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Ward Support Volunteer (aimed for 17-19yrs old)
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?
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Commitment
Evenings
Format
Onsite
Eligibility
Age 17-19
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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.
About Princess Alice Hospice
Princess Alice Hospice provides a comprehensive range of services that respond to the individual needs of patients and their families, so that they can live life to the full, create memories, share special moments and when the time comes, support them through, before and after the death of a loved one. We care for people with terminal illnesses living in large part of Surrey, south west London and Middlesex.
We’ve got volunteering opportunities for everyone. Whether you can volunteer for a couple of days each week, month or year we have a role to suit you. We need people with a wide variety of skills and experience and embrace diversity, offering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all our volunteers.
Contact the Volunteering Team on 01372 461856 or email [email protected]
We’ve got volunteering opportunities for everyone. Whether you can volunteer for a couple of days each week, month or year we have a role to suit you. We need people with a wide variety of skills and experience and embrace diversity, offering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all our volunteers.
Contact the Volunteering Team on 01372 461856 or email [email protected]
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Find out more here: https://www.pah.org.uk/volunteer-roles/ward-support-volunteer/
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