Support outstanding patient care in West London by joining your local NHS volunteering community. Build your skills, increase your understanding of the NHS and know you are making real impact on patient care – three incredible reasons to get involved.
Find an opportunity
Choose from our tailored volunteering opportunities for everybody to get involved and make a difference on outstanding patient care in West London.
Could you support the nutrition and hydration of patients for outstanding care?
- An expected time commitment of once a week. There is a currently greatest need for volunteer support during weekdays (Mon-Fri) during lunchtime (12:30 to 2pm)
- Volunteer role, expenses paid
- Location: South Ealing, Clayponds Hospital, London
This role is currently being offered to volunteers who are interested in a career in health and social care as part of our Volunteers to Careers pilot service. We are also very keen to hear from under-represented groups from the local community in West London with a desire to better access our healthcare careers.
As a Mealtime Support Volunteer you will support patients on wards in an acute setting at Clayponds Rehabilitation Hospital through a variety of specific meal time tasks. You will play a crucial role in the hospital in helping to support the wellbeing of patients and reduce the risk of malnutrition/dehydration, which is a vital part of a patient's recovery.
In return we will offer you:
• An exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative service that will make a real difference to our patient care.
• An induction, training, support and supervision in your role
• Agreed and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
• An excellent opportunity to build on your skills and understanding of the NHS
If you could be a Mealtime Support Volunteer or would like more information, please contact West London NHS Trust Volunteer Services on:
07483 947703
Closing date for applications: Friday 29th December 2023
Could you help enhance the experience of our new and expectant mothers?
- Volunteer role, expenses paid
- Location: West London (Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Hounslow)
- An expected time commitment of half a day a week for at least 3 months
This role is currently being offered to volunteers who are interested in a career in health and social care as part of our Volunteers to Careers pilot service. We are also very keen to hear from under-represented groups from the local community in West London with a desire to better access our healthcare careers.
This volunteering role is an exciting opportunity to join the Tri-Borough Perinatal Community Mental Health Service (Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Hounslow) working with women who are pregnant and up until their baby is 24 months old. You will be part of a wonderful team who are all enthusiastic to be in a caring role. You will be helping us to support low risk, isolated women, by providing short-term support (10-15 contacts roughly). Do you have an interest in working with mothers and wanting to make an impact on young lives at the earliest opportunity? Then this could be the right opportunity for you!
In return we will offer you:
An exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative service that will make a real difference to local patient care
• An induction, training, support and supervision in your role
• Agreed and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
• An excellent opportunity to build on your skills and understanding of the NHS
If you could be a Community Perinatal Support Volunteer or would like more information, please contact West London NHS Trust Volunteer Services on:
07483 947703
Closing date for applications: Friday 29th December 2023
Multilingual Support Volunteers - patient admission information video (1 day opportunity)
Date: anticipated for Early Dec 2023 - 1 day
Location: West London, Southall (Armstrong Way HQ)or remote volunteering option
Timings: appointments to be confirmed with your availability
Volunteers: up to 15
Who will see the difference? newly admitted patients, particularly patients whose first language is not English
Clayponds is an inpatient hospital for people who need physical rehabilitation in a community setting
To make our care welcoming and inclusive for all, we are producing a video to give all patients an introduction to hospital life. This short film will be shown to patients upon arrival to enable a well-informed and comfortable stay for them.
We are looking for volunteers who can speak the following languages:
| Urdu | Hindi | Arabic |
| Punjabi | Gujarati | French |
| Portuguese | Cantonese | Somali |
| Italian | Greek | Tamil |
| Polish | Spanish | Pashto |
As a volunteer speaking one or more of these languages you will help ensure our patient admission experience and information on the video is inclusive for all by helping record translated audio for a 6 minute video
The volunteering task:
We will require support with;
- Pre-recording task of preparing a script from English to your community language for reading during audio recording
- Recording audio translations from English language script to one of the community language/s above
For any enquires regarding the volunteering activity please contact volunteers.hub@westlondon.nhs.uk
To apply complete our quick registration form and sign up to the activity via your volunteering profile to confirm yourself to the task.
Staff Health and Wellbeing Activity Facilitation - customise your own one day volunteering opportunity!
Date: TBC with volunteer
Location: Isleworth, Hounslow in West London
Address: Twickenham Road, TQ7 6AF
Timings: We usually hold sessions on one Thursday in a given month (13:30-15:00)
Who will see the difference? Our amazing healthcare staff working in Acute Mental Health Services
Working in our busy Crisis assessment and treatment teams can mean the pressure is on, leading to increased staff anxiety. Our healthcare workers may become too busy to make time for themselves and their own health and wellbeing. Sadly, this means some people may experience reduced morale, increased sickness and absence and even impact on their decision to remain part of the Trust team.
Spend some time with our healthcare workers offering valuable health and wellbeing activities to bring about the feel good factor at work. This is a flexible and bespoke volunteering opportunity where you can create your own activities around your time, skills, confidence, hobbies and interests for what you’d like to offer and in line with the objectives of the project. Whether it’s running a general activity such as making refreshments and socialising with group members or something very specific we would not have even dreamt of such as an afternoon ukulele session or a pastel pencil painting class, we want to hear from you!
The volunteering activity:
We will need support with;
- Participating in a briefing meeting with the service to further explore your proposed activity in your volunteering application
- Clarify practical support needs from the team for the activity to take place e.g. venue, marketing materials
- Facilitate a staff wellbeing activity session for the proposed activity you’d like to offer
- Consider formal risk assessments with the support of your Trust point of contact for safe and effective delivery of activities
Considerations
Consider activities that fit the wider objective of the initiative, which is to support the health and wellbeing of staff. Previously, we have had monthly massage sessions, wellbeing craft sessions, and mindful walking sessions.
We are particularly interested in anything that can help the staff team unwind, relax, and have fun!
Next steps
For any enquires regarding the volunteering project please contact Kagiso Mathabathe at kagiso.mathabathe@westlondon.nhs.uk or contact Volunteers.Hub@westlondon.nhs.uk
In your volunteering application statement please include a brief indication of your proposed activity idea
Staff Health and Wellbeing Activity Facilitation - customise your own one day volunteering opportunity!
Date: TBC with volunteer, from Jan 2024 onwards
Location: Ealing, West London
Address: Trust Headquarters, 1 Armstrong Way, UB24SD
Timings: TBC with volunteer
Who will see the difference? Our amazing healthcare staff across West London NHS Trust
Working in our busy NHS services can mean the pressure is on, leading to increased staff anxiety. Our healthcare workers may become too busy to make time for themselves and their own health and wellbeing. Sadly, this means some people may experience reduced morale, increased sickness and absence and even impact on their decision to remain part of the Trust team.
Spend some time with our healthcare workers offering valuable health and wellbeing activities to bring about the feel good factor at work. This is a flexible and bespoke volunteering opportunity where you can create your own activities around your time, skills, confidence, hobbies and interests for what you’d like to offer and in line with the objectives of the project. Whether it’s running a general activity such as making refreshments and socialising with group members or something very specific we would not have even dreamt of such as an afternoon ukulele session or a pastel pencil painting class, we want to hear from you!
The volunteering activity:
We will need support with;
- Participating in a briefing meeting with the service to further explore your proposed activity in your volunteering application
- Clarify practical support needs from the team for the activity to take place e.g. venue, marketing materials
- Facilitate a staff wellbeing activity session for the proposed activity you’d like to offer
- Consider formal risk assessments with the support of your Trust point of contact for safe and effective delivery of activities
Considerations
Consider activities that fit the wider objective of the initiative, which is to support the health and wellbeing of staff. Previously, we have had monthly massage sessions, wellbeing craft sessions, and mindful walking sessions.
We are particularly interested in anything that can help the staff team unwind, relax, and have fun!
Next steps
For any enquires regarding the volunteering project please contact Deba Saikia, Health and Wellbeing and Staff Engagement Lead at deba.saikia@westlondon.nhs.uk
In your volunteering application statement please include a brief indication of your proposed activity idea
Could you help enhance the experience of our patients in the hospital with exciting ward based activities?
- Volunteer role, expenses paid
- Location: South Ealing, Clayponds Hospital
- An expected time commitment of once a day a week (Monday - Friday, Mornings and Afternoons) for at least 6 months
This role is currently being offered to volunteers who are interested in a career in health and social care as part of our Volunteers to Careers pilot service. We are also very keen to hear from under-represented groups from the local community in West London with a desire to better access our healthcare careers.
Our Ward Activities Volunteers work on various wards across our hospital and come into contact with patients who have a range of conditions. The aim of Ward Activities Volunteers is to improve the hospital experience by helping patients to engage in conversation and in a range of on and offline activities during their stay. Ward Activities Volunteers work with patients individually at bedsides and where appropriate, lead activities for a number of patients within a bay or dayroom. The menu of activities can include colouring-in, shared reading, card making, puzzles, quizzes, poetry writing, drawing, interactive digital equipment, online entertainment, a range of games and more.
In return we will offer you:
An exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative service that will make a real difference to local patient care
• An induction, training, support and supervision in your role
• Agreed and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
• An excellent opportunity to build on your skills and understanding of the NHS
If you could be a Ward Activities Volunteer or would like more information, please contact West London NHS Trust Volunteer Services on:
07483 947703
Closing date for applications: Friday 29th December 2023
Ward Activities Volunteer Role Description
Could you help our patients to overcome loneliness and isolation in the community?
- Volunteer role, expenses paid
- Location: Ealing, London
- An expected time commitment of once a week for at least 6 months
West London NHS Trust is at the forefront of developing and delivering a new model of Integrated community-based health care. We work closely with the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams to provide a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. Our patients in the community benefit from regular contact with others.
As a Check in and Chat volunteer you will provide friendly short term telephone and in person support to those who need encouragement to improve their well-being and overcome loneliness. You will also keep the patient up to date with their service support needs.
In return we will offer you:
An exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative service that will make a real difference to local patient care
• An induction, training, support and supervision in your role
• Agreed and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
• An excellent opportunity to build on your skills and understanding of the NHS
If you could be a Check in and Chat Volunteer or would like more information, please contact West London NHS Trust Volunteer Services on:
07483 947703
Closing date for applications: Thursday 4th January 2024
Check in and Chat Volunteer Role Description
Micro-volunteering opportunities
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multilingual Support Volunteers - patient admission information video | 1 | 9/1/2023 | 1/1/2024 | |
| Staff Activity Facilitator Volunteer - Lakeside, Mental Health Unit | 1 | |||
| Staff Activity Facilitator Volunteer - Trust Wide | 1 | |||
At West London NHS Trust, one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK, our volunteers are a range of incredible people working in partnership with our staff, contributing to outstanding patient care.
Be it making a difference to the wellbeing and retention of our great people providing great care, being at the heart of our vision for compassionate care by offering essential patient social engagement interactions at the right place and time or improving the efficiency and practice of our healthcare system with office volunteering support, the time our incredible volunteers give really does matter – helping us achieve our mission.
Our volunteering roles are specially tailored, varied and flexible to the needs of our volunteers ensuring everyone can make the biggest difference to local healthcare.
