Ward Volunteer in Cambridge

Join our superb team of volunteers! We know just how much our wonderful volunteers can improve a patient’s experience here at Addenbrooke's or the Rosie hospitals. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals who have a caring attitude and a commitment to supporting the Trust’s Values, Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent.

We understand that it can be an anxious time for patients when they are spending time on a hospital ward, so we are looking to expand our team of ward volunteers to be a friendly face who can spend some time with patients and help improve their time in hospital. Please note, this role is volunteering.

Main duties of the job:

• Socially interacting with patients
• Assisting serving food and drinks at meal times
• Handing out activity packs to patients that would like one
• Assisting with other tasks such as getting patients something they might need from the shops in the hospital

All our volunteers make a real difference.

Working for our organisation:

Our Trust Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds, the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here.

CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Person specification Guidance:

• Positive attitude to volunteering demonstrating understanding of the Trust Values and how these relate to a volunteer role

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.