Staff Health and Wellbeing Activity Facilitation - customise your own one day volunteering opportunity!

This is a bespoke volunteering role! In your volunteering application please provide a brief outline of your proposed volunteering activity, without this your application cannot be considered. Please download an example brief below

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  

This is a bespoke volunteering role! In your volunteering application please provide a brief outline of your proposed volunteering activity, without this your application cannot be considered. Please download an example brief below

Download: Example bespoke volunteering activity proposal from a volunteer

Are you passionate about supporting parents with children and young people receiving mental health support?

-An expected minimum commitment one day a week for at least 6 months for this role 
- Volunteer role, agreed expenses paid
- Location: West London

You will be part of our child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) where we provide mental health assessment and treatment for children and young people aged 0 to 18, and support for their families in Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, and Hounslow.

We’re not a hospital and we don’t have beds, but we do have many different specialists who are experts in children’s and young people’s emotional and mental health.

As Group Activity Support Volunteer you will be working closely with our clinical team to help with the organising of our incredible parent groups supporting a Non-Violence Resistance (NVR) approach, which brings about changes in the parent-child relationship where there is violent, destructive and/or controlling behaviours. NVR can help parents and carers to overcome feelings of helplessness. NVR also helps to develop and maintain a support network around the family.

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 Group Activity Support Volunteer or would like more information, please contact West London NHS Trust Volunteer Services on:

07548142273

Closing date for applications is Monday 30th Sept 2024

📩Download

Group Activity Support Volunteer

Ealing Community Partners 5th Birthday Conference   - support onsite during a morning and afternoon

Date: Thursday 12 September 2024

Location: G-Tech Community Stadium (Brentford FC) 

Address: Lionel Road South, TW8 0RU

Timings: 0815 – 1215 and/or 1215 – 1615 

Volunteers: up to 6 volunteers 

Who will see the difference? Our amazing healthcare workers and guests attending the event

We are hosting a conference to celebrate 5 years since the inception of Ealing Community Partners. The theme of the conference is sharing and celebrating the developments and achievements of those 5 years. The theme for the conference is "Celebrating five years of partnership and welcoming new horizons." Throughout the day, delegates will hear about exciting initiatives within our community healthcare services, including presentations from our teams at Clayponds Hospital, Children's Services, Community Nursing, and our Care Home services as well as our executive leads. We have also planned entertainment and activities to make it a day to remember.

The volunteering activity:

We require support with:

•    Registration  
•    Event stewarding
•    Clear down

Key considerations:

You are likely to be on your feet for significant periods of the day and some lifting and moving of small equipment may be required.  There is no parking on site but the stadium is a few steps from Kew Bridge SW Railway station, a number of bus routes (65, 267, 237) and about 15 minutes’ walk from Gunnersbury (District Line and Overground). 

For any enquires regarding the volunteering activity please contact sheila.mckenzie1@nhs.net 

To speak to Volunteer Services about general information about volunteering with West London NHS Trust please contact volunteers.hub@westlondon.nhs.uk 

To sign up please complete our quick registration form and sign up to the activity via your volunteering profile (opportunities tab) to confirm your attendance.

Telephone Caller Volunteer  - make a difference in a day

Date: Multiple shift options from 21st Aug to 4th November 2024

Location: Trust Head Quarters

Address: West London NHS Trust, 1 Armstrong Way, Southall UB2 4SD

Timings: 10am -4pm

Volunteers: up to 6 volunteers per shift

Who will see the difference? Our incredible carers of patients admitted to our Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services. 

Our Acute Mental Health service is offering a re-run of a Carers group intervention which commences at the end of September, which is a 6-week group that is for carers of service users admitted to Acute Mental Health inpatient services.

This is a group which aims to provide carers with a platform to share their experience and unique insights that being a carer brings to facilitate the opportunity for carers to engage in peer support. Additionally, carers will benefit from support with what they are entitled to and signposting to relevant community services who can provide support and advice, providing carers with the opportunity to offer feedback regarding their experience of having a loved-one cared for with the Trust, and education for cares on how to support their loved-ones, on topics such as Mental Health Act or medication.

We are looking for volunteers wanting to make a difference in a day or more with some micro volunteering by helping to assist with telephoning carers to advise them of the upcoming carers group – with details of the group and distribution of posters, leaflets etc.

The volunteering activity:

We will require support with:

• Calling carers to promote our group sessions following a script.
• Logging which carers are due to attend.
• Updating other relevant information about carer details.
• Good spoken English and reading skills required for the activity. 

Key consideration:

• This role is desk based.
• Having a confident telephone voice is required for this role.
• Car park facilities are available on site; you can register your car at reception on the day.
• We are looking for local volunteers in particular, unfortunately we are not able to cover any travel expenses for this opportunity due to budget restrictions.
•  Good spoken English and reading skills required for the role. 

Signing up to a shift/s

To sign up please complete our quick registration form and sign up to the activity via your volunteering profile (opportunities tab) to confirm your attendance.

Contacting us

For any enquires regarding the volunteering project please contact: Michelle Grant – Michelle.Grant@westlondon.nhs.uk

To speak to Volunteer Services about general information about volunteering with West London NHS Trust please contact volunteers.hub@westlondon.nhs.uk