St Luke’s Hospice Chair of trustees, Mike Redhouse will be standing down as he comes to the end of his term of office, and St Luke’s would like to appoint a new Chair to lead the Board and the Executive Team to extend its reach to support many more people and to grow its fundraising and shops income to fund this expansion.
Mike says:‘In my five years as Chair the experience has transformed my faith in my fellow people.
"There are those who despair of a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural society; they should share my experience of working on a team at St Luke’s with all the diversity of our volunteers, staff, and Trustees. This shows what can be done as Chair to set the context and strategy for them.
"There are those who despair of our young people, see them as selfish an uncaring. They should come and see our events and watch these youngsters raise our money and our spirits with their enthusiasm. This shows what a Chair can do to make sure they can.
"There are those who despair of our NHS and see only the gaps in service. They should come and see how care and compassion at the end of life can be achieved by us working together with the NHS and adding to their service not deriding it. As Chair you can ensure this continues.
"There are those who see localism and neighbourliness as disappearing. They should come to our shops and events and see how Harrow and Brent can achieve things for themselves. As Chair you can help inspire them.
"In my time as Chair I have learnt all these good things. You could help to make sure they continue."
Would you be interested in becoming Chair of an innovative and ambitious hospice at an exciting time in its growth and when it is making a major contribution to the development of palliative care services in 2 of London’s most diverse boroughs?
The Hospice is looking for someone with significant chairing skills, who is a confident communicator at all levels with a collaborative style and the ability to build strong relationships. They also want someone who has an understanding of the not-for-profit sector and a commitment to the hospice movement.
More information about this role can be found on www.jmrc.co.uk
If you would like to submit an application, then please send an up-to-date CV together with a cover letter stating why you are interested and how your experience matches the role description to Jocelyn Ridley at JMR Consultants: [email protected]. If you have any questions about the role, then please don’t hesitate to contact Jocelyn (phone: 07976 395688 or email as above) or Ann Gill (phone: 07787 512129 or email: [email protected]).
Closing date for applications is Friday 8 July 2016.
