Year 12 and 13 - Summer volunteering opportunities with the NHS

 Our programme is now in its successful 3rd year and was initiated by the Volunteering Team of The Northern Care Alliance. From feedback and questionnaires we realised many students 16+ who had completed their exams, were looking for experience in the NHS during the few summer months before they resume their studies in September. Our programme has grown year on year and last year we recruited over 200 students across our 4 sites, Salford, Bury, Rochdale and Oldham. We are proud of our retention, many of the students now slotting shifts around their college weekly timetables.

Snapshot of last year Summer 60 Student’s successes.

• Helping on busy wards.
• Supporting patients on a newly opened Dementia Ward in the activity room
• Laminating and distributing patient support booklets for families and staff to use.
• Wayfinding visitors/patients
• Wheelchair assistance.
• Helping housekeepers on wards with drinks for patients.
• Opportunity to attend round table discussions with doctors and consultants.
• Supporting small North Care Charity Events
• Catering team assistance when needed.
• Feedback collation from visitors, patients, and staff.

As you can imagine places for this experience are in demand and so our ask of the students is:

• To attend a small recruitment event during the Easter Holiday break with relevant I.D.
• Commitment to volunteering for a minimum of 60 hours over the summer of 2024.
• Flexible with availability
• If accepted onto the programme, complete any relevant training prior to starting.
• Attend regular shifts at their chosen site.

What ideally, we aim for S60 students to achieve are:

• to grow in confidence
• to meet other students
• to learn new skills
• and to have fun!

Here's the link to apply:
https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicEnterprise/215d08b6-a6f9-4ad5-9475-539ba1261e31
Deadline: 15 March