Chair of Board
Job Details
- Location Cross-site
- Department Executive Ledership
- Date posted May 7, 2025
- Closing date May 29, 2025
- Package Unremunerated
- Interview date Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Job Title
Chair of Board
Introduction
St Ann’s is one of the oldest and largest hospices in the UK providing hospice services for thousands of patients from across Greater Manchester. Services are delivered from hospice sites in Heald Green and Little Hulton, as well as a range of community and outreach services, caring for people in the place they call home.
Job Summary
The hospice is seeking to appoint a highly skilled and experienced non-executive director who can demonstrate strategic and visionary leadership and enable the organisation to continue to deliver at pace and scale as its new Chair of Board. Applications are welcomed from individuals with the ability to maintain and build on the hospice’s achievement as a high-performing organisation, leading specialist palliative and end of life care. Candidates must wholeheartedly support the hospice’s purpose, strategic ambitions and values with the experience, gravitas, strategic leadership and vision required to take the hospice forward at such a pivotal time in its history. Crucially, the successful candidate will ensure a seamless transition with the current postholder and possess the ability to support the Executive Leadership Team in particular to address financial challenges and effectively navigate local and national political dynamics.
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying for the post, please email your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@sah.org.uk
Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.
The successful candidate will be subject to a Standard/Enhanced DBS Check, the cost of which is covered by the hospice. Any post holder within the organisation will be expected to undertake safeguarding training appropriate to their role and adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures. All staff must work in accordance with their statutory roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding in accordance with the Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2023, The Care Act 2014, and Prevent Duty 2015.
Timescales
Closing date: 29th May 2025
Interview date: 11th June 2025