PLEASE NOTE: CLAPA is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and will assess all prospective employees in line with this commitment. See the recruitment pack below for more details.
About CLAPA
The Cleft Lip and Palate Action (CLAPA) is the national charity for people affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom.
CLAPA supports people affected by cleft to take control of their journey, connect with others, and use their voices to impact the future of care. Our vision is that no one affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom will go through their journey alone. Find out more.
Clinician Trustee
Details
- This is a voluntary position
- Unpaid role, expenses paid
- Remote. Home-based within the United Kingdom.
Role Description
We are currently looking for a new Clinician Trustee who can use their expertise and strategic insight to support our growing charity at a critical time for cleft care and NHS reform.
The Clinician Trustee will contribute to all aspects of the charity’s governance while providing essential clinical expertise to support and enhance our work.
We are seeking an experienced professional to help drive CLAPA’s clinical impact in line with its strategic priorities. We are particularly interested in hearing from clinicians with experience of strategic leadership within cleft services, specialised commissioning, workforce development or national clinical networks, who can help CLAPA navigate a period of significant change and reform across the NHS.
In this role, you will offer insight into the patient journey across the evolving cleft care pathway, strengthen relationships between CLAPA and clinical teams and provide clinical guidance to inform our campaigns and initiatives. You will bring a strong understanding of patient centred care and use your expertise to help shape and influence improvements in services and outcomes.
Ideally, you will also draw on safeguarding experience from your clinical role to support the charity’s safeguarding function and promote best practice across our work.
How to Apply
Apply via our Charity Job Application Form by 9am on Monday 5th October 2026.
You’ll be asked to explain how you meet the essential criteria. This link will direct
you to an external website to complete your application.
For further information please view the recruitment pack for this role: Clinician Trustee Recruitment Pack
Contact Claire Cunniffe at [email protected] if you have any questions about the role or the application process. Due to the level of interest, we are unable to take phone calls for informal chats regarding the role but can respond via email to any questions.
We request that no recruitment agencies contact us regarding this listing.