Volunteer roles
Volunteer roles are regularly reviewed based on service need and volunteer experience.
We promote volunteering and seek new opportunities for volunteers.
We promote diversity and inclusion in volunteering, striving to be flexible to maximise opportunities for volunteers.
Current volunteer opportunities
- Meal Time Monitoring Volunteer – Observing the process and ensure protected mealtimes (lunch and dinner) are supported.
- Meet and Greet Volunteer – Welcoming people to the Hospital and helping direct them to the appropriate departments and people.
- Outpatient Support Volunteer – Escorting patients who are attending various departments during their hospital appointment.
- Pastoral Care Volunteer/Patient Visitor – Supporting the work of the Spiritual Care and Wellbeing service.
- Patient Forums/Research Groups – Supporting, influencing and shaping Board policies and practices to ensure consistent development and delivery of effective, efficient and high quality health care services.
- Patient Peer Support Volunteer – Supporting patients within the Cardiothoracic and National Services Division before and after surgery.
- Quality Walk Round Volunteer – Capturing direct patient experience through questionnaires or audits to continually improve/complement the Board’s quality of service.
- Sensory Care Volunteer – Providing support to patients with hearing loss and supporting patients with other sensory impairments.
- Welcome/Self Check-in Guide Volunteer - To welcome patients, families and visitors to The Eye Centre and offer help, direction and reassurance when using the self check-in kiosks.
- Young Student Volunteering Programme (in partnership with West Dunbartonshire Council’s Education Department) – Providing Employability Skills to sixth year school pupils wanting to work in healthcare (e.g. Medicine, Nursing).
