The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Volunteering
Create a free account to applySupport patients, visitors and staff across hospital sites: welcome people, give directions, offer ward companionship or try specialist roles such as patient or buggy driving.
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust offers a wide range of volunteering opportunities across its hospital sites, giving people the chance to support patients, visitors and staff in both clinical and non-clinical settings. Volunteers can help to welcome people, provide directions, answer general queries, support patients on wards, assist with admin tasks, and offer reassurance and companionship to people using the Trust’s services.
There are also more specialist roles, including patient driver and buggy driver volunteering, as well as opportunities to support phone calls, wellbeing checks, patient experience groups and the League of Friends. Full training and support are provided for many roles, and some routes offer extra development such as an in-house Volunteer to Career programme for people who want to build experience towards a future NHS career.
The Trust also supports Duke of Edinburgh volunteering and offers external opportunities for younger volunteers who are not yet old enough for in-hospital roles.
Bronze, Silver or Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award
February 2027
Volunteer to Career cohort
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- Volunteers within the hospitals must be aged 16 or above.
- Volunteers within the hospitals must be enrolled on a Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.
- If you are aged 14 to 15, external volunteer opportunities such as fundraising for the hospital charity may be available.
- Volunteer to Career participants need to have an interest in a career within the NHS.
- Volunteer to Career participants must complete a minimum of 50 hours volunteering.
- Volunteer to Career participants need to attend 5 evening training sessions.
- League of Friends volunteers are looking for people aged 16 and upwards.
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