# Ward Visitor Volunteer - DVH > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-visitor-volunteer-dvh/9e4efe8a-d60d-4ceb-afc9-d898546ceeca - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-visitor-volunteer-dvh/9e4efe8a-d60d-4ceb-afc9-d898546ceeca.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust - **Location:** Darent Valley Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Volunteer - **Salary:** This is a voluntary role and is therefore unpaid - **Contract type:** Voluntary - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T17:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-01T09:52:50.987Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Dartford/Dartford_Gravesham_NHS_Trust/Ward_Visitor_Volunteer_DVH/Ward_Visitor_Volunteer_DVH-v8264643 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8264643?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dvh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Overview There are a number of volunteering opportunities offered by Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust at the Darent Valley Hospital site. Volunteers help support the hospital in numerous different ways, assisting clinical staff on ward, meeting and greeting, as well as assisting office based staff with admin tasks. We require the volunteers to be able to commit to a minimum of 3 hours of volunteering each week. It is expected you will live within 10 miles of Darent Valley Hospital (DA2 8DA). Subject to satisfactory references, Criminal Records Bureau checks and Occupational Health clearance and an informal interview we will invite you to join our volunteers. You will complete our training programme and then move onto specific placements at the Trust. Please note this is a volunteer position and you will not be paid for carrying out this role. ### Main duties of the job Volunteer Role Summary The tasks are ward based, and as such, involve a great deal of interaction with patients, their family/friends as well as staff. Volunteers do not carry out any duties or procedures which could or should be given by paid or clinical/professional members of staff. Please see attached Job description for further details. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To Liaise with the Nurse in charge regarding appropriate access to patients prior to any activity/visit. - Introduce yourself to the patient and say who you are and explain what you are going to do/how you can help them. - Assist patients completing the FFT survey when they are being discharged from hospital. - Help patients to take part in social and recreational activities. - Listen and chat with patients. - Provide company and reassure to anxious and nervous patients. - Spend time with patients who do not have many visitors. - Help patients fill out menu cards if instructed by healthcare team. - Assist patients in preparing for meal times, clearing tables and assisting with hand hygiene. - Encourage patients to eat and remind them where necessary, if they have not finished their food. Ensure all food and drink is within easy reach of each patient. - Ensure the patient has the correct meal. Assist patients in cutting food and opening packets. - Please remember you MUST NOT feed any patient. Ensure staff are aware if the patient requires assistance that the carers/volunteers cannot provide. - Refresh patient water jugs as required - Any other similar type tasks that may be appropriate, after discussion with the ward manager/matron/or relevant manager. - Assist our Valley Park Radio volunteer colleagues by making patients aware of VPR. Ask them for music request and pass them on to the VPR team. More information will be given on induction. - Please see attached Job description for further details. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - No specific experience is required **Desirable** - Previous volunteering or experience of work in a health and social care setting - Experience of working with the public - To share own related experience to support patients ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Good interpersonal skills - Presenting as smart and clean - The ability to be friendly, polite and caring with patients, visitors and Trust staff - Understanding the importance of confidentiality - Ability to work on own initiative, and unsupervised at times - Ability to work as part of a team - Reliable and punctual - Available to volunteer for at least 3 hours per week - To embody the Trust’s Values of care with compassion, respect and dignity, striving to excel, professional standards and working together. - To exercise confidentiality and discretion - It is expected you will live within 10 miles of Darent Valley Hospital (DA2 8DA) ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Good understanding of English both written and verbal, with clear communication skills ### Education and Training **Essential** - No specific qualifications are required - Willingness to undertake Mandatory Training ## Documents - [our behaviours (pdf, 86.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2315) - [staff car parking (pdf, 70.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2307) - [information for applicants (pdf, 92.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2308) - [staff benefits and incentives (png, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2309) - [ward visitor volunteer- dvh (pdf, 565.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10578857) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.