Trustee - Community

Join Our Board of Trustees and make Every Day Count at Havens Hospices
Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Do you want to play a vital role in supporting local people living with complex or incurable conditions, and those who care for them?
Havens Hospices is looking for new Trustees to join our Board; compassionate, community-minded individuals who share our vision of “Making every day count.”
Why Become a Trustee?
As a Trustee of Havens Hospices, you will help guide the strategic direction and governance of our charity, ensuring we remain effective, inclusive, and sustainable in everything we do.
You don’t need to be a healthcare expert or have prior board experience, just a genuine commitment to our mission and values. Whether you bring community insight, business skills, lived experience, or professional expertise, your voice matters.
What We’re Looking For
**We’re looking for individuals who**:
Believe in the mission, vision and values of Havens Hospices
Are curious, compassionate, and committed
Bring insight from their community or lived experience
Are willing to learn, contribute and grow in the role
Can give time to quarterly board meetings, committee work and occasional events
What You’ll Do
**As a Trustee, you will**:
Help shape the charity’s strategy and long-term vision
Ensure legal, ethical, and financial responsibilities are met
Act in the best interests of the charity and its beneficiaries
Support and hold the Leadership Team accountable
Use your skills and experience to guide decisions and drive improvements
You will also have the opportunity to serve on one of our three Committees, Care, Finance, or Governance, depending on your interests and expertise.
What You’ll Gain
A meaningful opportunity to make a lasting impact
A deeper connection to your local community
Personal and professional development through training and board experience
The chance to collaborate with a passionate and experienced team
This is a voluntary role. Expenses for travel to meetings can be reimbursed. Trustees are appointed for an initial four-year term, with the option to serve a second term.
Time Commitment
Quarterly Board Meetings (usually 3 hours, in person or online)
Committee Meetings (as relevant)
Induction and ongoing training
Occasional service visits, fundraising events, and strategic planning days
At Havens Hospices, we care for children, young people and adults with complex or incurable conditions. Our specialist Care Teams can support them and their family living throughout illness, death and bereavement in the comfort of their own home and through our hospice services, Fair Havens and Little Havens.
Working at Havens Hospices allows you to give the gift of time to patients and families, creating memories. Although you may not be giving direct care to our patients, your contribution will have an immediate effect on our care services.
In return for your expertise and passion, you will receive a competitive salary package, and most of all, by making the most of every day you work at Havens Hospices you’ll be helping us continue ‘Making every day count’ for those who need us most.
At Havens Hospices we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our employees and patients and expect all colleagues to share this commitment.
**Ensure the Hospice complies with**:
- the Hospice ’ s governing document
**Act in the Hospice ’ s best interests**:
- is clear about the charity ’ s aims and ensures that these are being delivered effectively and sustainably
make balanced and informed decisions, thinking about the long term as well as the short term
avoid putting themselves in a position where their duty to the charity conflicts with their own interests or loyalty to any other person or body
not receive any benefit from the charity unless it is properly authorised and is clearly in the charity ’ s interest
Manage the Hospice ’ s resources responsibly acting with a duty of prudence:
- make sure the Hospice ’ s assets are only used to support or carry out its purposes
avoid exposing the charity ’ s assets, beneficiaries or reputation to undue risk
not over-commit the charity
take special care when investing or borrowing and receive appropriate investment advice from investment professionals
comply with any restrictions on spending funds or selling land
**Act with reasonable care and skill**:
- make use of their skills and experience and take advice when necessary
should give enough time, thought and energy to their role, for example by preparing for, attending and actively participating in all trustees ’ meetings
ensure the decision-making processes are informed, rigorous and timely and that risk assessment and appropriate management systems are set up and monitored.
Ensure the Hospice complies with statutory accounting and reporting requirements
be able to demonstrate that the charity is complying with the law, well run and effective
ensure appropriate accountability to members