At Healthwatch Kingston there are lots of different ways you can get involved as a volunteer, from speaking to people about their experiences of health and social care to using your skills to support your local Healthwatch office. There are a range of different role types which are listed below.
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.
We have a number of different task groups which are always looking for new volunteers. The task groups hold regular meetings at The Kingston Quaker Centre where they discuss potential enter & view visits, do research into people's experience of health and social care, contribute to the publication of reports and help us identify priority areas to focus on. Our task groups include:
Time required: 5 hours per meeting (plus optional 1-2 hours per month project work)
Our Events Volunteers play a vital role in helping us to do this at community events across the borough.
Events will be carried out at different venues around the borough.
Time required: 2-5 hours per event
Our projects are where we get our teeth into a specific area of health and social care and produce reports which have meaningful recommendations for services and provisions in the borough.
Your role will depend on the project but will involve tasks such as helping us to:
Time required: dependent on project
We are always looking for young people (aged 13 - 18) to get involved and have their say on health and social care topics that are relevant to them. We run a youth programme called Youth Out Loud! which launched on 8 April 2019 and are always looking for more people to join this group.
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.
