Job summary
Purpose of volunteering role:
To support staff to offer gym sessions to adult inpatients atDorothy Pattison's Mental Health Hospital
This is a voluntary role which is unpaid.
Volunteer with Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Volunteering with Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a rewarding way to make a real difference in your local community. Our volunteers play a vital role in supporting patients, carers, and staff across our mental health, learning disability, and community services.
Whether you have time, skills, or simply a passion for helping others, volunteering with us offers the chance to gain valuable experience, build confidence, and be part of a supportive and inclusive NHS team
Main duties of the job
Examples of how you can help us:
About us
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:
Adult and older adult mental health services
Specialist learning disability services
CAMHS
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, after NHS England and NHS Improvement approved the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.
Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for volunteers who have these qualities:
- Hold a Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification that is recognised by CIMPSA.
- Reliability: able to support for a regular volunteer schedule
- Live in the Black Country area, within a reasonable travel distance to site.
- Volunteers must be over 18
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Friendly and welcoming good communication skills, able to speak with clients and staff and build rapport.
- Able to follow confidentiality policy and professional boundaries to keep themselves and patients safe.
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Enthusiasm and desire to help improve experiences of patients and improve wellbeing.
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Computer skills for e-learning training
Our Trust Values:
Caring
We care for everyone as individuals, being compassionate, empathetic and kind with a willingness to help.
Enabling
We enable ourselves and others to act with confidence and authority in order to achieve the best outcome for everyone.
Working Together
We work together in partnership, being inclusive by understanding and valuing others to achieve the best results for everyone in everything we do.
Integrity
We act with transparency and honesty; respecting and valuing others to do the right thing at the right time for everyone.
Were committed to building a workforce and culture that reflects our varied population and to create a culture of belonging. We always engage and involve when making key decisions, regardless of role or level. For example, we have worked closely with staff, patients, community groups and other key partners, in putting together our clinical strategy.
Due to the nature of our work some volunteering roles may be subject to a Standard or Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from volunteering with us; this will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for volunteers who have these qualities:
- Hold a Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification that is recognised by CIMPSA.
- Reliability: able to support for a regular volunteer schedule
- Live in the Black Country area, within a reasonable travel distance to site.
- Volunteers must be over 18
-
Friendly and welcoming good communication skills, able to speak with clients and staff and build rapport.
- Able to follow confidentiality policy and professional boundaries to keep themselves and patients safe.
-
Enthusiasm and desire to help improve experiences of patients and improve wellbeing.
-
Computer skills for e-learning training
Our Trust Values:
Caring
We care for everyone as individuals, being compassionate, empathetic and kind with a willingness to help.
Enabling
We enable ourselves and others to act with confidence and authority in order to achieve the best outcome for everyone.
Working Together
We work together in partnership, being inclusive by understanding and valuing others to achieve the best results for everyone in everything we do.
Integrity
We act with transparency and honesty; respecting and valuing others to do the right thing at the right time for everyone.
Were committed to building a workforce and culture that reflects our varied population and to create a culture of belonging. We always engage and involve when making key decisions, regardless of role or level. For example, we have worked closely with staff, patients, community groups and other key partners, in putting together our clinical strategy.
Due to the nature of our work some volunteering roles may be subject to a Standard or Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from volunteering with us; this will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
Person Specification
values
Essential
- Has Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification that is recognised by CIMPSA, or equivalent
- Live within the Black Country or Birmingham areas, within a reasonable travel distance to our sites
Desirable
- Passion for mental health services
Person Specification
values
Essential
- Has Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification that is recognised by CIMPSA, or equivalent
- Live within the Black Country or Birmingham areas, within a reasonable travel distance to our sites
Desirable
- Passion for mental health services
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).
