Background
Working alongside the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we have developed opportunities for 16 – 21 year olds to get involved in your local hospitals and develop skills at Charing Cross, Hammersmith and St Mary's Hospitals.
We offer two programmes a year - the Summer Programme and the Patient Engagement Volunteer Programme.
Youth Volunteering Programme – Summer Programme
The Summer Programme allows you to flexibly volunteer for 30 hours over an 8 week period between July and August.
The Summer Programme allows you to get stuck into hospital life as a volunteer, assisting patients in our receptions and outpatient areas, supporting patients on the wards at Charing Cross, Hammersmith and St Mary's Hospitals.
Recruitment for the Youth Volunteering-Summer Programme 2025 will open in March 2025.
Youth Volunteering Programme-Patient Engagement Volunteer
The Patient Engagement Volunteer role allows you to get involved within Hospital life as a volunteer, be a kind and friendly face around the hospital, spend time with patients by engaging them in conversation and activities while developing your own skills and gaining experience within a ward-based environment.
The role allows you to volunteer for 2 hours a week, Monday to Thursday, between 15.00 and 19.00 across a six month period at our Charing Cross Hosptial, Hammersmith and St Mary's Hospital sites.
Recruitment for the Youth Volunteering-Patient Engagement Volunteers will open in June 2025
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Imperial Health Charity’s volunteering programme is recognised by The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, as an Approved Activity Provider.
We are the first volunteering programme within an NHS hospital trust to be accredited by the Award, meaning you can take part and volunteer with the knowledge that the programme meets the highest standards set by the Award.
If you are over the age of 16, you can undertake the volunteering section of the Award by volunteering with us within one of our hospitals. You will need to complete a minimum period based on the Award you are currently undertaking:
- Bronze – 6 months
- Silver – 6 months
- Gold – 12 months
More information about the Award can be found here.
Please talk to your Volunteering Manager if you would like to complete the volunteering section of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award with us.
