There are lots of different ways you can get involved as a Healthwatch volunteer, from speaking to people about their experiences of health and social care to using your skills to support your local Healthwatch office.
Whether you want to help give a voice to people in your community or develop your professional skills in a health and social care environment, there are many benefits of volunteering for us.
Our volunteers play a vital role speaking to local people about their experiences and giving them opportunities to share their views and ideas for how services can improve. Many of our volunteers spend time in our community finding out what people think of local services and raising awareness of Healthwatch.
Contact us for more information on our Community Listeners and Influencers Role Description and the Public Representative Role Description.
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We train some of our volunteers to visit health and social care services and report on people's experiences. You might be observing the service, gathering the views of patients, residents and staff, and contributing to reports which highlight your findings.
Contact us for more information about our Service Assessors Role Description for more information.
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Some volunteers get involved with analysing national and local health and social care policy and issues, to identify the possible impact on the local community. They also draft responses to relevant policy consultations to influence service design and delivery, using the information and experiences shared by the local community.
Others assist us with analysing the information and data we gather when we are listening to the local community; enabling us to produce useful reports about our findings.
Contact us for more information about the Policy Assistant and Information Analyst Role Descriptions.
As a volunteer, you could be attending community events to raise awareness of Healthwatch and encourage people to share their feedback on health and social care in our community.
Contact us for more information about our Community Listeners and Influencers Role Description.
Volunteering with us is a great way to sharpen your existing skills and develop new ones. A volunteer position can help provide useful experience for your CV as well as giving you an opportunity to learn and improve on your areas of interest such as design and marketing, planning and administration or leading a project.
Contact us for more information about our Communications and Digital Support Assistant Role Description.
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