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General Interests
Volunteer Driver Roles
We can offer two great roles for volunteers who are interested in a role which involves driving.
1) Volunteer Driver Role: Our volunteer drivers can choose to be based at either our Royal Shrewsbury Hospital or Princess Royal Hospital site using either their own vehicle or our pool car to transport patients all over the County. This is a very rewarding role supporting our patients to get home from hospital as quickly as possible.
2) Volunteer Buggy Driver Role: In September 2025, we launched our first Patient Buggy Service at our Royal Shrewsbury Hospital site. Our volunteer buggy drivers transport patients along a designated route between the Treatment Centre and Outpatient Clinics.
Full training is provided along with driving assessments for both roles.
Telephone support
For volunteers interested in providing Telephone Support, we have opportunities to support both our patients and our volunteers. These roles are currently based at our Royal Shrewsbury Hospital site, and help with ensuring patients are able to attend their hospital appointment, along with offering valuable support to our amazing volunteers.
Meet and Greet
A warm smile and an offer to help can make a huge difference to someone who maybe visiting our hospital for the first time, who may be confused or stressed or simply rushing to get to an appointment and needs quick and simple advice to help them get to their destination, or greeting them is a busy department/clinic. Meet and Greet Volunteers are on hand to support patients and visitors when they come onto both our Princess Royal and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital sites.
Speciality Patient Experience Groups - PLEASE only tick if you have been invited by team/department
Speciality Patient Experience Groups are being established to drive patient experience initiatives at a local level. The groups will work to improve patient experience in the area, including:
- How the service responds and learns from feedback
- Identifying trends to inform work and help improve services
- Represent the patient voice, providing insight from a patient perspective
This is an exciting opportunity for patients or carers who have accessed services within the Trust during 2021 & 2022 to get involved within a wide range of services such as; Medicine, Emergency, Surgery, Women’s Health, Maternity, Children & Young People, Support Services and Corporate Services.
Patient Facing/Patient Support Role
Our Patient Facing/Patient Support Volunteers help to make a patient's stay in hospital as comfortable as possible by offering both practical and emotional support. Working in partnership with ward staff, patients and carers to provide extra support and encouragement to patients, our volunteers play a key role in our patient's experience.
We can offer a range of roles over both our Princess Royal and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital sites with full training and support provided.
Administration role
If you would like to volunteer with The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust, but would prefer a role which is more administration based. please get in touch. We have departments across both our Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal sites who benefit from volunteer support and can offer a variety of opportunities to match your skills and interests.
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Bronze Award
As an Approved Activity Provider (AAP) we can offer a range of volunteering opportunities for Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards.
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Silver Award
As an Approved Activity Provider (AAP) we can offer a range of volunteering opportunities for Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards.
Duke of Edinburgh Award - Gold Award
As an Approved Activity Provider (AAP) we can offer a range of volunteering opportunities for Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards.
Volunteering at SaTH
All of our volunteers play an important role within our hospitals at SaTH, working alongside staff in a variety of departments. Volunteering is fun and rewarding, it allows you to meet new people, make new friends and try new things – it can even keep you active, mentally and physically. Our volunteers come from a wide range of backgrounds and we really value the different skills, outlooks and experiences that our volunteers bring to the organisation.
You can make a real difference to the experience of our patients, relatives and staff. As a volunteer you will meet lots of new people, and join a growing volunteer community at SaTH. Many people volunteer to gain experience in a hospital setting, learning and sharing skills, and it’s a great addition to CVs. Some people volunteer to give back to their community. Whatever your reason, our team would love to hear from you.
We offer many different volunteer roles, from volunteering on a ward or outpatient department to administrative roles and our new Response Volunteer role.
