Inpatient Activity Support Volunteer | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	12 September 2025
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	12 October 2025
Location:	Doncaster, DN4 8JS
Company:	Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7478422/376-VOL-082

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for 5 volunteer activity support roles within a new High Dependency Rehabilitation Unit, Phoenix Ward, based at Tickhill Road Hospital in Doncaster.



Volunteers might be expected to engage with the following:

· Engaging with activities with a range of people currently in hospital for either acute mental health difficulties or dementia.

· Be able to tailor their approach to work with the patients at their level of functioning.

To be flexible in their delivery and adapt if patient preference changes.

· Ability to converse with and engage with a wide variety of individuals, including patients with mental health difficulties or dementia, the people around them and staff members.

· Able to follow instructions

· Tidy and methodical

· To be punctual and reliable

· To adhere to the dress code for the area in which they volunteer. To aid recognition by staff, patients, service users and visitors you must wear your ID badge at all times.

· Be able to work as a member of a team.

To behave professionally and treat others with dignity and respect at all times and adhere to the principles of the Trusts Equality and Diversity Policy

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role


This advert closes on Friday 19 Sep 2025

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.