The Prince Of Wales Hospice Careers

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Job Details

Job Title: Trustee Opportunities
Job Reference: CB1546438TheTO
Location: The Prince of Wales Hospice, Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract
Salary: Unremunerated

Trustee Opportunities

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 (including fundraising or retail), 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. You can make a real difference to Hospice care by becoming a Trustee and our Trustees play a vital role in shaping the future of our Hospice services.

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 lhamer@pwh.org.uk. Closing date for applications is Friday 1 May 2026.