Volunteering

There is  a wide range of volunteering opportunities available in our Hospice building and Living Well Centre next door. Here are some examples:

• Administrative Support
  Working with clinicians and support services on computer work, money counting, photocopying, preparing materials and much more.
• Class Assistant
  Help in one of our many classes in the Living Well Services. Classes range from Yoga to Table Top Gardening to Harp Playing.
• Bereavement Team
  Support local people through a bereavement. This role requires specialist training.
• Catering Support
  Help to serve customers in one of our coffee shops or deliver meals to our patients on the ward.
• Complementary Therapists
  If you are a qualified therapist that would like to offer your services to our patients, we would love to hear from you.
• Duty Drivers
  Our Drivers allow us to help more people by running errands for the Hospice such as collecting prescriptions or transporting patients to the Hospice or Living Well Centre
• Floral Team/Gardeners
  Transform floral donations into arrangements for patients and their families to enjoy. Help keep our 3.5 acres of gardens looking pristine under the guidance of a professional gardener.
• Hospice Companions
  Support patients in their own home by offering any time you can spare to keep them company or help with odd jobs. Specialist training is provided.
• Meet and Greet
  Offering a warm and friendly welcome to visitors of our Hospice and Living Well Services, making sure that they can access the service or information they are looking for.
• PAT Pets and Owners
  Volunteers who have training under Pets As Therapy (PAT) with their animal, e.g. dog, cat or rabbit can visit our Patients to offer companionship
• Receptionists/Telephonists
  Our receptions and telephone room are run entirely by volunteers, who help people find where they are going or who they need to speak to.
• Spiritual Care
  Help our Spiritual Care Chaplain to provide spiritual and religious/non-religious support for patients and their families.
• Veterans Companions
  Tasks can include having a cup of tea or coffee and a chat, visiting them in their home, or meeting them in the local pub! Offer company, support and a listening ear to help combat loneliness and social isolation.

If you’d like to volunteer in our Hospice or Living Well Services please fill out the details below and we will be in touch.

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM

We currently have 17 retail shops across our area of care. This includes 1 craft shop and 3 furniture shops. We also have a donations warehouse in Farlington where we process our stock.

If you’d like to help as a charity shop volunteer, these are some of the roles you can choose from:

• Shop Assistant
  Help with day to day running of one of our shops. Operate the till, receive, sort and prepare donated goods and help our customers find what they need.
• Stock Processing
  Sorting through donated pre-loved goods at our warehouse in Farlington
• Warehouse Porter
  Move goods around the warehouse at Farlington and into and out of our Retail delivery vans. Accompany our Drivers to collections and deliveries.
• On-line Retail Volunteer
  Listing special goods on the internet and on our Ebay shop.  The role involves photography, listing goods and packaging items for delivery.

If you’d like to volunteer in our Retail team, please fill out the details below and we will be in touch.

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM

We need a large team of hospice volunteers at all of our events to help them run smoothly. This can be marshalling, helping to register those taking part, handing out medals and lots more. We have many events taking place throughout the year. To see all of our upcoming events head over to our events page.

If you’d like to volunteer at one of our Events please fill out the details below.

Expression of interest form