Job summary
Are you an experienced breastfeeding peer supporter or a qualified breastfeeding counsellor? Are you passionate about supporting volunteers to provide extra support to women and children during their hospital stay? Are you comfortable working in an acute hospital environment?A rewarding opportunity has arisen for a Volunteer Coordinator to look after our wonderful team of breastfeeding peer support volunteers and to introduce a team of neonatal parent peer support volunteers. The role will also include increasing volunteer support to the families attending across the maternity and paediatric services at Watford General hospital.This is a fixed term 12 month post with the potential to extend. Applications for flexible working will be considered for the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for recruiting, vetting, training, supervising, and coordinating all WACS volunteers across West Herts hospitals. Ensure regular communication with the WACS staff to enable the smooth running of the services.
Identify new opportunities for WACS volunteers across the hospitals, including supporting quality improvement initiatives. Ensure all volunteers are actively engaged every week. Manage the volunteer rotas for WACS volunteers. Ensure monthly key performance indicators (KPIs) are met. Produce Interim and Annual reports for the WACS volunteering.
About us
There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust! Major redevelopment works are due for completion by 2025 or soon after. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.
There are also plans for a digital transformation, new models of care and a multi-storey car park. As well as this, the trust - which won the UK Best Employer Award (Nursing Times 2019) - is applying for teaching hospital status in recognition of its wide and well-renowned role in educating doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help please ask.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Coordination of maternity volunteering, including breastfeeding peer supporters; neonatal volunteering, including peer supporters and the whole paediatrics department volunteers.
- Ensure professional, robust processes for the recruitment and training of these volunteers.
- Ensure supervision and mentorship provided to all WACS volunteers to ensure they are provided with appropriate support to enable them to safely undertake their volunteering roles
- Grow the number of volunteers supporting across all WACS areas to expand the support provided to the hospitals by these teams.
- Identify new opportunities for WACS volunteers across the hospitals, including supporting quality improvement initiatives.
Ensure all volunteers are actively engaged with every week.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Coordination of maternity volunteering, including breastfeeding peer supporters; neonatal volunteering, including peer supporters and the whole paediatrics department volunteers.
- Ensure professional, robust processes for the recruitment and training of these volunteers.
- Ensure supervision and mentorship provided to all WACS volunteers to ensure they are provided with appropriate support to enable them to safely undertake their volunteering roles
- Grow the number of volunteers supporting across all WACS areas to expand the support provided to the hospitals by these teams.
- Identify new opportunities for WACS volunteers across the hospitals, including supporting quality improvement initiatives.
Ensure all volunteers are actively engaged with every week.
Person Specification
Your application will be scored against the Job Description
Essential
- Score 0 = does not meet the person specification, 1 = reserved meets some person specification requirements, 2 = Meets all person specification requirements.
Person Specification
Your application will be scored against the Job Description
Essential
- Score 0 = does not meet the person specification, 1 = reserved meets some person specification requirements, 2 = Meets all person specification requirements.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
