Volunteer Services Co-ordinator

Job summary

Are you excited about accelerating the growth and impact of volunteering in our health and social care at West London NHS Trust?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Volunteer Services team as our Volunteer Services Coordinator. This is a Trustwide role with an opportunity to be at the heart of coordinating an exciting and new Volunteer Services function within the NHS.

You will work in a creative team having the opportunity to share your ideas and use your initiative to help transform volunteering with a vision of volunteers making a bold difference by being involved in every aspect of our work.

Based at Armstrong Way in Southall however working from home requests will be considered.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for somebody who is highly passionate about volunteer management and who will take responsibility for coordinating the recruitment, training and engagement of Trust volunteers in collaboration with staff Volunteer Supervisors, significantly expanding our volunteer workforce.

You will support working with all departments across the Trust to identify and support the development of new volunteering opportunities to enhance the work of staff and patient care

You will play a significant role in building rapport and trust with teams with a new service and providing effective support ensuring volunteer management policies and procedures are adhered to

You will play a part in Volunteer Services being well integrated within a multidisciplinary Workforce/HR directorate, working closely with colleagues and stakeholders to promote, develop and embed principles of our workforce approach to volunteer management

We are looking for someone who has strong experience of managing or coordinating volunteering in health or in the voluntary sector.

This role will be key in supporting us to deliver our volunteering plan supporting the workforce strategy at West London.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.