St John Ambulance Cymru (SJAC) is Wales leading first aid charity.
The Charity isseeking to appoint a Trustee with a clinical background, preferably a healthcareregistrant, who has operated at a senior level and who has knowledge of pre-hospital orevent care.
The person needs to have a passion for ensuring delivery of high-qualitypatient-centred services and excellence in education and training.
This is a significant voluntary role within St John Ambulance Cymru, providingopportunity to ensure the highest standards of clinical governance, clinical policy andsafety within St John Ambulance Cymru.
Main duties of the jobKey Duties will include:
Serve as a Trustee, contributing to good governance and strategic decisionmaking.
Serve as a member of the Clinical Governance Committee
Provide expert clinical advice to the Charity and its executive officers
Support the newly appointed Chief Medical Officer in developing clinical policiesand operating procedures.
About usWe have supported people and communities across Wales since 1880. Weexisted before the NHS in Wales and provided the earliest medical support tothose who were sick or injured.
Since March 2020, weve worked closely with NHS Wales, increasing our capacity anddeveloping new innovative ways of working to assist and relieve theoverwhelming pressure on the frontline healthcare. We are first responders andprovide services for people who have fallen and those in crisis. We look afterhundreds of thousands of people at over 1000 events per year from footballcrowds to marathon runners and night time revellers.
We continue to play a major role in strengthening community resilienceand ensuring people are trained in first aid so they can be the differencebetween a life lost and a life saved with a blend of St John People, bothemployees and volunteers.
We provide the opportunity for people from all backgrounds to volunteerwith us and develop their personal skills and confidence to support ourcharitable and income generating services whilst assisting their own careerdevelopment and their community.
Were undergoing an extensive and exciting programmeof modernisation preparing for our new and beyond strategy. Thisincludes a review of our existing services, financial and workforce models andwere developing a rejuvenated culture aligned to our core vision and values toimprove our overall people experience.
Job responsibilitiesStatutory duties of SJAC trustees
Ensuring the organisation pursues our stated objects (purposes), as defined in our governing document, by developing and agreeing a longterm strategy.
Ensuring the organisation complies with our governing document (i.e. our trust deed, constitution or memorandum and articles of association),charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
Ensuring the organisation applies resources exclusively in pursuance of our charitable objects (i.e. the charity must not spend money onactivities that are not included in our own objects, however worthwhile or charitable those activities are) for the benefit of the public.
Safeguarding the good name and values of our organisation.
Ensuring the organisation defines its goals and evaluates performance against agreed targets.
Ensuring the effective and efficient administration of the organisation, including having appropriate policies and procedures in place.
Ensuring the financial stability of the organisation. Protecting and managing the property of the charity and ensuring the proper investment ofthe charitys funds.
Ensuring that the charity provides safe, appropriate clinical care and excellence in our training provision.
Following proper and formal arrangements for the appointment, supervision, support, appraisal and remuneration of the Chief ExecutiveCommitment
Preparing for and attending quarterly in person meetings of the Board each year (currently full days during working hours).
Attending St John Ambulance Cymrus AGM (which usually precedes the June Board meeting).
Being a member of, and actively participating in, at least one (usually more) of the Boards Standing Committees Audit, Risk & Governance,People, Clinical Governance, Financial Resource, Fundraising & Engagement, Digital & Data, Priory Honours & Awards which all meet at leastquarterly. This will include a mixture of face-to-face, hybrid and online meetings, and the requisite preparation work and following up of actionsoutside the meetings.
Supporting St John Ambulance Cymru events throughout the year, including the annual Investitures. Being responsive to emails and being available to offer ad hoc assistance / advice as required.
In addition to the above statutory duties, each trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the Board oftrustees reach sound decisions. This may involve scrutinising Board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice andguidance on new initiatives, or other issues in which the trustee has special expertise
Person Specification ExperienceThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Depending on experienceThis role involves no salary but reasonable expense will be paid