Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust welcomes volunteers on all hospital sites and in many of its departments and wards.
We are pleased to have volunteers perform a wide variety of tasks and roles, which complement the provision of clinical care whilst also providing assistance to patients, visitors and staff.
All volunteers must follow the Trust’s guidelines on recruiting volunteers and undertake checks deemed necessary before commencing any voluntary work.
Applications will only be considered from volunteers who live in the Wigan Borough.
The application process can take up to two months to complete. The Trust considers voluntary work to be a serious commitment and requires all volunteers to be able to commit to at least 6 months of voluntary work after completing the application process. On going commitment is required as all volunteers are requested to attend an annual training programme once every 12 months. This includes Fire Lecture, Health and Safety, Infection Control and Information Governance.
Volunteer Roles
The roles are:
Ward Volunteers - session times are flexible to suit the ward and volunteer
Reception/Help desk -set session times depending on location of help desk
Departments and Clinics - sessions are flexible depending upon duties carried out
Other roles include:
Hospital radio: two stations one based at Leigh Infirmary and the other at Wrightington Hospital
League of Friends Tea Bar at Wrightington Hospital
Types of Volunteers
There are two categories of volunteers:
We welcome applications to become a volunteer at any time throughout the year however, applications for a Student Volunteer Programme can only be accepted between the two time periods below.
Please note however, that we not accepting any more student enquiries at this time but will be considering enquiries from Jan 2012.
1. Initial enquiries will be accepted between January to February each year and applicants will be required to obtain signatures from parent/guardian and school representative where applicable.
Application Forms must be completed and returned before the end of February in order to attend Induction Training in March/April in preparation of commencing duties during summer months of June onwards.
2. Initial enquiries will be accepted between September to October and applicants will be required to obtain signatures from parent/guardian and school representative where applicable.
Application Forms must be completed and returned before the end of October in order to attend Induction Training November/December in preparation of commencing duties during Christmas holidays and thereafter.
Contact Voluntary Services at the Trust
Celia Topping
Voluntary Services Manager
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Tel: 01942 822509
Email: celia.topping@wwl.nhs.uk