Volunteer Adult Mental Health Support Worker

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for 6 people to add value to Sandpiper Adult Mental Health Inpatient ward in Rotherham.

Here at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to providing volunteering opportunities for people who are passionate about giving back to their local community. As a volunteer, we require your positive energy, skills, and commitment to help us to enhance the experience for our patients, visitors and staff.

We are looking for dedicated volunteers of all ages and backgrounds to make a unique and valuable contribution to our Trust by carrying out various tasks which support staff in their clinical duties or offer additional help and activities for service users.

In offering your time in volunteering you will be given all out of pocket expenses and support will be offered if needed. If you think you could offer at least four hours per week, please consider giving your time to help our patients.

Not only do our volunteers share their time and expertise to make a difference, in turn, our volunteers have opportunities to meet new people and become part of a team, gain experience, learn new skills and gain satisfaction from knowing they are making a difference to the work of the ward.

Wherever they are and in whichever role they choose to offer their help, both the Trust and those who use our services are extremely grateful for the time that volunteers give.

Main duties of the job

Our volunteers can choose from a range of activities that reflect their own particular skills and interests, such as helping out on the ward with social or recreational activities, or helping in our gardens.

Tocarry out various tasks which support staff in their clinical duties or offer additional help and activities for service users.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q