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Job overview

We are looking to recruit friendly and approachable people to volunteer in the Newcastle Hospitals Charity  pop-up retail shop located in the atrium of the Great North Children' Hospital at the Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital. 

Previous retail experience would be beneficial but is not essential as training and support will be provided. 

Main duties of the job

You’ll be responsible for maintaining the smooth running of the shop, welcoming customers, managing payments, and ensuring that the displays are topped up and look attractive.

Working for our organisation

The Great North Children's Hospital (GNCH) at the RVI in Newcastle is one of the 4 largest children's hospitals in the UK. GNCH cares for poorly or injured children from Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside and Northumberland and also provides highly specialised care for all children in the North East and North Cumbria with severe or long-term illnesses. As an internationally leading research Centre, clinicians at GNCH work side by side with research staff to constantly improve treatments for all childhood diseases.

Newcastle Hospitals Charity helps our hospitals go further by making a positive difference for all of the patients, staff and communities at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Our charity supports initiatives that help to improve health and wellbeing through compassionate and innovative healthcare, education and research.

All proceeds from the GNCH pop-up shop go to fund important initiatives over and above the standard services provided by the GNCH and the Trust as a whole.

Important note on completion of the application form

REFERENCES: Candidates are required to provide the address, telephone number and work email address of at least TWO referees, who should be either a current or former employer, senior work colleague, teacher, tutor or person of good standing in the community, and certify that they have known you for a minimum of 3 years prior to the date of application.  PLEASE NOTE: That we cannot accept references from Friends or Family members and must request work/professional email addresses are provided for referees.

EMAIL: All correspondence to you will be made via email, therefore please ensure that you check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox.