Closing date for applications
Who we are
Confident Conversations exists to enable constructive and respectful relationships between parents and carers, speaking for their child in hospital, and the medical professionals who care for them, to support the best possible outcomes for patients.
The role
This is currently a virtual role. All meetings are held virtually (online). Trustees need access to a computer, smartphone or tablet with internet access.
Duties
- Support and provide advice on Confident Conversation’s purpose, vision, goals and activities.
- Approve operational strategies and policies, and monitor and evaluate their implementation.
- Oversee our financial plans and budgets and monitor and evaluate progress; and review and approve our financial statements.
- Ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation.
- Ensure that key risks are being identified, monitored and controlled effectively.
- Provide support and challenge to our Director in the exercise of their delegated authority and affairs.
- Keep abreast of changes in our operating environment.
- Contribute to regular reviews of our governance. Attend Board meetings, adequately prepared to contribute to discussions.
- Use independent judgement, acting legally and in good faith to promote and protect our interests, to the exclusion of their own personal and/or any third party interests.
- Contribute to the broader promotion of our objects, aims and reputation by applying your skills, expertise, knowledge and contacts.
Terms of office
- Trustees are appointed for a three year term of office.
Time commitment
- Attending four one-hour Board meetings annually. Meetings are currently held virtually.
- Reading papers and preparing for Board meetings. Papers are circulated at least one week before every meeting. They are usually around two pages of A4 per paper, and meetings have, on average, four papers.
- There may be times when the trustees will need to be actively involved beyond Board meetings. This can involve scrutinising papers circulated by email, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, presenting externally, or other issues in which the trustee has special expertise.
Legally, trustees must be at least 16 years old. We do not accept applications from anyone who is currently disqualified from acting as a charity trustee.
