The Florence Nightingale Museum Trust

The Florence Nightingale Museum Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 9 December 1987 and registered as a charity on 22 December 1982.

Company number: 2246583
Charity number: 299576 

Registered office and operational address:

The Florence Nightingale Museum Trust,
Gassiot House,
2 Lambeth Palace Road,
London SE1 7EW

Annual Report

To download the 2005 Annual Report and Accounts click here
To download the 2006 Annual Report and Accounts click here
To download the 2007 Annual Report and Accounts click here
To download the 2008 Annual Report and Accounts click here 
To download the 2009 Annual Report and Accounts click here
 

The Trustees

Geoffrey Shepherd (Chairman)
Natalie Tiddy (Deputy Chairman)
Elizabeth Bennett
Sir Robert Crawford CBE
Simon Chaplin
Louise Govier
Professor Dame Donna Kinnair DBE
Eileen Sills CBE
Professor Anne Marie Rafferty FRCN CBE

Patron

HRH Princess Alexandra KG CVO

Treasurer

Mike Fox

Appeal Chairman

Lord Nigel Crisp KCB

Auditors

Crouch Chapman, Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors, 62 Wilson Street, London EC2A 2BU

Objects of The Florence Nightingale Museum Trust

The Trust’s Memorandum of Association gives the object as:

To advance the education of nurses or those engaged in nursing.
In the furtherance of this objective, the governing document gives the trust powers which include the following:

• To establish and maintain a Museum for the preservation and wider display of the Nightingale collection
 
• To receive donations of suitable items for the collection, or to purchase suitable items 
 
• To afford the facilities for research into the history and work of Florence Nightingale, particularly in relation to the first training school for nurses at St Thomas’ Hospital and consequential developments in the nursing profession.

The Florence Nightingale Museum was awarded full Accreditation stutus by MLA in 2010 and holds Investors in People status

Nominated for the European Museum  of the Year Award 2011 

“We have been nominated for the European Museum of the Year 2011 which will be announced on 21 May 2011 in Bremerhaven, Germany. For more information: http://www.europeanmuseumforum.ru”

Vacancy: Trustee of Florence Nightingale Museum

We are seeking to recruit a new Trustee to the Board of the Florence Nightingale Museum. The Board of Trustees holds responsibility for the values and strategic direction of the museum, and approves the museum’s strategic plans, annual business plans, risk assessments and other policies. Trustees are required to attend quarterly meetings at the museum, and to attend annual strategic planning Away Days with the museum team. This is a voluntary post, and travel and other expenses will be reimbursed.

Essential Requirements

• A demonstrable commitment to the work and legacy of Florence Nightingale
• Knowledge of charitable governance and best practice
• Experience of strategic development of an organization
• Senior level connections and contacts within the health, heritage or business communities

Desirable Requirements

• Experience in raising funds
• Experience in marketing

The closing date for applications is 12^th December 2011.

For a full job description, and information about the museum, please contact the Director:

Natasha McEnroe

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To apply:

Please send a letter expressing interest and a short CV to: 

Natasha McEnroe

Florence Nightingale Museum

Gassiot House

2 Lambeth Palace Road

London

SE1 7EW

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