Volunteer with us
With multiple sites throughout Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull, our volunteer opportunities could be close to your home and close to your heart.
We offer a world of volunteer opportunities across our services, which include mental health, learning disability and autism, integrated children's services, and corporate services.
Join us to gain valuable NHS experience alongside a community dedicated to empowering people to live a brighter, more fulfilled and more independent future.
Locations of volunteer roles
We are based out of more than 40 sites in Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull. If you live in or nearby our areas, you're likely not far from an opportunity to make a difference. Our main locations are:
- Caludon Centre, Coventry
- St Michael's Hospital, Warwick
- Woodloes House, Warwick
- Manor Hospital site, Nuneaton
- Brooklands Hospital, Solihull
- Stratford Healthcare, Stratford- upon-Avon
- The Railings, Rugby
- St Mary's Lodge, Leamington Spa
Types of volunteer roles
There are lots of different roles available, and we will support you to find the right fit. Some examples of our roles include:
- admin support
- ward roles
- activity volunteer
- café assistant
- chaplaincy volunteer
- volunteer driver
- collecting patient and carer feedback
Benefits of volunteering
There are many benefits to volunteering. Our volunteers tell us they do it to:
- give back to the local community and make a difference
- learn about the NHS and British culture
- find community and shared purpose
- network with other likeminded people
- build confidence, skills and knowledge
- gain careers experience
- feel a part of a community.
As well as knowing you will make a difference in people's lives, our volunteers can access a range of benefits, including:
- online training
- application advice and support for future roles
- opportunities to attend CWPT events and award ceremonies
- joining our volunteers network
- access to NHS discounts through Blue Light Card and other schemes.
Apply to be a volunteer
Becoming a volunteer takes just 4 simple steps, and our dedicated Volunteer Service will support you every step of the way.
1
Reach out to our Volunteer Service
Email volunteer@covwarkpt.nhs.uk and we'll discuss your interests and goals.
2
Complete an application
Once we've identified a role that we think will be the right fit, we'll support you to complete an application.
3
Attend an interview
If your application is successful, we'll invite you for interview.
4
Start volunteering
After completing recruitment checks, we'll arrange your start date and enrol you on any relevant online training, so you can start making a difference.
Things to consider before applying
We ask all our volunteers to commit to a minimum of 3 hours per week for a minimum of 6 months. This is to ensure continuity of care for our services and for our service users. For more information about volunteering, see our frequently asked questions.
Meet our volunteers
Our community of volunteers is 60 people strong and growing. Meet some of our incredible volunteers who give their time and skills at CWPT.
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Making a difference with Carole Brooksbank
For International Volunteer Day, we caught up with Carole Brooksbank, one of our friendly volunteers ready to greet patients, their friends and family, and staff at St Michael's Hospital café in Warwick. The hospital provides inpatient mental health care and Carole was inspired to start volunteering when a close family member was an inpatient nine years ago.
Carole says: "My favourite thing is the warm welcome I get from staff and patients who are always pleased to see me and grateful for all I do. Chatting to them and showing interest and kindness is another thing I enjoy."
Carole is a part of a team of volunteers, and her responsibilities include opening the café, restocking and welcoming customers. Carole says it is important to be adaptable, listen to people and always be compassionate when you meet new people, whoever they are. Some people take comfort in speaking to the café volunteers, she says: not everyone has money and sometimes a chat is all that is needed.
Volunteering gives me a great sense of my own wellbeing, I leave feeling I have made a difference. I would recommend it to people for that reason. Volunteering has taught me never to judge anyone or assume you know anything about their story. Be kind, don't be difficult, and go out of your way to help.
We'd like to say a big thank you to our volunteers like Carole, today and every day!
If you'd like to join the St Michael's Hospital Café volunteer team, we would love to hear from you. Please email volunteer@covwarkpt.nhs.uk to express an interest.
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