Ward Companion

About The Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust Volunteers are a really important part of the team at the Trust, working across our sites, helping us do more.

At Hillingdon and Mount Vernon, giving your time helps make a big difference to our patients’ lives. Having volunteers enables us to do more, whether that is time to spend with patients, or helping give our teams extra capacity. Volunteers are vital in helping the Trust deliver the highest quality healthcare possible to our many patients. Volunteering is also an excellent opportunity for people to give back to their local hospital and to help make a real difference.

Key result areas:

• Increased interaction with patients.
• Reducing boredom.
• Reducing the anxiety of patients and improving their mental well-being.
• Improved hydration and nutrition of patients.

Practical Considerations: Volunteers in this role must be aged over 18 and not in full-time education.

This is not a ‘work experience placement’, refer to guidance before applying. If you are in full-time education please no need to apply.

What we expect from you:

- Commitment of at least one shift of 4 hours per week, for a minimum period of 6 months or 96 hours consecutively. Please do not apply if you cannot commit to this.

• Volunteers are needed Monday - Friday, between 10am and 5pm.

• Participation in the training relevant to your role and confidential discussion of any reasonable adjustments required to meet your needs.

• Full compliance with your training and relevant hospital policies including: Infection Control, Health & Safety, Fire Safety, Security, Confidentiality and others as required.

• To live our CARES values through your volunteering role at The Hillingdon NHS Foundation Trust: Communication, Attitude, Responsibility, Equity and Safety