Northampton General Hospital Volunteer

2 weeks ago


Northampton, United Kingdom Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Full time

Our volunteers are an invaluable part of the hospital team. Working with us in a volunteering role means you're playing a part in delivering the best possible support to our patients and their families, whether you're working alongside our teams throughout the hospital in both clinical and non-clinical areas, providing admin support in an office or tending to a garden to create a safe space for patients and families.

Do you have a few spare hours a week?

We are looking for volunteers to support the hospital 7 days a week

Are you are looking to gain new skills and experiences? Do you want to work in part of a team whilst helping others? Do you want to try something different? Do you want to get back into the workplace and need confidence? If so, then volunteering is for you

Many of our volunteers have said that the benefits of volunteering at NGH include
- They felt proud to give something back to the NHS
- Increased their self-confidence/self esteem
- Helped with depression and mental health
- Made new friends which has helped combat loneliness
- Supported their education journey to employment/University
- Inspired them to try a career in healthcare

**Please note that volunteering is not work experience or University/College Placements. Volunteering is about supporting staff and enhancing patient experience where the needs is within the hospital.

Our volunteers are invaluable part of the hospital team. Working with us in a volunteering role means you're playing a part in delivering the best possible care to our patients and their families, whether you're providing admin support in an office or working alongside our ward teams.

We have a variety of different volunteering roles in the hospital including
- Support around the hospital in both clinical and non-clinical areas
- Response Volunteers
- Car Discharge Buddies & Drivers
- Admin Volunteers
- Ward Volunteers
- Garden Volunteers
- Meet & Greet Volunteers
- Information Desk Volunteers
- & many more roles to support patients and staff

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

The Process

Why Volunteer?

Give something back. What better place to give something back than your local hospital, the one place that touches everyone's lives in some way?

Volunteering in a hospital gives you an insight into other people's lives and so many of our volunteers say it's a real privilege

If you’ve started looking for work or want to get back into it after a break, volunteering can really help. We'll support you as you develop your skills and confidence - and your CV will really impress potential employers.

Students - do you want a career in healthcare or one of the UK’s largest employers? Why not stand yourself apart from others by having volunteering on your CV

If you've retired but you're not quite ready to put your feet up, we'd really value your experience and time.

For a full A-Z of our volunteering opportunities please see out attached Document ‘Volunteering Roles at NGH’


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