Clinical Lead - Volunteer to Career Project - Band 6

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented clinician, with a passion for widening participation, to lead a project in the design of a Volunteer to Career programme.

The Royal United Hospitals Bath, NHS Foundation Trust, has recently been awarded a grant from Health Education England. The RUH was one of fifteen trusts chosen as an expansion of the successful Volunteer to Career Programme run in conjunction with Helpforce*. The strategic aim of the VtC programme is to positively impact NHS workforce recruitment needs, at a local level, through the design of Volunteer to Career (VtC) initiatives.

*Helpforce is a charity working with the NHS and health and care organisations to increase volunteering opportunities and accelerate their impact.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will lead a project to increase the number of volunteers who have an interest in pursuing a career in health and care after their volunteering experience. They will design and deliver a project focused on the development of the Volunteer to Career initiative and pathways which meets the identified needs of the hospital and the community it serves.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more aboutliving and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about ourextensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future withthe landmark Dyson Cancer Centreand ourpassion for research.