Veteran Volunteer

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Volunteer Opportunity: Join the NHS and continue serving your local community.

Are you a Veteran looking for a new way to serve your community? UHN invites you to join our team of Volunteers and make a meaningful impact. Your military experience has equipped you with unique skills, dedication, and a strong sense of duty - these qualities are invaluable to our hospitals.

We are looking for people for 6 specific volunteer roles within the Trust:

• Ward Volunteer
• A&E Volunteer (Over 18's)
• Response Volunteer
• Breastfeeding Peer Support (Milk and You) Volunteer
• Spiritual and Pastoral Care (Chaplaincy) Volunteer
• Radio Volunteer

Please clearly state in your supporting statement which role you are interested in.

IMPORTANT - When you apply, in your supporting information please include the following:

• Which role do you want to do and why?
• Why do you want to volunteer at the hospital?

* Please note: If applicants do not meet the criteria, then the application will not be shortlisted. **

Our volunteers are an invaluable part of the hospital team. When you volunteer with us, you help to improve patient experience through supporting staff with patient care.

Main Duties of the Job

Ward Volunteer: Spending time with patients providing a listening ear and engaging in friendly conversation as appropriate, demonstrating respect & sensitivity to all individuals.

A&E Volunteer (Over 18's): Provide directional support to guide patients to the correct areas within A&E and other parts of the hospital, chat, engage with patients, ensuring stock for staff (i.e. alcohol wipes).

Response Volunteer: This role will involve working across all departments, collecting and delivering notes/swabs/medication/equipment, and running errands from various departments/wards.

Spiritual and Pastoral Care (Chaplaincy) Volunteer: To complement the work of our Hospital Spiritual and Pastoral Care team, visiting our wards/A&E.

Radio Volunteer: Join KGH Radio as a voluntary member, carrying out production of radio programmes, visiting wards to collect requests and participating in fundraising.

Why Volunteer?

• Continue your mission of service by helping improve the lives of others.
• Apply your skills in communication.
• Make a tangible difference in your local community.
• Be part of a respected institution.

About Us

Kettering General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area, and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values:

• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courageous
• Accountable

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled, and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Job Responsibilities

Ward Volunteer: Spending time with patients providing a listening ear and engaging in friendly conversation as appropriate, demonstrating respect & sensitivity to all individuals, chatting/reading to patients who may not have visitors, and helping the hostess to serve meals and deliver snacks to patients.

*This role is available Monday to Sunday between the hours of 8am-8pm.*

A&E Volunteer (Over 18s): Provide directional support to guide patients to the correct areas within A&E and other parts of the hospital, offer food & drink if allowed, and ensure kitchen areas are clean.

*This role is available Monday to Sunday between the hours of 8am-8pm.*

Response Volunteer: This role is based on the needs of the hospital and will involve working across all departments, collecting and delivering notes/swabs/medication/equipment, and running errands from various departments/wards. Providing a courtesy Meet & Greet service (wheelchair training required) and operating a library service to wards.

*This role is available Monday to Friday between the hours of 8.30am-4pm.*

Spiritual and Pastoral Care (Chaplaincy) Volunteer: To complement the work of our Hospital Spiritual and Pastoral Care team, visiting our wards/A&E.

Radio Volunteer: Join KGH Radio, Kettering hospitals radio station as a voluntary member. Based in Kettering General Hospital, carrying out duties and activities as directed by the Trustees of the radio station, including but not limited to: production of radio programme(s) in line with programme format, ward visiting for purposes of request collecting, and fundraising.

Approximately 3 hours a week minimum commitment is required. Full technical and presentation training is given.

Join us in continuing to serve in the heart of healthcare. Veterans like you are crucial to making the NHS a compassionate and welcoming place for all.

Person Specification

Application Questions

• Which role do you want to do and why?
• Why do you want to volunteer at the hospital?

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required for this role, although any relevant qualifications should be detailed on the application.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust