Voice fantastic opportunities to join collaborative focus groups.
• Opportunity to develop through our exciting programme of fundraising events and social occasions.

Key Skills

Fundraising, Communication skills, Physical Examinations, Hospice Care, Workers' Compensation Law, Computer Literacy, Grant Writing, Music Therapy, Memory Care, Public Speaking, Volunteer Management, Writing Skills

Employment Type

Part-Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1