Queenscourt Hospice Treasurer Trustee

About Us

This year, Queenscourt Hospice will be celebrating 35 years in service. We are an independent charity that provides free, specialist palliative care for the people of Southport, Formby and West Lancashire. We care for patients with advanced progressive, illnesses, helping them to achieve the best possible quality of life. We help to do this within Queenscourt, through our inpatient unit, as well as in the patient’s home through our Queenscourt at Home Service and in partnership with the local hospital.

As we receive less than a fifth of our costs from the NHS and the rest of the money comes from charitable donations, we are utterly reliant on the goodwill and support of the local community. To enable us to raise our profile and much needed funds, we have a small team of fundraisers who organise events; set up individual giving campaigns and work
tirelessly to make new links within the community to secure grants and other forms of income. We also have retail outlets and a lottery which contribute to raising funds to deliver our services.

Along with our team of dedicated staff, we have a huge team of volunteers who give their time and expertise, freely, to support the day to day running of Queenscourt, Retail outlets and Lottery in a myriad of different ways. Together we make up #teamqueenscourt

As a registered charity, Queenscourt is governed by a Board of Trustees that oversees the work of hospice care by providing strategic direction, monitoring performance and ensuring that the charity has sufficient funds to deliver its services and honour its promises to the people and organisations who give so generously each year.

About the Role

The duties of a trustee are as follows:

·Ensuring that the organisation pursues its stated purpose as defined in its governing document, by developing and agreeing a long-term strategy.
·Ensuring that the organisation complies with its governing document (memorandum and articles of association), charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
·Ensuring that the organisation applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its charitable objects (ie the charity must not spend money on activities that are not included in its own objects, however worthwhile or charitable those activities are) for the benefit of the public.
·Ensuring that the organisation defines its goals and evaluates performance against agreed targets.
·Safeguarding the good name and values of the organisation.
·Ensuring the effective and efficient administration of the organisation, including having appropriate policies and procedures in place and participating in identified
training.
·Ensuring the financial stability of the organisation.
·Protecting and managing the property of the charity and ensuring the proper investment of the charity’s funds.
·Following proper and formal arrangements for the appointment, supervision, support, appraisal and remuneration of the executive team.

In addition to the above statutory duties, each trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the board of trustees reach sound decisions. This may involve scrutinising board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, or other issues in which the trustee has special expertise.

More information about the roles and person requirements can be found in the role description and person specification on our website: www.queenscourt.org.uk/vacancies.

For an informal discussion, please call 01704 544645 and ask for Louise Charnock or Sam Hawksley, Executive Directors.

If you are interested in this position and are able to evidence all of the essential criteria, a CV with a covering letter should be sent to recruitment@queenscourt.org.uk by 30th April 2026 . Interviews will be held shortly after that date.

Location:
West Lancashire, Southport and Formby

Salary:
Voluntary Role

Closing Date:
30 April 2026