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Bedfordshire and Luton Volunteering |
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Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust (CCS) were rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
Our services in Bedfordshire & Luton include:
If you share our passion for innovative and high quality care delivery, and you would like to enhance patient experience, add volunteering to your CV and make a difference, then we encourage you to submit your volunteering application.
Scroll down and click on the roles in the ‘Volunteering Opportunities’ for more information, and to apply.
Our Breastfeeding Buddies have all breastfed/chestfed their own babies and provide valuable emotional and practical infant feeding support to parents. It is a rewarding role where you can volunteer for a cause you feel passionately about, give back to your community and learn new skills along the way.
Our volunteers empower parents to reach their own infant feeding goals, and need to be able to listen, empathise and support others in a sensitive and non-judgemental way.
We ask volunteers to commit to a minimum of 12 months volunteering, for at least 2-3 hours twice a month, with the option for more hours if desired.
You will need to attend our Breastfeeding & Relationship Building course and complete practical elements and an assessment as part of the training programme. Ongoing training & support is provided throughout your volunteering experience.
If you are over 18 years of age, have breastfed/chestfed your own child for a minimum of three months and can demonstrate a positive attitude towards infant feeding, then we would encourage you to apply!
These roles are located within Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton.
Interested?
You can apply by selecting the "Fill in an application" button - please read the Breastfeeding Buddy Role Description before applying.
Please note - all volunteers are recruited using NHS Employers guidelines. Checks include right to work, ID and DBS checks if relevant for the role, occupational health clearance and references.
If you have any questions before you apply, you can contact the volunteer team by emailing ccs.volunteers@nhs.net.
Join us and you'll be a valuable member of the CCS Volunteer team! Apply Now!
Bedfordshire & Luton Community Eye Service is led by orthoptists and specialises in diagnosing and treating eye conditions.
The team helps children and young people aged between 0-18 years with a range of eye issues such as reduced vision, squints, eye muscle defects, issues with depth perception and other visual abnormalities. They also provide support with screening children with special educational needs. Screening takes place at specialist clinics across Bedfordshire and Luton.
Volunteers will support the Eye Service by welcoming children and families and providing support while they are waiting and during appointments, to assist with the smooth running of the Liverpool Road Health Centre clinic in Luton. They will also collect feedback from patients, both in person and via telephone, and telephone families to remind them of their appointments.
The Eye Service sees children from a wide range of backgrounds, aged between 0-18 years, with varying ranges of needs and abilities. Volunteers must be comfortable with communicating with children and families regardless of their background, age, need or ability.
This volunteer role is available Monday-Friday, with morning or afternoon sessions available (either 9.00am -12.00pm or 1.30pm - 3.30pm).
We ask volunteers to commit to a minimum of 6 months volunteering after recruitment checks have been completed.
If you’re over 16 years of age, and have an interest in supporting families and children to feel comfortable at their appointments, then we would encourage you to apply!
Training & support is provided throughout your volunteering experience.
This role is based at:
Liverpool Road Health Centre (First Floor), 9 Mersey Place, Liverpool Road, Luton, LU1 1HH
Interested?
You can apply by selecting the "Fill in an application" button - please read the full Eye Clinic Volunteer Role Description before applying.
Please note - all volunteers are recruited using NHS Employers guidelines. Checks include right to work, ID and DBS checks if relevant for the role, occupational health clearance and references.
If you have any questions before you apply, you can contact the volunteer team by emailing ccs.volunteers@nhs.net.
Join us and you'll be a valuable member of the CCS Volunteer team!
Our 0-19 Team Clinic Volunteers provide a warm welcome to families attending our clinics, as well as helping staff to set up the sessions with toys and resources to improve the experience of people attending. They might also get involved with helping parents / carers to fill in forms and collect feedback from those attending.
This volunteer opportunity is currently available as follows:
Wednesday mornings from 9.45-10.45am - Greenacre Centre, Stotfold
Friday mornings from 9am-11am at Biggleswade Youth Centre (term time) and Biggleswade Hospital (school holidays).
You need to be 18 years old or over to carry out this role.
We ask volunteers to commit to a minimum of 6 months volunteering, after recruitment checks have been completed.
Interested?
You can apply by selecting the "Fill in an application" button - please read the 0-19 Team Clinic Volunteer Role Description before applying.
Please note - all volunteers are recruited using NHS Employers guidelines. Checks include right to work, ID and DBS checks if relevant for the role, occupational health clearance and references.
If you have any questions before you apply, you can contact the volunteer team by emailing ccs.volunteers@nhs.net.
Join us and you'll be a valuable member of the CCS Volunteer team! Apply Now!
Our Neuro Rehabilitation (Neuro Rehab) Team are a multidisciplinary team comprising of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists, and assistant practitioners, who support people who have had a stroke or have other neurological conditions requiring rehabilitation.
This volunteer role is a wonderful opportunity for those with an interest in neurological rehabilitation to support parents, be part of a team, give back to the NHS and gain experience of the NHS.
This volunteer role is available at the Book Club (Flitwick) on Friday mornings (term time) and the Neurotones Choir (Leighton Buzzard) on Monday afternoons, helping to set up sessions and supporting and encouraging participants so that they can benefit fully from the sessions.
We ask volunteers to commit to a minimum of 6 months volunteering, for approximately 2-3 hours a fortnight, with the option for more hours if desired.
Volunteers need to be over 18 years of age for this role.
Training & support is provided throughout your volunteering experience.
Interested?
You can apply by selecting the "Fill in an application" button - please read the full Neuro Rehab Volunteer role description for more details, including times/days/locations before applying.
Please note - all volunteers are recruited using NHS Employers guidelines. Checks include right to work, ID and DBS checks if relevant for the role, occupational health clearance and references.
If you have any questions before you apply, you can contact the volunteer team by emailing ccs.volunteers@nhs.net.
Join us and you'll be a valuable member of the CCS Volunteer team!
Our NHS Children’s Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) service provides specialist support to children with speech, language and communication needs across Bedfordshire and Luton. This volunteer opportunity is a wonderful opportunity to help families and children communicate, as well as be part of a team, giving back to and gaining experience of the NHS.
Volunteers will support the Early Communication Support Team and 0-19/Children's Centre Communication Champions at our Chattertots/Chatterbabies sessions, as well as Makaton courses, library Rhymetime and universal Stay & Play sessions at children's centres, helping to develop children's listening and talking skills.
The role will include welcoming families and assisting with activities, as well as admin tasks.
We ask volunteers to commit to a minimum of 6 months volunteering, for approximately 2 hours a week, with the option for more hours if desired.
Volunteers will need to complete online training, accessed either as bespoke training or via our Child Speech Bedfordshire website. Ongoing training & support is provided throughout your volunteering experience.
Volunteers are required in Bedford Borough & Central Bedfordshire. The Bedford Borough opportunities are likely to be on Thursdays/Fridays, with the Central Beds opportunities generally being Monday-Wednesday. Volunteers will be given a timetable each term with sessions to sign up for.
Interested?
You can apply by selecting the "Fill in an application" button - please read the Speech and Language Therapy Volunteer role description before applying.
Please note - all volunteers are recruited using NHS Employers guidelines. Checks include right to work, ID and DBS checks, occupational health clearance and references.
If you have any questions before you apply, you can contact the volunteer team by emailing ccs.volunteers@nhs.net.
Join us and you'll be a valuable member of the CCS Volunteer team!
The Luton Falls Team is made up of a variety of professionals, including occupational therapists, physiotherapists and falls support workers. The team assess patients following a fall / patients at risk of a fall, and provide support and intervention to reduce the risk of further falls. Referrals to the service can be made by the patient themselves, or any health, social care or voluntary services professional.
This volunteer role will assist the Falls Team at Strength & Balancing Classes at community venues in Luton, helping to set up sessions, providing support and motivation to patients, as well as collecting patient feedback about the sessions.
We ask volunteers to commit to a minimum of 6 months volunteering, for 2-3 hours per week (according to the times of the Strength & Balancing Classes).
If you’re over 18 years of age, and have an interest in supporting people to improve their own health outcomes, then we would encourage you to apply! People with lived experience of how exercise has aided their recovery after a fall are welcomed. Volunteers should be physically able to join in with Strength & Balancing activities.
Training & support is provided throughout your volunteering experience.
This role is based at Luton Treatment Centre on Thursday afternoons from 2.30pm-4.00pm.
You can apply by selecting the "Fill in an application" button - please read the Luton Falls Team Volunteer Role Description before applying.
Please note - all volunteers are recruited using NHS Employers guidelines. Checks include right to work, ID and DBS checks if relevant for the role, occupational health clearance and references.
If you have any questions before you apply, you can contact the volunteer team by emailing ccs.volunteers@nhs.net.
Join us and you'll be a valuable member of the CCS Volunteer team!
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