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Volunteering in Bedfordshire and Luton with EEC |
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As East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (EEC), we exist for one simple reason: to deliver consistently high quality health and care services in our local communities.
Serving a population of 3.5 million people across the East of England, we provide compassionate care from the start of life through to the end of life, in people’s homes, local clinics, and community hospitals.
Our services in Bedfordshire & Luton include:
- Children and Young People’s Health Services
- Adult Community Health Services
- iCaSH: integrated Contraception and Sexual Health services
If you share our passion for innovative and high quality care delivery, and you would like to enhance patient experience 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.
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Volunteering Opportunities
Breastfeeding Buddy (Bedfordshire & Luton)
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?
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.
Questions? Email eec.volunteers@nhs.net.
Join us and you will be valued as part of the EEC Volunteer team! Click the "Fill in an Application" button to apply.
Newborn Hearing Screening Volunteer (Luton)
Our Newborn Hearing Screening Service screens infants in the first four weeks of life to ensure early detection of mild, moderate, severe and profound permanent childhood hearing impairment. The Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) is a national programme, aiming to pick up any issues early. The majority of babies are screened prior to discharge from hospital after birth, and so our NHSP team work in both the hospital and the community.
It's really important that we collect feedback from parents about our service to find out what we are doing well and ways that we can improve - and we are looking for volunteers to support the NHSP team on our local maternity / neonatal units to do this.
You will be volunteering alongside the NHSP team, talking to parents after their babies have had their hearing screens and completing a survey with them using a tablet.
We ask volunteers to commit to a minimum of 6 months volunteering after recruitment checks have been completed.
If you’re over 18 years of age, are happy within a hospital environment and feel confident in asking for feedback, then we would encourage you to apply!
Training & support is provided throughout your volunteering experience.
This role is based at:
and is available daily between 10am and 2pm.
Interested?
You can apply by selecting the "Fill in an application" button - please read the Newborn Hearing Screening 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 eec.volunteers@nhs.net.
Join us and you'll be a valuable member of the EEC Volunteer team!
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