Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
Established in 1998 from the merger of Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals, the Trust has been on a long journey of development and improvement to its current position as the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents. It became a Foundation Trust in December 2010.
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in the boroughs of Runnymede, Spelthorne, Woking and parts of Elmbridge, Hounslow, Surrey Heath and beyond. The Trust employs around 4,400 individual members of staff. Our turnover was £425 million in 2021/22.
The Trust provides a whole range of services across its hospital sites. The majority of planned care, like day case and orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation services, is provided at Ashford Hospital, with more complex medical and surgical care and emergency services at St. Peters Hospital.
Key details
Location
Site: St Peters Hospital
Address: Guildford Road
Town: Chertsey
Postcode: KT16 0PZ
Major / Minor Region: Surrey
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
* Full time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
Salary
Salary: £64,337 - £74,415 pa, inc. HCA
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 8b)
Job Overview
Ashford and St Peters NHS Trust has an active registered charity (charity number 1058567) dedicated to raising funds to support patients and staff, enhancing our hospital environment by providing supplemental equipment or additional services above and beyond those the NHS can provide. This role represents an opportunity for an experienced individual with the right talents to shape and develop the vision and strategy for the charity and the evolution of fundraising within the Trust.
We are looking for a fearless implementer of transformational change; an experienced and dynamic individual who has excellent interpersonal skills, experience of building brand and developing awareness. Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate using a variety of media to promote and help our charity grow are a must.
Advert
The Head of Trust Charity will act as lead in all fundraising activities and will be a highly developed specialist in fundraising techniques. They will be expected to be proactive in identifying and developing new opportunities in order to maximize appropriate charitable fundraising throughout the Trust. They will be the lead specialist on high profile fundraising appeals and, by sensitive and appropriate means, procure charitable income which meets agreed financial targets and timescales. This will require excellent communication, persuasion and negotiation skills.
The successful applicant will design, implement and manage an integrated business development and fundraising strategy comprising of high-net worth, corporate, trusts & foundation, social & impact investment, and membership activity to agreed income & expenditure targets, utilizing a range of fundraising products and methodologies which maximize cost benefit returns.
The post holder will make effective contributions to reaching the Trust charity's vision and strategic objectives and raise the profile of the Charity both internally and externally within the trust and wider Alliance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Be the first point of contact, and the Charity's expert, for all new fundraising offers and initiatives to ensure that, before accepting them, such offers are appropriate for the hospitals' capital planning requirements, risk profile, and public relations protocols.
* To develop the Trust Charity brand and corporate experience so that the charity becomes the preferred partner of choice for the donor community.
* To design, implement and manage capital and revenue appeals in support of major charity build projects to agreed income and activity targets, in association with appointed consultants.
* To ensure all activities are conducted in full compliance with charity law, fundraising legislation and best practice, data protection and compliance, adding value to and enhancing the Trust Charity brand.
* Review and maintain appropriate fundraising policies and protocols which conform to the requirements of the hospitals' internal and external auditors, charity law, data protection, and the Institute of Fundraising's Code of Conduct.
* Act as key point of contact for NHS charities together, maintaining accurate contact details for the trust and ongoing membership.
* Build and maintain relationships with Charity leads in neighbouring trusts and other NHS organisations.
* To develop a Trust Charity communications plan, which involves both internal and external communications to facilitate the efficient working of the Charity, utilizing all media to further develop the Trust Charity brand.
* The post holder will be required to use their gravitas and specialist expertise to influence a range of senior colleagues on a wide range of complex communications issues.
* To establish and maintain effective cooperative working relationships with all stakeholder groups, internally and externally, at all levels.
* To develop, implement and oversee the Trust Charity annual grant application programme ensuring an equitable and transparent process which supports and empowers those clinicians/managers/staff that apply for funding.
* To assemble and publish an annual impact report which notes funds dispersed and the impacts upon users including health economic indicators.
* To oversee the publication of monthly management accounts and of quarterly financial reports to the Charitable Appeal Committee.
* Be a participative member of the Charitable Funds Committee, including the preparation of reports and briefings.
* Advise the Charitable Funds Committee on all matters pertaining to fundraising activities, fundraising schedules and budgets and spending plans of individual funds.
* Through the Charitable Funds Committee, build a working relationship with the Clinical Divisions, key departments and individuals within the Trust.
* Build a good understanding of local healthcare delivery issues, priorities and plans, including central capital and business planning and make judgments on what options are appropriate for fundraising appeals.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Educated to Degree Level in a relevant field e.g. fundraising, public relations, sales or management
* Masters Degree or equivalent specialist experience in fundraising environment e.g. Institute of Fundraising Management qualification or equivalent.
* Leadership development or management qualification or evidence of training.
Desirable criteria
* Fundraising qualification
* Project management qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
* Substantial evidenced experience of fundraising and business development strategy and practice within a public-facing third sector/NHS setting at Assistant/Associate Director level or equivalent.
* Experience of working across a range of sectors such as private, public, academic, health and/or charity.
* Experience of community fundraising, corporate and trusts fundraising, legacy marketing etc.
* Experience of setting fundraising strategy and meeting ambitious financial targets.
* Experience of event management
* Experience of budget setting, monitoring and reporting.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working at a senior level within an NHS or other healthcare provider charity.
Skills
Essential criteria
* Ability to turn strategy into realistic operational plans with targets.
* Ability to respond creatively and flexibly to fundraising opportunities that might arise at short notice while keeping sight of the longer-term aims
* Ability to manage competing priorities.
* High level IT skills in Microsoft programmes, various publishing software etc.
* Highly numerate with excellent analysis skills - able to scrutinise, analyse & interpret financial data.
* Task and finish orientated working style.
Desirable criteria
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including use of social media networks for marketing and relationship building purposes.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
* Ability to travel between various Trust sites.
* Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the team, the service and the Trust, including attendance at events outside of normal working hours as required.
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Shirley Clifton
Job title: Head of Business Development
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01932722420
Alternative Contact
Name: Stephen Hepworth
Job title: Director of Contracts and Planning
Email address: [email protected] #J-18808-Ljbffr