Job overview

Volunteer Opportunity: Join the NHS and continue serving your local community.   

Are you a Veteran looking for a new way to serve your community? UHN invites you to join our team or Volunteers and make meaningful impact. Your military experience has equipped you with unique skills, dedication and a strong sense of duty - these qualities are invaluable to our hospitals. 

We are looking for people for 6 specific volunteer roles within the Trust.
• Ward Volunteer 
• A&E Volunteer (Over 18’s) 
• Response Volunteer
• Breastfeeding Peer Support (Milk and You) Volunteer
• Spiritual and Pastoral Care (Chaplaincy) Volunteer 
• Radio Volunteer
Please clearly state in your supporting statement which role you are interested in.

IMPORTANT - When you apply, in your supporting information please include the following:
• Which role do you want to do and why?
• Why do you want to volunteer at the hospital?
** Please note: If applicants do not meet the criteria, then the application will not be shortlisted. **

Our volunteers are an invaluable part of the hospital team. When you Volunteer with us, you help to improve patient experience through supporting staff with patient care.

Main duties of the job

Ward Volunteer - Spending time with patients providing a listening ear and engaging in friendly conversation as appropriate, demonstrate respect & sensitivity to all individuals.

A&E Volunteer (Over 18's) - Provide directional support to guide patients to the correct areas within A&E and other parts of the hospital, chat, engage with patients,  ensuring stock for staff i.e. alcohol wipes

Response Volunteer - This role will involve working across all departments, i.e. Collecting and delivering notes / swabs / medication / equipment, running errands from various departments / wards.

Spiritual and Pastoral Care (Chaplaincy) Volunteer - To complement the work of our Hospital Spiritual and Pastoral Care team, the Chaplains are 
fortunate to have a group of Spiritual and Pastoral Care volunteers who visit our wards / A&E.

Radio Volunteer - Join KGH Radio as a voluntary member, carrying out production of radio programmes, visiting wards to collect requests and participating in fund raising.

Why Volunteer?

• Continue your mission of service by helping improve the lives of others.
• Apply your skills in communication 
• Make a tangible difference in your local community 
• Be part of a respected institution

Working for our organisation

Kettering General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. 

Our Excellence Values 

Compassion 

Respect 

Integrity 

Courageous 

Accountable 

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.