At Prospect Hospice, we provide outstanding, personalised and compassionate care for everyone in Swindon, Marlborough and the surrounding areas affected by a life-limiting illness, completely free of charge. For more than 40 years, we’ve been a dedicated, non-hospital, end-of-life care service for patients and their loved ones - around the clock, every day of the year. Our mission is to ensure that anyone can access the best possible expert care whenever and wherever they need it – whether at the hospice or in their own home. As a charity, we only exist because of the generosity and support of our amazing local community.
Find out about the range of end-of-life care services that we offer to patients and their families. These delivered free of charge and are designed to provide compassionate, personalised support during every stage of a life-limiting illness in every kind of care setting, to anyone who needs it.
We couldn’t do what we do without considerable support from our local community. Find out all the different ways in which you can support Prospect Hospice, including fundraising, volunteering and purchasing from our shops. All contributions are greatly appreciated and enables us to deliver care that is free of charge to our patients and their families.
Our café sits at the heart of our hospice in Wroughton and serves a range of delicious home cooked meals to suit all tastes. Whether you're looking to catch up with friends over lunch or relax with coffee and cake, our Heart of the Hospice café has you covered.
Whether shopping with us in person or online, or donating your pre-loved goods, we thank you for supporting us through our shops where you help to raise around £2million a year for Prospect Hospice.
We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and we're always looking for outstanding people to join our team at the hospice across all areas of the charity.
Prospect Hospice is the leading provider of education and training for end-of-life care in Swindon and north Wiltshire. Working closely with you, our colleagues within partner organisations, we want to ensure that the very best care is available to everyone facing the end of life. This is why we provide education and development opportunities, all of which aim to encourage learning and build confidence in end of life care and support.
Local charities thrive for many reasons but many excel thanks to the leadership that governs them. Trustees are an integral part of any charity, bringing expert skills to help and support the organisation as it grows.
One local charity recognises the value in its most senior volunteers and is now recruiting three new members of its board of trustees, including a new chair.
Prospect Hospice is seeking two trustees to join its board who have experience in the medical profession, nursing and governance. They’re also looking for a new chair to lead the board when the current chair steps down after a decade with the charity.
Jo Hollingsworth, director of people at Prospect Hospice said: “Our board of trustees is integral to the running of the hospice and our members have a range of skills and expertise that they bring to the table to help steer the charity, ensuring excellent end of life care for our patients.
“As with all boards, trustees are with us for a certain number of years and while it’s always sad to say goodbye to experienced trustees who have worked incredibly hard for us, it does provide the opportunity to bring in new people with a fresh perspective. It also means that some new people have the opportunity to take on this incredibly rewarding role and make a real difference to the communities we serve.”
While Prospect Hospice is a local Swindon based charity and welcomes applications from the local community, it also welcome applications from people further afield as it seeks to diversify the skills and experience of its board. Being situated just off the M4, the hospice has fantastic links to London, Bristol and Bath.
New trustees will help direct a clear strategic direction ensuring clear objectives for the hospice which not only include the delivery of specialist end of life care but also the raising of around £8million a year to ensure the charity can continue to provide all of its services free to those who need them.
In 2020, the hospice supported almost 2,500 patients and their families and this support was made possible thanks to the charity’s 250 staff and 800 volunteers who dedicate their time to support the hospice in a number of ways including raising funds and delivering care. The board of trustees is an integral part of the organisation and plays a key role in its ability to be there for those who need it when they need it.
Sarah Jones has been a member of the Prospect Hospice board of trustees since 2018 and says: “The work of Prospect Hospice was well known to me through friends and colleagues who have experienced their care and support. I was keen to get involved in becoming a trustee to support a local charity providing such excellent and critical support to my community. I felt I could give my time and experience to help the charity continue its excellent work by being involved at the core.
“It’s been an incredibly rewarding experience for me so far. Being able to share my knowledge and skills to support them and see the charity thrive, especially through the pandemic, is something really special. As a board, we’re excited about welcoming new people to join us to help us prosper as demand for our services increases.”
Members of the board are required to dedicate a certain amount of time to attend board and committee meetings as well as other events where they will represent the charity. Much of this will take place at the hospice in Wroughton and in the surrounding Swindon and Wiltshire area however, for the time being, the majority of these meetings are taking place virtually in line with government guidance.
To find out more about becoming a trustee or chair of the board at Prospect Hospice, click here. Applications for the roles close on Friday 26 March 2021.
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