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Voluntary Services Engagement Facilitator
| Posting date: | 01 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 August 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL6 8DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9216-25-1003 |
Summary
PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Recruit volunteers in line with the Trusts recruitment policies and processes, providing assurance to the Voluntary Services Coordinator, to include: a. Selection meetings (face to face and virtual) b. Occupational health checks c. Reference checks d. ID checks e. DBS checks f. Induction and training (face to face/virtual/handout) 2. Supervise the volunteer placements, liaising with staff as appropriate and in line with policy and process, and maintain good working relationships with the volunteers. 3. Support the Voluntary Services Administrator to ensure relevant training and induction for volunteers is undertaken, recorded and kept up to date within agreed timescales. 4. Provide manual handling training to those volunteers who are required to push patients in wheelchairs, as well as any other training within the remit of the role, including dementia awareness. 5. Ensure that new roles meet the needs of UHP staff, volunteers, and patients. 6. Monitor the suitability of both established and new volunteer roles in liaison with key staff and ensure that all roles remain fit for purpose through a regular system of monitoring, evaluation and review, providing assurance to the Voluntary Services Manager. 7. Work with the Voluntary Services Coordinator to develop existing volunteer capacity, e.g., increase the number of volunteering hours, offer existing volunteers opportunities in new roles and regular review of existing roles to updates tasks included. 8. Work closely and collaboratively with the Volunteer Services team and wider Patient Services team. 9. Ensure effective promotion of new roles to recruit new volunteers to ensure that the capacity for volunteering support at UHP is sustainable.