Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity

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We are seeking an experienced Finance Officer to join our Finance team, contributing to the delivery of an effective Finance department, through the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions. Duties will involve bank account reconciliations, VAT and payroll processing. The successful candidate will ideally: - Hold an accountancy qualification (but we will consider QBE, particularly with charity finance experience) - Have experience of Sage 50 or similar - Have excellent IT skills, attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines. Join our friendly team and help support our Finance department, so we can continue to support patients across Buckinghamshire with life-limiting illnesses. If you think you could be the perfect fit, visit our website to find out more https://lnkd.in/eX7Un2zs

How wonderful, thank you Philippa Howitt - Smith. We are still collecting eggs for our Easter Egg tombola, so please get in touch if you can help.

We would love you to join us at Florence Fete on Sunday 29th June between 12noon – 4pm at William Harding School, Aylesbury. Florence Fete will provide a fun afternoon for all the family Activities include bouncy castles, inflatables, face painting and traditional fete games for children of all ages. A variety of craft stalls, vintage cars, retail stalls including books, bric-a-brac and toys and plenty of refreshments including a bar, cake stalls, ice cream vans and food vans. An exciting entertainment schedule will be released nearer the time. Admission is £1 entry for adults, children go free. We would love to welcome the whole community to come and join us, bring a picnic blanket and stay for the afternoon! All funds raised will go directly to Florence Nightingale Hospice to ensure that we provide compassionate hospice care to patients and their loved ones across Buckinghamshire and its borders. Find out more https://lnkd.in/eQR6t6iA #fundraising #florencefete #springfete #hospicecare #familyfun #community #buckinghamshire #spring #fete

The last few years have been very exciting for charity retail and our retail team continues to go from strength-to-strength. We now have a portfolio of 15 shops with plans for further growth across Buckinghamshire. To support our plans, we are looking for an enthusiastic Area Manager to inspire, motivate and support a team of experienced Shop Managers, retail staff and volunteers to maximise income from our shops. We are looking for someone positive, energetic and with the ability to inspire staff and volunteers to deliver an exceptional retail offer, while keeping things safe and legal. If you think you could be the perfect fit, visit our website to find out more https://lnkd.in/ewYEr5sE

This International Women’s Day we are celebrating our wonderful Consultant in Palliative Care, Dr Helen Pegrum. Helen started working as a Doctor at the Hospice 25 years whilst also becoming a mum to twins. Helen works all across Buckinghamshire, in the community, in hospitals and in the Hospice. She takes great pride in her educational role, having trained many doctors, several of whom have returned to work at the Hospice. Helen describes the role of the Hospice as ‘wrapping care around the patient’, she has consistently delivered this for her whole career. Last year, Helen won the Lifetime Contribution Award at the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) Awards. Liz Monaghan, Lead Nurse at the Hospice says “She is the best consultant I have ever worked with, she really is an inspirational leader”. #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay

Thanks to a grant of £45,100 from the Wolfson Foundation we have been able to purchase twelve rise and recliner chairs. These are being used by patients in our Inpatient Unit and Day Hospice. Tracey Batt IPU Ward Sister and Day Hospice Manager says, "Without the support of the Wolfson Foundation we would not have been able to purchase these wonderful new rise-recline chairs and we are so grateful to them for their generosity. "Not only have they added an extra level of comfort for our patients, but they also benefit our relatives and visitors, who can often spend many hours at the bedside of their loved ones."

It was wonderful to welcome Provincial Grand Charity Steward Mark Duncan, Captain Bill Holland and Volunteer Coordinator Ewan Gordon from The Buckinghamshire Freemasons to the Hospice yesterday. They saw our new cuddle beds, which are used in our Inpatient Unit. The Buckinghamshire Freemasons organised a 50-mile walk across Pilgrim’s Way in Summer 2023 to raise funds for the Hospice. Forty incredible walkers battled torrential rain and strong winds. Initially, they set out to fund one cuddle bed but through generous donations and the commitment of the walkers to their fundraising, they raised £31,000, enough to buy two beds. Mark, Bill and Ewan were warmly welcomed yesterday by our CEO Jo Turner and IPU Ward Sister Tracey Batt who showed them how they worked and talked about their impact. The beds arrived in December, and we have already seen the wonderful difference they make to our patients, their families and pets, offering a place to cuddle up as a family in their precious final days together. We couldn’t be more grateful to them for their support.

Our amazing team with the support of over 100 local school children will be performing twice on Saturday 9th August to help raise funds for our wonderful Hospice. This is simply a brilliant landmark community event that delivers so much for the children involved, the supporting community and of course raise funds for such a vital service. If you would like to help by sponsoring the School of Rock at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, please get in touch with me. We have a few packages available to help promote your great support. Without the sponsorship from the business community we simply couldn't raise the funds required to benefit so many involved and our amazing Hospice. Thank you for considering FNHC 🙏

Simon explains why he has left us a gift in his will: “My sister-in-law Debbie passed away at the Hospice 10 years ago. She had worked there as a doctor in palliative care many years before that, so it seemed right that this is where she spent her final days. I could see it was a very caring place, with incredible support for Debbie and our family. “My father was cared for at home by hospice nurses and I was impressed by the compassion that the nurses showed to him as they made him comfortable in the home he had lived in for many years. “As well as having this connection to the Hospice and wanting to give something back, as an accountant I know that there are huge tax benefits to leaving a gift in a will. This is especially true if 10% or more of your net taxable estate is left to charity. I don’t think enough people know about this but it’s a very compelling reason to leave a legacy, especially if your family has been touched by hospice care.” https://lnkd.in/eJUqW2Ve