Become a volunteer

Volunteering at HHFT is about more than giving time. It’s about making a difference to people in our community and doing so because you care.

When you become a volunteer, you become a crucial part of Team HHFT. You work alongside our skilled staff members to provide invaluable support in your choice of so many areas within our hospitals, helping us provide outstanding care to our patients.

Our brilliant volunteer force is as diverse as the patients we care for, with those in our team as young as 17! Whatever your experience, skill or knowledge, there’s a role at HHFT for you.

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Why volunteer at HHFT?

Becoming a volunteer is an opportunity to make a difference, to give something back and enjoy new experiences within our workforce.

As a volunteer, you’ll:

Meet and learn with new, likeminded others
Make an important contribution to patient care
Use and develop skills and experience
Be supporting your local hospital through giving your time

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What does volunteering involve?

Our volunteers work in many areas throughout our trust across sites in Basingstoke, Winchester, Andover and Alton, from providing support on our wards to assisting in our charity’s fundraising events!

Your role could be providing a cheery welcome in outpatients, showing a visitor how to reach a ward, having a bedside conversation with a patient or assisting at mealtime. It could be supporting a patient to find information, helping out in our maternity wards or setting up a fundraising stand at a local event. At HHFT, there’s a role for everyone.

With many of our roles there is great flexibility in which hours you put in, be it daytime, evening or weekends. For roles within our hospitals, we ask that you are able to make a regular commitment of as little as two hours per week, with an intention to stay with us for six months or more. For roles within our charity team, there is no weekly commitment. Instead, you will be able to choose whether to opt-in or out when fundraising events, activities and opportunities arise!

Becoming a volunteer

When you become a volunteer at HHFT, you'll go through our simple 4-step process below. Please note, volunteers under 18 years of age must provide written permission of a parent/guardian.

Complete an application form - View and apply for available roles here.
Come in for a chat - Our friendly volunteer team will invite you in for an informal interview to find out more about you and help to work out where your volunteer journey begins.
Eligibility & health checks - All volunteer positions are subject to satisfactory background checks (where applicable), receipt of satisfactory references and completion of any required health assessments.
Induction & additional training - Completion of mandatory induction or training relevant to the role.

Interested in becoming a volunteer? Click here to apply!

FAQs

Our volunteer force is as diverse as the patients we care for. Our volunteers are aged from 17 upwards, with a variety of skills and experience.

Although we are very flexible, volunteers need to be able to commit to two to three hours a week for a minimum of six months. You will need to complete an application form and attend an informal interview.

Volunteer positions are subject to satisfactory background checks (where applicable), completion of any required health assessments, participation in mandatory induction or training, and receipt of satisfactory references.

Volunteers under 18 years must have the written permission of a parent/guardian.

Catchment area:

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Volunteering is not the same as work experience and does not include shadowing, clinical observations or short-term placements. If you are interested in work experience please contact WorkExperience@hhft.nhs.uk

Contact details

To contact our volunteers team, please call the relevant number below or email to volunteers@hhft.nhs.uk

Andover War Memorial Hospital 01962 825446
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital 01256 486763
Royal Hampshire County Hospital 01962 825446
Palliative care volunteering 01264 835293

Interested in becoming a volunteer?

Click here to apply