Volunteer Co-ordinator

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A unique opportunity has arisen here at Liverpool University Hospitals for a Volunteer Co-ordinator to join our well-established Volunteer Department. The Volunteer Department provides a service that is integral to the strategic objectives of the trust, offering vital support to patients, families, carers, staff and visitors.

Reporting to the Voluntary Services Manager, the post holder will work across all Hospital Sites to support department managers with the recruitment and placement of volunteers across the organisation.

This is fixed term secondment opportunity to work as part of a team that is striving to improve patient experience with a wide range of volunteering activity across all sites at Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

To have an understanding of the volunteer service and an appreciation of the concerns, queries from volunteers and other services and departments.To provide support to the Voluntary Services Manager and Voluntary Service Development Lead as required.To act as liaison between new volunteers and Trust staff to provide appropriate volunteer placements.To develop, co-ordinate and maintain reporting systems within the volunteer service.To co-ordinate all volunteer placements and work with the Trusts Wider Participation Team regarding work experience placements. To provide continuous administration and operational support to ensure the smooth and effective running of the departments events and training throughout the year.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Date posted

17 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

287-CEF-265-24

Job locations

Liverpool University Hospitals - Trust wide

Lower lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached documentation for detailed job description and main responsibilities for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached documentation for detailed job description and main responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HND equivalent

Experience

Essential

Experience of team supervision
Experience of working in the voluntary sector
Experience working with those from diverse backgrounds
Experience of fundraising

Skills

Essential

Prioritisation/Delegation skills
Excellent communication/ negotiation skills
Excellent organisational skills
Analytical skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HND equivalent

Experience

Essential

Experience of team supervision
Experience of working in the voluntary sector
Experience working with those from diverse backgrounds
Experience of fundraising

Skills

Essential

Prioritisation/Delegation skills
Excellent communication/ negotiation skills
Excellent organisational skills
Analytical skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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