Volunteering

Opportunities for all

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• FAQs

  Please click here to download our FAQs and answers.

• Current volunteering opportunities

  Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The volunteering window is currently closed, but please keep an eye out on this page for future notifications on new volunteer roles within our hospitals.

  Please note: Voluntary Services does not arrange work experience placements. If you are interested in work experience, email: work.experience@bthft.nhs.uk

• Who can apply to be a volunteer?

  Anyone aged 17 and over can apply to become a volunteer. There is no upper age limit. We welcome people with disabilities and people from all cultures and backgrounds. We don’t ask for qualifications – all that we ask is that applicants are fit and well enough to undertake the volunteer role of their choice and that they have a genuine interest in helping others.

  We provide the necessary training and support and view our young volunteers as the potential NHS workforce of the future. Usual practice involves coming in to volunteer once a week for two-to-three hours, on the same day and at the same time each week.

  Please bear in mind that recruitment takes place two-to-three months prior to commencing a volunteer placement.

• Volunteers aged 25 or over

  People aged 25 years and over tend to be the volunteers who stay with us on a long-term basis.

  Volunteers in this age group are welcome to apply during any one of our recruitment phases, providing they are fit and well enough to undertake the role they have chosen, but must be able to commit to a minimum of six months. Many stay for much longer!

• Volunteers aged 17-25

  Anyone aged 17 or over is very welcome to apply to become a volunteer at Bradford Teaching Hospitals. Most young people apply to become a volunteer because they have an interest in working within healthcare as a doctor, nurse, or allied health professional, or within one of the many non-clinical support roles such as porters or catering assistants.

  While it is not possible to volunteer in all of these areas, our Patient Support Scheme provides a good introduction to working within a hospital setting, and volunteers will be able to relate much of their experience to their prospective career.

  Other volunteer roles beneficial to students and other young people include hospital radio and the play assistant role. Volunteering within Guiding Services is also a good way to improve knowledge of NHS services and build confident communication skills.

  Young volunteers must be able to commit to a full, consecutive period of six months.

• Apply

  Applicants will be selected using the process detailed on the ‘Completing your application form page’. All applicants will be shortlisted from information provided on the application form and, if successful, invited to a group interview. Applicants successfully shortlisted from the group interviews will be required to attend a final assessment/induction.

  Completing your application form

  Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The volunteering window is currently closed, but please keep an eye out on this page for future notifications on new volunteer roles within our hospitals.

  Please note: Voluntary Services does not arrange work experience placements. If you are interested in work experience, email: work.experience@bthft.nhs.uk

  If you would like to volunteer in any of our tea bars at BRI or St Luke’s please  email volunteer.information@bthft.nhs.uk.

  Please note that these roles are available Monday to Friday 9-4 only.

  Many thanks for your interest in volunteering with us.

  Contact Us
  Voluntary Services Department
  Main Corridor, Level One
  Bradford Royal Infirmary
  Duckworth Lane
  Bradford
  BD9 6RJ

  Email: Volunteer.Information@bthft.nhs.uk

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