Volunteering at Werribee Mercy Hospital
Volunteers are a valued part of the Werribee Mercy Hospital team. They give their time freely to support patients, visitors and staff, and help make a positive difference each day.
Please note that volunteering is different from work experience or work placement.
We have volunteers in the following roles:
- Welcome Desk
- Ward assistance
- Car Washing
- Book Trolley
Becoming a Volunteer
It is expected that volunteers will make themselves available for a minimum of 3 hours per week for an initial period of 12 months on a weekly/fortnightly basis
Applicants will be asked to undergo to a National Police Check (arranged by Werribee Mercy Hospital), a Working With Children Check and provide suitable referees.
Volunteers must be older than 18 years. It should be noted that volunteer insurance decreases over the age of 75 years.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
- Welcome Desk
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Current Volunteering Opportunities at Werribee Mercy Hospital
Welcome Desk
Werribee Mercy Hospital Welcome Desk volunteers provide a warm reassuring first point of contact for patients, families, visitors and carers entering the hospital. They help people feel welcome and supported by offering directions, escorting visitors to wards or clinics, answering general questions and helping people to navigate what can often feel like a confusing or overwhelming environment.
About Werribee Mercy Hospital
Werribee Mercy Hospital is a general hospital serving Melbourne’s southwestern region, providing comprehensive care across emergency, surgical, medical, subacute, mental health, palliative, maternity, newborn and renal dialysis services. It also offers a range of home-based care supports for the Wyndham community and surrounding areas.
The hospital is currently undergoing a significant expansion of its Emergency Department, which will feature 67 treatment spaces – doubling its current capacity. The upgraded ED will include dedicated zones for Rapid Assessment & Fast Track, Adult Acute, Mental Health, Paediatrics (including short stay beds), Resuscitation and an Adult Short Stay area designed to support older patients.
Werribee Mercy Hospital is also part of the West Metro Local Health Service Network, alongside Western Health. This partnership strengthens collaboration to deliver care closer to home for the community.
Werribee Mercy Hospital is part of Mercy Health, a Catholic organisation dedicated to compassionate care and guided by the values of hospitality, respect, innovation, stewardship, teamwork and compassion.
For more information, visit Werribee Mercy Hospital
