Are you friendly, dependable and interested in working as part of a team within NHS Grampian?
Do you have a couple of hours a week to spare?
Volunteering is a rewarding way to spend your spare time and we’d love to hear from you!

Did you know? … People who volunteer:

• have an increased sense of well-being
• feel that they are contributing to someone else’s well-being
• participate in a wider social life
• increase their knowledge of health
• learn new skills
• get relevant training
• learn from and are supported by NHS staff
• gain experience in an NHS environment

Routine voluntary services across NHS Grampian were suspended in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic. We are now looking to remobilise our voluntary services across the organisation and are seeking volunteers to help support our service across Grampian.

Our current opportunities can be found via this page and will be updated on a regular basis as we introduce new volunteering opportunities. We have no upper age limit and a minimum age requirement of 16 years of age for most opportunities.

Pictured are some of the individuals who volunteer
with the Community Chaplaincy Listening Service.

What will we offer you?

• We will pay your travelling expenses
• We will provide you with the necessary induction & training relevant to your role
• We will provide you with a rewarding volunteering experience supporting the health of your local community.
• We will provide you with ongoing support of a nominated Volunteer Co-ordinator.

In return as a volunteer you will be required to:

• Undertake any relevant training required for your role
• Complete the relevant induction and training required for your chosen role
• Commit to the minimum required for that role
• Provide details of two referees
• Undergo a ‘Disclosure’ check at a level required for the volunteering role
• Sign a confidentiality clause
• Participate in an individual risk assessment and any risk discussion relating to safe placement of volunteers post pandemic

What you need to do next

We offer a wide range of volunteering roles across Grampian, including:

• Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen
• The Oaks Palliative Day Care Unit, Elgin
• Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin
• Rosewell House, Aberdeen
• Emergency Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
• Wards Support, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
• Roxburghe House
• Breastfeeding Peer Support (various locations)
• Community Chaplaincy Listening Service (various locations)
• Chaplaincy support across hospital sites

Have a browse of the opportunities we currently have and details of how to apply with be included for each role:

Current Volunteering Vacancies

Training

The core values of NHS Grampian are Caring, Listening, Improving.

Embedding these values in everything that we do is an important part of our vision to improve health and reduce inequalities; deliver high quality care in the right place; involve our patients, public, staff and partners; and develop and empower our staff. Providing appropriate training and support to our volunteers underpins those values and helps us provide a rewarding volunteering experience within a safe environment for staff and volunteers to provide the highest standard of care to our patients.

Volunteers will be expected to complete any training relevant to their role and in return they will be supported through induction and orientation and have the support of a nominated Volunteer Co-ordinator throughout their placement. Learning will be offered in a variety of methods, some online and our colleagues in Learning & Development are available to support any volunteer that may require additional support to complete any aspect of learning.

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact Us

If you have any queries or would like to find out more, please e-mail gram.volunteer@nhs.scot

Volunteers' Week 2022 Theme: Thank You!

The main focus and theme for this years campaign remains ‘Thank You’ to all volunteers.

As you know, volunteers are always active at the heart of every UK community, even more so over the last few difficult years, so this Volunteers’ Week is an opportunity to take time to thank volunteers for all they contribute to our local communities, the voluntary sector and society as a whole. It’s about celebrating the huge range of people who give their time in so many ways.

Click the image below (or use this link) to read our messages of thanks to volunteers working across NHS Grampian:

 

Published: 12/06/2023 16:16