Healthwatch Community Research Volunteer (Cumbria only)

Healthwatch Community Research Volunteer  

 

Overview

Healthwatch Research Volunteers help Healthwatch by identifying trends in Health & Social Care, reading new research and carrying out research tasks for our projects. 

 

Why should you be a Healthwatch Research Volunteer?  

As the patient consumer champion, we regularly hear about people’s experiences of local health and social care services.

 As a Community Research Volunteer, you will help us utilise what people tell us to help us identify and address health and social care issues within Lancashire.

This opportunity is flexible and may involve only some or all of the activities below. You tell us how you would like to contribute, and we will do our best to fit the role to you.

 

What could the role involve?  

 

  • Identifying trends in the feedback we regularly receive from people
  • Conducting desk-based research for our research projects, articles for the website etc.
  • Assisting with our research projects e.g. facilitating focus groups, conducting phone interviews and taking case studies with the support of Healthwatch staff
  • Helping expand our online signposting directory on our website
  • Collating and analysing patient and public experience intelligence and data
  • Opportunities to undertake your own mini-research projects with the support of Healthwatch staff

 

Personal specification/requirements

  • Able to work as a team with other volunteers and staff  
  • Able to work alone from home
  • Experience of using Office software (support is available if you do not have this experience)
  • Access to the internet / email 
  • Be comfortable volunteering from home and using online meeting platforms e.g. Zoom or Microsoft Teams (training can be provided in the latter)  
  • Respectful of confidentiality  

 

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check

This role only requires a DBS check if you opt to take part in case studies and phone interviews.

  

How we will support you?  

You will have regular contact with a member of the Healthwatch team to provide you with support and guidance throughout. You will receive any training you want or need, including an induction to Healthwatch, and you will be part of a team who will make sure your volunteering experience is positive.  

 

How much time is involved?

This role is flexible, and the time commitment will be agreed by you and your Volunteer Supporter.

 

How to apply

If you have any questions or you would like to find out more, please call us on 01524 239 100, complete the expression of interest form here, (Expression of interest / initial application form)  

Please outline any accessibility requirements that you may have in the registration form so that we can best support your application.  

We look forward to hearing from you.