Thank you for your interest in volunteering
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children's volunteer programme aims to have an instantly recognisable community of volunteers, who are visibly making a positive different to the experience of all our patients and families, visitors and staff. We want our volunteers to feel valued and well supported as part of the team and to live our values in their roles.
Summary
The main purpose of this post is to establish a friendly, helpful and effective welcome to patients and visitors to GOSH and to provide a general guiding and wayfinding service. Under the guidance of the Volunteer Coordinator and supported by your team leader, you will ensure that all visitors to the hospital are met with a welcoming face and given clear directions and understanding of where their appointments are, walking with them to their destination, as far as possible.
Time Commitment:
Minimum of 4 hours per week for 6 months. The service runs from 8am till 6pm Monday to Friday
Location:
Main reception areas and across Trust
Responsible to: Team Leader
Key relationships:
Reception staff across Trust
Pals team
Security
Pharmacy
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Intended Impact of role
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Summary
As part of the wider entertainment team, this role is to provide quality costume character entertainment for patients and families in GOSH. The performer must have experience or dancing and/or acting to be able to perform within one of our costume characters or superhero characters. The character will be accompanied by a trained ‘chaperone’ whose role is to escort characters and be the liaison between participant and character.
The character will have set wards and hospital areas to perform in and abide strictly to the character’s personality and behaviours (this information is provided separately).
Time Commitment:
Approx 4 hour session, with appropriate breaks. Full week, according to need and set timetable.
Location: Across the Trust
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Desired Skills and Experience:
Summary
Under the guidance of Volunteer Services staff and in partnership with play specialists, the Therapy Dog volunteer will provide an opportunity for patients and families to meet a registered PAT dog and to engage in one to one contact in a safe environment.
Time Commitment:
To be negotiated with Volunteer Services and GOSH staff
Location: Trust wide
Responsible to: Recruitment and Projects Officer
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Summary
Under the guidance of the GOSH staff the volunteer provides basic and diversionary play activities for patients and their siblings in the Activity Centre and on the ward - ensuring that the highest standards of play care are available for the children. Play offers an opportunity for patients and families to engage in developmentally appropriate activities, while providing an opportunity for socialisation. Play allows freedom of choice, fosters creativity, diverts patients from stress and worry, and normalizes their environment. Weekend Activities Club volunteers provide a mix of fun arts and crafts, games and sports to patients and siblings.
Time Commitment:
Minimum 5 hour session per fortnight for 6 months. Between midday and 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Location: Trust wide
Responsible to: Volunteer Services Staff
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GOSH Volunteer Services aims to:
