Our job is to listen to what you have to say about health and social care. When you need help, we're here to support you.
About the Organisation
Healthwatch Calderdale are committed to trying to make changes to health and social care services that reflect the needs of the people in the local community. In order to do that, we establish projects looking in to the key concerns and issues that have been reported to us by the general public. We need the assistance of volunteers to make sure we are finding out as much about the public’s opinion as we can. We need volunteers to go out into their communities and talk to their family and friends to gather feedback, positive or needing improvement, about health and social care services. This will help Healthwatch Kirklees & Healthwatch Calderdale to have greater reach and a better understanding of the important problems across services in these areas, so we can commit our time to doing the work on the issues that really matter to the people of Calderdale.
As a Community Engagement & Outreach Volunteer, you can help us to understand what people think about Health and Social Care services in Kirklees/Calderdale. You can do this by speaking to your friends, family and colleagues about what they think about their GP, dentist, hospital services, pharmacy, opticians. Do they have a relative in a care home, what quality of service do they receive there? We will sometimes ask you for your own views on particular issues that we are working on. We also ask for your help in promoting Healthwatch at events and to your own communities to increase people’s awareness of what we can do. We hope to improve services in Kirklees and Calderdale
What are we looking for?
What will you get from us?
Individuals with a smile who want to help and who are friendly and approachable! Could this be you, Are you our new volunteer?
We are looking for volunteers with good communication skills or who would like to improve these skills. Are you an individual who wants to make sure everyone's voices are heard by listening to their experiences of using services in the NHS such as GP services, Dental services, or Hospital services? This opportunity is for anyone aged 16+ from various communities.
Do you have an interest in Health and Social care We are looking for volunteers who have ANY or all these qualities.
People aged 16+ from various communities
A flexible volunteering opportunity with full induction and training. You will receive regular supervision, support and development in a caring environment.
You will gain valuable experience speaking to your local community and working together this staff members and volunteers as a team.
We will do our best to make reasonable adjustments to support you to make it a volunteering opportunity that you will enjoy.
Other support we can offer is, we reimburse you for volunteering travel, we are happy to provide references after you have completed 25 hours or over.
It is important to us for you to feel appreciated and part of our team and we strive to do this.
When do we need you?
Additional Requirements
We are recruiting now for this role.
For more information contact Katherine Sharp via email katherine.sharp@healthwatchkirklees.co.uk or telephone 01924 450379
Interested in this volunteering opportunity?
For more information contact Katherine Sharp via email katherine.sharp@healthwatchkirklees.co.uk or telephone 01924 450379 . We look forward to hearing from you soon.
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