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Hospital trust looking to recruit 350 extra volunteers
The trust that runs Northwick Park, St. Mark’s, Ealing and Central Middlesex hospitals is aiming to recruit 350 extra volunteers to support staff and patient services.
London North West Healthcare NHS Trust currently has 220 volunteers, with most based at Northwick Park and St. Mark’s hospitals. The Trust would now like to increase the number of volunteers at Ealing and Central Middlesex hospitals.
The advertised roles include: mealtime assistants to support patients during mealtime; meet and greet in main entrances and A&E to provide a friendly welcome to patients and visitors; self check-in support to help patients check-in using the new kiosks; and patient companions to read to patients on the ward, facilitate patient surveys and assist and guide patients leaving the ward.
Shirlee Hunte, voluntary services manager, said: “This is the first volunteer recruitment campaign we have run across all hospital sites since the Trust formed in 2014. While Northwick Park and St. Mark’s hospitals have more than 200 volunteers, Ealing and Central Middlesex hospitals have very few.
“We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers for a variety of different roles, including meet and greet, supporting patients to complete surveys and helping out on the wards. Our volunteers play an important role in helping to improve the experience of being in hospital for patients and visitors, enabling frontline, clinical and nursing staff to focus on providing patient care.
“Volunteering at one of the largest integrated healthcare Trusts in the country is a great way of gaining skills and experience for a future career in a hospital or healthcare setting. We also find that many people volunteer as a way of giving back to their local hospital that has supported them and their families.”
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