Ward Support Volunteer Programme (for aged 17 -19)

Are you thinking of pursuing a career in healthcare and want to gain experience in the field? Would you like to gain some hands-on experience working with patients?

Do you want to know what it’s like to work on a ward with multi-disciplinary teams? Are you curious to see compassionate care in action?

If yes to all of the above (and you are aged between 17-19 years by September 2025), this could be the programme for you! In exchange for a few hours every week, we can help support your career ambitions by providing you with meaningful and valuable experience volunteering directly with patients in our In-Patient Unit (IPU).

Our Ward Support Volunteers get amazing opportunities on every shift to care for patients and support our nurses and healthcare assistants.

Over the course of this 6 month programme, you will interact with patients and staff on a weekly basis, gain invaluable insights into compassionate healthcare and expand your skill set, knowledge, and confidence.

You’ll also meet other Ward Support Volunteers with interests similar to yours.

At the end of the programme, we recognise and celebrate your volunteering journey with a certificate of your achievement.

You must be able to commit to volunteering one evening every week, from 7 September 2025, for six months with minimal absence.

The mandatory training day will be Saturday 6 September 2025.

Closing date for applications is 22 June 2025. Interviews will take place mid-July.

What skills do I need?

· Interested in healthcare

· Have a genuine interest in other people and a desire to help

· To be a good listener and have good communication skills

· Have a non-judgmental attitude and a sensitive, empathic manner

· Confident and mature

· Enjoy working as a member of a team

· Respect and maintain confidentiality at all times both inside and outside the Hospice

· Resilient and able to work in an emotionally challenging environment

· A commitment to our values of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.