Volunteering at Liverpool Women's
- Visit patients on the Gynaecology and Maternity Wards to act as their regular link with the outside world
- Take part in day-to-day activities in the Gynaecology Outpatient Departments at both Liverpool Women’s and Aintree sites
- Assist staff at Parent Education Classes
- Help patients and their families through difficult situations via our Family Support team
- Support parents with newly-born babies in the Neonatal Unit
- Help maintain and improve the hospital environment, especially the gardens and grounds
- Raise funds through charitable projects
We’re always looking at new and different ways of improving patients’ experience while in hospital. That means there’s a growing range of options for volunteers to share in. Here are just a few of the ways in which you could play a practical part in the Liverpool Women’s vital work. You could:
If you’d like to become a volunteer you’ll find a wide choice of opportunities to help in the Trust’s work. What’s more, we’re sure that you’ll find it rewarding and fulfilling for yourself.
What can volunteers do?
The Liverpool Women’s is part of the community - and the community is part of Liverpool Women’s. The benefits flow in both directions. Volunteers play an important role in that process, working alongside the hospital’s full-time staff to contribute to the care and well being of patients and extend the range of services we’re able to offer.
What does volunteering ask of you?
Besides the specific activities you participate in, there are three basic requirements. We ask that you:
- Devote 4 hours of your time each week. That allows sufficient time for your contribution to make a significant impression
- urn up punctually! You’ll be on a rota, so it’s important for you to be here when you say you will
- Attend the Trust’s 2-day induction programme, so you’re familiar with the way things work here.
Who can be a volunteer?
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We’re keen to attract a wide selection of people from the community to take part in the hospital’s work. Volunteer activity is open to both men and women, however you should be aged 16 or over.
How will you benefit from being a volunteer?
You’ll gain valuable experience in working at a hospital.. You’ll enjoy the satisfaction of doing something worthwhile for the community.. You’ll keep yourself active.. You’ll develop new skills
In return the Liverpool Women’s will:
Pay your travel expenses.. Train you to carry out your role confidently and effectively.. Provide written references in acknowledgement of 100 hours’ voluntary work.. Present you with an official certificate in recognition of hours and service
How to apply
If you would like to find out more about being a volunteer why not attend one of the monthly recruitment sessions held at the Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust?
For details of the next recruitment session contact:-
Miss Sari Parson, Acting Voluntary Services Manager, Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust, Crown St, Liverpool, L8 7SS
Tel: 0151 702 4368 or
E-mail sari.parson@lwh.nhs.uk
