We are looking for people from across the community to help continue providing care to our services, support our service users, their carers, friends and family and our staff, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Our volunteer roles change regularly based on the needs of our services. For a full list of roles, you can contact the team on cnwl.volunteer@nhs.net
Some of our ongoing roles are:
If you are interested in helping in Vaccine sites, please contact St John Ambulance or NHS Responders. Please be aware we are a volunteer service and cannot be involved in facilitating student placements.
Please download our leaflet providing more information on how you can make a difference while volunteering with CNWL and our current Volunteer Policy sets out all you need to know about volunteering with us.
Our volunteers can be based in Hospitals/ Inpatient services, offering support within wards and departments carrying out specialist roles: ward assistants, befriending, reading, mealtime companions, activities and entertainment volunteers, and administrative support.
Our colleagues on Primary care, Community services and General practice usually have volunteers involved in their services in roles such as social and activities organisers, befriending/ visiting, interpreters, expert patients, health champions and lifestyle coaches just to name a few.
This list is not comprehensive: it indicates some of the roles undertaken by volunteers within the NHS. Volunteers often operate across various roles and health settings.
We have this leaflet, providing more information on how you can make a difference while volunteering with CNWL and our current Volunteer Policy sets out all you need to know about volunteering with us.
CNWL volunteers play an important role in complementing the work of our staff. Volunteering enables members of the local community to participate and gain valuable experience in our work, benefitting service users, carers, staff and the overall community.
The volunteers at CNWL come from all walks of life and occupations, from students gaining experience to former patients, carers, people who have retired, and our staff members volunteer too.
Volunteers enhance, support and help our services, rather than do a job. You will never be asked to do duties that are part of a paid role.
Volunteering can have a positive impact on your mental and physical health and is a great way to meet new like-minded people. Volunteering can also help you gain new skills and experience in different environments, roles and areas of work.
Volunteering at CNWL NHS Trust also enhances the services we provide at the Trust and strengthens the relationship between services and communities, helping transforming patient and carer experience and supporting our teams’ resilience.
There are some other tangible benefits to volunteering:
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, you can apply here and someone in our service will contact you. You can also email us on cnwl.volunteer@nhs.net if you prefer a PDF or paper application.
After you submit your application, you will have to go through different stages, which may include:
Our friendly team will be on hand to assist you all the way through this process.
Thank you for volunteering with CNWL!
