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What can I do as a volunteer?

We have a variety of roles to suit, depending on your personal interests and how much you want to get involved. Some roles offer a regular schedule while others are project based and will vary.

Current Volunteer Roles

Here are the volunteer roles that we are recruiting for at the moment, and you can apply using the online application form at the end, or download a form to email or post in.

Enter & View

Enter & View volunteers are official Authorised Representatives. Your role would be to visit local health and social care services to see how service are being provided, what is being done really well and what could be better.

You would make observations, speak to service users, patients, their families and carers and staff, and feedback your findings for us to report on.

Enter & View Details (PDF)

Meeting Representative

Meeting Representatives are the patient's voice at health and social care committees and board meetings across the city. Your role would be to attend meetings and committees, where issues are discussed and decisions often made that greatly affect the people of this city.

You would represent them, taking note of issues discussed, asking questions if needed, and then feedback to us to report on.

Meeting Representative Details (PDF)

Homecare Check

Our Homecare Check volunteers interview people receiving home care from local providers, speaking to residents and their families about their experience and the quality of service they receive. We report that feedback to the Brighton & Hove City Council who use it to ensure the service providers maintain a high quality of care, as well as assess if the residents home care provision needs to be reviewed.

We also use the opportunity to do a wellbeing check and see if residents have any other concerns they need help with, and can refer to other community support services if needed.

Homecare Check Details (PDF)

 

Support Volunteer

As a marketing lead, you will take on our social media. Providing creativity and inspiration, writing posts, doing interviews, taking and designing images. Helping to shape how we communicate what we do to the people of Brighton and Hove.

Full training given as well as well as regular opportunities for further training.

Volunteer Application Form

Apply to become a Healthwatch volunteer using our online application form below, or download a copy to send in to us via email or post.

Online Volunteer Application Form

Download Volunteer Application Form