Apply to be a QNIS Trustee
As several QNIS Trustees come to the end of their terms of office, the organisation is now seeking new trustees to join its Council.
The role
The QNIS is looking for a range of skills to help it deliver its strategic priorities, including but not limited to community nursing and midwifery leadership, public health, digital, and business expertise. Prior experience of charity or public sector governance would be an advantage but is not essential as the QNIS can support you to learn.
Trustees are expected to direct the affairs of the charity through efficient, effective and collective accountable governance, act an as ambassador for QNIS, and ensure that the charity acts in accordance with its stated purpose and values.
Trustees will be required to attend four Board meetings (hybrid), relevant committee/advisory group meetings and a Board Development Day each year.
In welcoming applications from across Scotland, the QNIS recognises that diversity in the voices around its table will better reflect the communities it serves. Successful applicants will be offered an induction programme and opportunities for further training as appropriate.
Background
QNIS is a charity that provides a range of high-quality professional development opportunities for Scotland’s community nurses and midwives, encouraging them to tackle health and care inequalities in collaboration with the people they care for. QNIS was established by Royal Charter originally in 1889 and organised the training of District Nurses in Scotland until the late 1960s.
The founders of the QNIS had a vision for promoting health, to enable those living in poverty to access care, to live well, and to die with dignity. This is a mission the QNIS continues today.
What the QNIS does
The QNIS supports, develops and inspires Scotland’s community nurses and midwives to be agents for health improvement and catalysts for social change. The QNIS designs and delivers development programmes, advocates for the community nursing and midwifery professions, helps shape policy and legislation, promotes community careers, and makes awards for long service. It provides friendship, connection, and support for retired Queen’s Nurses who trained before 1969. Its 2024 Annual Review provides insight into QNIS’s achievements and successes.
Click here to download the QNIS Annual Review 2024
How to apply
If you would like an informal conversation about the Trustee role with Dr Sarah Doyle, Chief Executive and Nurse Director, please contact louise.hall@qnis.org.uk.
Please send a CV and accompanying letter addressed to Ms Erica Reid, Chair, QNIS Council, setting out your interest in the Trustee role and the work of the charity, outlining the skills and experience which you have to offer to QNIS Council.
Please email your CV and letter to Louise Hall, Business Support Officer, louise.hall@qnis.org.uk.
Closing date: 6 June, 2025
Provisional interview date: 11 July, 2025.