Volunteering at SaTH

Volunteering is a fantastic opportunity for people to develop skills, give back to their local community and explore careers within healthcare.  All of our volunteers play an important role within our hospitals at SaTH, working alongside staff in a variety of departments. Volunteering is fun and rewarding, it allows you to meet new people, make new friends and try new things – it can even keep you active, mentally and physically.

Our volunteers come from a wide range of backgrounds and we really value the different skills, outlooks and experiences that our volunteers bring to the organisation. You can make a real difference to the experience of our patients, relatives and staff. As a volunteer you will meet lots of new people and join a growing volunteer community at SaTH.

At present we are only recruiting volunteers to these specific roles:

Veterans and Families Volunteer to Career Programme

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has successfully delivered four cohorts through the Volunteer to Career (VtC) Programme which supports people to explore careers in healthcare while volunteering. We are working with Helpforce, which is a national charity set up to expand volunteering in the NHS, and the local Armed Forces network as one of 14 pilot sites to deliver two Veterans and Families Volunteer to Career Programmes with the aim of creating a pathway for retired veterans and their families to work within the healthcare sector in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has successfully delivered four cohorts through the Volunteer to Career (VtC) Programme which supports people to explore careers in healthcare while volunteering.  The programme offers our volunteers placements to gain experience and training sessions with clinical leads to develop their skills and knowledge.

We are looking for volunteer drivers to support our patients get home from hospital following discharged. You could make a real difference to our patients and help settle them into their home following discharge from hospital.

Volunteers are at the core of what the League of Friends does. They now only have 35-40 volunteers, when once they had upwards of 200, so are keen to build up again to help in the four shops across the Royal Shrewsbury site.

They are looking for volunteers aged 16 and upwards, from teenagers looking to learn life experience, to retirees looking to make new friends. Often volunteers are looking to “give something back” after receiving treatment from equipment donated by the League of Friends, while others are looking to help a worthwhile cause in their local community.

All the money the volunteers help raise contributes directly to the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust by gifting the very latest medical equipment.

However, just as important to them, and to patients, is being able to offer a touch of kindness or a friendly smile at what may be a difficult time.

If you think volunteering might be for you then, please contact the Shops manager, Lee on 01743 261008 to discuss what hours you might be able to commit to. Every little helps!

Telephone

01743 492256

Email
sath.volunteers@nhs.net

Office Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

Address
William Farr House, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8XL

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