Job overview

This is a brand new volunteering role on our Mental Health Inpatient Unit in Bury.

We are looking for a friendly, and enthusiastic person to help develop and run an activity group specialising in Holistic therapies such as Yoga or Reiki. If you are qualified to deliver such therapies please get in touch for more details or submit an application.

If you want to gain experience, improve your job prospects, or just want to give some of your time to help others, this volunteering role could be for you!

Main duties of the job

The role is intended to enhance the experience of those people using our inpatient services by supporting and encouraging our service users to take part in group activities.

 What the role involves:

·      With the support of staff deliver low level therapeutic holistic activities such as yoga, reiki, gentle exercise (qualifications in the activity needed)

·      Encourage and support service users to participate in the therapeutic activity

·      Provide assistance to the Therapy Team to ensure that activity resources are utilised and stored appropriately.

DBS Level for this role is:  Enhanced with adult barred list

 The knowledge, skills and attributes required for the role:

• Qualification in the therapeutic activity you are providing
• Experience/knowledge/interest in mental health.
• Experience of working within mental health.
•  An empathetic and caring nature
• Good organisation skills
• Punctuality and reliability

What we hope you gain from the role

• Our thanks and appreciation
• New skills and knowledge
• Satisfaction from helping others

Please note: To meet our Trust’s safeguarding obligations applicants for this volunteer role must be aged 18 or over.

We offer opportunities in other services for people aged 16 and 17, please contact the volunteer service to discuss these roles.

Working for our organisation

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we are a great place to work.

We want our volunteers to reflect the diversity of the people we support, and we encourage and welcome applications from people across all our communities.

Volunteer Recruitment

Applying to become a volunteer may seem a little daunting for some people however, the volunteer service is here to guide and support you through the process.

Please be aware that due to the robust process, recruitment can sometimes take a few weeks.

Throughout the process you will have informal meetings with us and the service where you will be volunteering. In addition to this we will require you to:

• Complete an identity (ID) check
• Complete a Disclosure and Barring Service* (DBS) check,
• Complete an Occupational health assessment
• Give details for two references
• Complete relevant training.

*Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

DBS checks for volunteers are free and the level of check is dependent on the role you are undertaking.

We encourage applicants to join the DBS Update Service which is also free for volunteers. You can find information on the DBS Update Service here: www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

We look forward to you joining us and making a difference.