Trustees Vacancy Announcement

Trustees - HealthLink360 [Unremunerated]

Founded as a Christian charity in 1983, HealthLink360 [SC000948] is Scotland's leading provider of support to missionaries, aid agency workers, medical relief teams and volunteers, who undertake overseas work in challenging and often hostile environments.

Caring for those who care for others, HealthLink360 provides a unique service, offering a comprehensive range of medical, psychological and travel health services both in person, at our travel clinic just outside Edinburgh, and online. HealthLink360 was born out of personal experience; the experience of those who travel internationally to work, often in intense and high-risk environments, only to return home physically or mentally fragile.

We provide an expert level of care to our clients before they go, during their assignment and when they return. For over 40 years, we have worked with numerous other charities and organisations to prepare their UK and global workers for assignment, and to support them as they serve.

We employ an experienced team of doctors, travel nurses, clinical psychologists and counsellors and are regulated by Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

The Roles

HealthLink360’s services continue to be valued by clients and a key element to our strategy is ensuring that our services remain relevant, accessible and add value. We’re therefore continuing to seek those who can help guide the direction of the organization and are actively building a rolling succession model for existing trustee roles whilst also looking to add new role appointments to the board. To supplement the skills of the existing board members, we are particularly keen to have applications from people whose skills may include some of the following:

• Psychological/Mental Health

• Marketing and Fundraising

As a Christian organisation, we would like to hear from people with an active faith. Because HealthLink360 is a globally focused charity, we enjoy the energy that a diverse team brings to our work and we are committed to improving diversity amongst our staff, trustees, and supporters.

  • The role is voluntary and involves six board meetings a year, plus ad-hoc time averaging around two hours a month.

  • The tenure is normally for four years, renewable for a further four by mutual agreement.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Anne Burnett, chair at HealthLink360, via:

ndavies-jones@healthlink360.org

Applications

Applications should be submitted in the form of a CV along with a covering letter (not exceeding two sides of A4) detailing why you would like to join the board of HealthLink360 and what you believe you can offer/gain from joining the board.

Applications should be submitted to:

ndavies-jones@healthlink360.org

 

HealthLink360 is a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland No SC392981, Scottish Charity No SCO 00948 Registered address: Edinburgh International Health Centre, Carberry, Musselburgh EH21 8PW