Volunteer Maternity Ward Helper

Job overview

Here at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, we are proud of our volunteers and the help and assistance they bring to our patients and staff.

If you are someone with a passion for the NHS, and the services we provide, and who can spare some of your time to support the care we provide to the people of Bolton and assist our brilliant staff……we would love to hear from you. Read on to find out how volunteering at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust will be the best thing you have ever done!

Want to have more meaning in your life? Do you want to do something that is satisfying and of great service to your community? Then become a Hospital Volunteer. As a Hospital Volunteer you will be providing a friendly and helpful welcome to patients, families and visitors to Bolton Hospital. Volunteers are needed to provide a valuable resource, which enhances patient care by giving practical help and support to patients and staff, but does not replace the work of staff

If you are age 18 years and over, represent the demographic we require our volunteer workforce that reflects the population we serve within the Bolton area, living within a 10 mile radius of Royal Bolton Hospital.

All prospective volunteer must complete their eLearning journey before you start volunteering by undertaking the National Volunteer Certificate which underpins the Induction you will do as a volunteer.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for volunteers to support our Maternity Wards.

Help on our Maternity Wards, make and serve drinks. Lay tables, set up trolleys, serve meals. Help to make up empty beds. Engage with patient by talking with them, conducting feedback of our services, to help us improve our women's and families' experiences with us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be required to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the desire to volunteer in a patient focussed environment. You will also need to have good organisational skills, with the ability to deal sensitively and confidently with people face to face.

Applicants must be age 18 years and over . As we require our volunteer workforce to represent the demographics and reflect the population we serve within the Bolton area, so we have a restriction of a 10 mile radius.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.