Job summary
- Main area
- Volunteer
- Grade
- N/A
- Contract
- Voluntary
- Hours
- Part time - We are looking for a volunteer who can offer a few hours of support each week, on a set day, between a Monday to Friday
- Job ref
- 285-0304-CORP
- Employer
- Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Edward Street Hospital
- Town
- West Bromwich
- Salary
- Voluntary (unpaid)
- Closing
- 25/11/2026 08:00
Employer heading
Gardening Volunteer - Edward Street Hospital
N/A
Job overview
Purpose of volunteering role:
To support the Occupational Therapy team with developing and maintaining therapeutic garden spaces at Edward Street Older Adults Mental Health Hospital
This is a voluntary role which is unpaid. Must be 18+/ live within Black Country. Must be able to travel to Edward Street Hospital (travel expenses will be reimbursed)
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
Black Country Healthcare is a major provider of NHS mental health services for more than a million people across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton:
Adult and older adult mental health services
- Specialist learning disabilities services
- Mental health services for children and young people
- Community healthcare for children, young people and families in Dudley
We’re proud to be rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, and that many of our staff have won awards for their work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Volunteer Role Description - which details the main responsibilities of the volunteer role
Person specification
values
Essential criteria
- Gardening experience - personal/work experience
- Live within the Black Country or within a reasonable travel distance to our sites
- Over 18 years old
- Awareness of mental health
Desirable criteria
- Passion for mental health services
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ruby-Jane Jarvis
- Job title
- Volunteer Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07423687464
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