Job summary
Youth Volunteer Coordinator
Bart's Health Trust is seeking a passionate and innovative Volunteer Coordinator to help develop and deliver a bespoke youth volunteer programme at Newham University and Royal London Hospitals.
This is an exciting role with varied activities and a chance to learn new skills. You will be exposed to new people and play a role in developing the youth volunteer offer to meet and match changing demands.
Main duties of the job
Volunteers play an integral part in delivering our services here at Bart Health Trust and with your help we believe that volunteers can add so much value to the experience of patients and visitors whilst improving the life chances of the young people participating as volunteers.
We are looking for someone who can really help to strengthen and build upon the current volunteer programme and specifically the offer for young people volunteering so that we can do even more for our patients and volunteers.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to be flexible and be able to travel to different hospital sites as well as demonstrate good people skills including lived experience as a volunteer and an understanding of coordinating and working with young people. You will also be involved in helping us develop our external networks so will need excellent communication skills.
If you are as passionate as we are about supporting young people to gain skills and knowledge whilst helping patients and like the idea of a busy, challenging and varied role then we would love to hear from you.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to be flexible and be able to travel to different hospital sites as well as demonstrate good people skills including lived experience as a volunteer and an understanding of coordinating and working with young people. You will also be involved in helping us develop our external networks so will need excellent communication skills.
If you are as passionate as we are about supporting young people to gain skills and knowledge whilst helping patients and like the idea of a busy, challenging and varied role then we would love to hear from you.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualification to a Level 4 standard or the equivalent experience
Desirable
- A degree or similar qualification in HR or business management
- Clinical Qualification such as HCA
Experience
Essential
- Experience of using various Software packages and databases
- Experience of working with volunteers and voluntary/charitable organisations
- Demonstrable experience of working with young people from all sectors of the community
Desirable
- Clinical experience
- Experience of working in a demanding environment with changing priorities and demands
- Experience of working in the NHS (including as a volunteer)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the voluntary sector
- Knowledge of cultural sensitivities
- Knowledge of policies in relation to volunteering
Desirable
- Knowledge of the NHS and volunteering in the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills Computer skills including: MS office, Microsoft Teams and databases
Desirable
- Emotional intelligence and the ability to manage conflicting and challenging interactions with people
Other
Essential
- Able to deal with conflicting priorities and demands
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualification to a Level 4 standard or the equivalent experience
Desirable
- A degree or similar qualification in HR or business management
- Clinical Qualification such as HCA
Experience
Essential
- Experience of using various Software packages and databases
- Experience of working with volunteers and voluntary/charitable organisations
- Demonstrable experience of working with young people from all sectors of the community
Desirable
- Clinical experience
- Experience of working in a demanding environment with changing priorities and demands
- Experience of working in the NHS (including as a volunteer)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the voluntary sector
- Knowledge of cultural sensitivities
- Knowledge of policies in relation to volunteering
Desirable
- Knowledge of the NHS and volunteering in the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills Computer skills including: MS office, Microsoft Teams and databases
Desirable
- Emotional intelligence and the ability to manage conflicting and challenging interactions with people
Other
Essential
- Able to deal with conflicting priorities and demands
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
