St Oswald's Hospice - Volunteering (Current Opportunities)
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Want hands-on experience that boosts your CV and helps your community? Join St Oswald’s Hospice volunteering — explore clinical, retail, horticulture or logistics roles, build practical skills, connect with professionals and show commitment for uni or job applications.
St Oswald’s Hospice currently advertises a wide range of volunteer roles across hospice and retail services. Opportunities include clinical-support roles (e. g.
Lymphoedema Volunteers, Bereavement Support), specialist roles (Podiatry Volunteer, Hairdressing Volunteer), horticulture and maintenance (Gardening, Facilities Volunteer), and retail and logistics roles (Shop Volunteer, Vinted Volunteer, Van Crew, Volunteer Book Scanner, eBay Sales Assistant, Sorting Volunteer and Donation Point Receptionist). Role descriptions and application forms are available for download on the site.
Many roles offer flexible hours and full training where required; some roles seek specific skills or qualifications (for example, qualified podiatrists or experienced hairdressers). The Bereavement Support Volunteer training is a 9-part programme run over eight weeks; recruitment is open for the May 2026 cohort (training runs on Wednesdays 09:30-12:30 starting 6 May 2026).
Locations include the Hospice, Gosforth clinics and the Retail Hub/Ouseburn (NE1), with roles sometimes based at Kingston Park or other local sites. To apply, download the relevant role description and return the completed volunteer application form to volunteer@stoswaldsuk.
org. Role-specific contacts (e. g.
AnnTraynor@stoswaldsuk. org, Ouseburn@stoswaldsuk. org, brendahodgson@stoswaldsuk.
org) are listed on role pages for enquiries.
06 May 2026
Bereavement training cohort (May 2026 start)
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- Application forms must be completed specifically for the available volunteering opportunities shown on this page.
- Some roles require professional qualifications or experience where specified (e.g. Podiatry Volunteer: qualified podiatrist).
- Hairdressing Volunteers: experienced hairdressers or barbers (able to commit one day a month).
- Bereavement Support Volunteers: commitment of around 12 months and attendance at a 9-part training programme (runs over 8 weeks).
- Van Crew and other collection/delivery roles are physically demanding - physical capability for manual handling is desirable.
- Some retail and hub roles require reliable attendance and basic IT / admin skills (e.g. Volunteer Administrator, eBay/Vinted roles).
- Roles and availability vary by location; check role description for specific requirements.
Volunteer roles are unpaid. The Bakery Collection Volunteer role: travel costs are reimbursed. Full training is provided for roles that require it (for example bereavement support training).
No fee to volunteer. Downloadable role descriptions and application form are provided on the website. Travel costs reimbursed for the Bakery Collection Volunteer role where stated.
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