Trustee Opportunities

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• Pontefract, West Yorkshire
• Unremunerated
• Term of Office - 3 Years

The Prince of Wales Hospice provides specialist palliative care in the Five Towns area (Pontefract, Castleford, Knottingley, Normanton, Featherstone and surrounding area) to people whose illness is no longer curable.

Do you have skills and experience in finance, income generation, the charity sector or another area which you can use to help shape local charitable Hospice care? Do you have good business acumen, knowledge of the local community, social care or the NHS? Do you have lived experience of hospice care? Can you bring passion, dedication and motivation to champion our Hospice?

We are looking to strengthen our committed Board by recruiting new Trustees. We are looking to grow and diversity our income and a take a more commercial approach to growth, and through joining our Board of Trustees you can make a real difference to Hospice care and help shape our future direction.

Your commitment

• To really get to know the Hospice and its work, we ask for a commitment of 3 years
• You will need to attend 4-6 Board meetings and around 4-8 sub-committee meetings each year
• To represent the Hospice at external events and meetings
• All meetings take place in Pontefract, West Yorkshire and Trustee posts are unremunerated

About the role

• Work with the Board of Trustees to agree overall strategy and business objectives, and monitor against these
• Work with the Board of Trustees to understand and act upon financial and other monitoring information
• Understand the Hospice aims and objectives and operate in accordance with these
• Ensure appropriate governance and that the Hospice operates in compliance with regulatory bodies
• Safeguard the reputation of the Hospice
• Be an active spokesperson and representative of the Hospice as required

How to apply

For further information please contact Lindsay Hamer (Director of People and Culture) on 01977 781464 or [email protected]. Closing date for applications is Friday 30 October 2026.