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Fancy trying something new in 2023?
Enter and View volunteer (Authorised Representative) closing date 2nd March 2023
Is volunteering for me?
Have you always fancied getting involved in volunteering but didn’t know where to start? Worried you can’t commit to a weekly set day each week?
Well, guess what here at Healthwatch Calderdale we have flexible volunteering roles to suit all. If you have an interest in making a difference in your community by listening to people to find out if health and care services are working for them, then come and join us.
Our volunteers play a vital role in helping people to have a voice by listening to their experiences.
What sort of things might I do as a volunteer?
There’s a lot to get involved in here at Healthwatch Calderdale, l
ike supporting our staff at our outreach sessions by listening to people’s experiences of health and social care. You may be interested in helping us to visit services to make sure they are providing people with the right service and support, or maybe gather health and social care feedback online. Perhaps you would like to help by gathering feedback from your own family and friends or raise awareness of the work we do at events, or proof checking and reading reports. Maybe representing us at hospital trust meetings, or to help the staff team to design, analyse and complete engagement surveys for the general public is your thing.
These are some of the many things you might help us with. Give us a call to discuss what your interest might be. Most of all, come on join us and be part of a happy vibrant team that wants to improve services for all.
Roles include:
- Enter and View Volunteer (closing date for recruitment 2nd March 2023)
- Online feedback collector – open
- Healthwatchers (engagement and outreach support) open
- Administration & data entry volunteer (opportunity closed currently)
- Call handler and administration support (NHS Complaints Advocacy) (opportunity closed currently)
If you are interested in
any of the roles above please get in touch with Katherine Sharp, Volunteering and Engagement Officer (Enter and View Lead)
Email- katherine.sharp@healthwatchkirklees.co.uk
Telephone – 01924 450379
Listen to what one of our volunteers thinks about their volunteering
If this is you please take a look at our opportunities below
It is essential for us at Healthwatch that our staff and volunteers work together and are honest and transparent. It is important that staff and volunteers are polite and friendly and make all individuals we speak to, or who contact us feel comfortable and valued. We want every voice to count.
Healthwatch Calderdale have a legal right to carry out Enter & View visits to any publicly funded health or social care service. This includes residential/nursing homes, day care services, GP practices and hospital wards.
We recruit and train Authorised Representatives (Enter and View volunteers) who will carry out the Enter and View visits with staff on behalf of Healthwatch Calderdale. The Authorised Representatives spend time talking to people who use and work in the service they are visiting, then write a report with recommendations where required. Authorised Representatives are fully supported by staff from the Healthwatch Calderdale team.
Download the role description below:
Volunteer Role Description – Enter and View
If you are interested in any of these roles please download and complete the expression of interest form here:
Volunteer Expression of Interest Form
Then return to Katherine Sharp, Volunteering and Engagement Officer (Enter and View Lead) katherine.sharp@healthwatchkirklees.co.uk
If you wish to speak to us about this role please get in touch on 01422 412141 or email
Healthwatch Kirklees needs you to be our eyes and ears in the community. We’re recruiting ‘Healthwatchers’ to make sure we are finding out as much about public opinion as we can. We would like volunteers to go into the communities, talk to family and friends and gather comments about their experience of using health and social care services. We want to hear about both the good things and what people think could work better.
This role is very flexible and you can commit as much time as works best for you.
If you’re interested please download the full role description below:
Volunteer role description Healthwatcher
To apply and for more information contact Katherine Sharp, Volunteering and Engagement Officer (Enter and View Lead) on 01924 450379 or email katherine.sharp@healthwatchkirklees.co.uk
What is an online Feedback collector?
As an online feedback collector, you will be a listening ear. You’ll be collecting feedback about people’s experiences of health and social care services that has been left online, for example on social media, on websites, and on news articles. Volunteering from home role.
This role is very flexible and you can commit as much time as works best for you.
If you’re interested please download the full role description below:
Healthwatch Calderdale is looking for a volunteer to help support staff with its NHS complaints advocacy service. We need volunteers to support Healthwatch Calderdale staff to make sure people get the right advice and support at the right time, to answer questions people might have about the service or complaints process and to help people understand what the NHS complaints process can achieve.
Work from home with the option to be office based when Covid restrictions allow
Flexible role, 2 hours + weekly between 9-4pm Mon-Fri
If you’re interested please download the full role description below:
Healthwatch call handler and administration volunteer (NHS Complaints Advocacy) role description
To apply and for more information contact Katherine Sharp, Volunteering and Engagement Officer (Enter and View Lead) on 01924 450379 or email katherine.sharp@healthwatchkirklees.co.uk
A data entry and media support volunteer may help to edit or design content for videos or social media messages to help share information or promote feedback of health and social care services in Kirklees or Calderdale. You may help with data entry on our website or in-house database.
If you’re interested please download the full role description below:
Data entry and media support volunteer role description
To apply and for more information contact Katherine Sharp, Volunteering and Engagement Officer (Enter and View Lead) on 01924 450379 or email katherine.sharp@healthwatchkirklees.co.uk
Volunteer Expression of Interest
If you'd like to know more about becoming a volunteer for Healthwatch, please complete this form and we'll send you more information.