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Arts in Health Volunteer

Organisation: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Minimum amount of hours required:

4

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Arts in Health Activity Volunteer

The role of the Arts in Health Activity Volunteer is to encourage and facilitate arts and general activities across the NCA at one of the four hospitals - Oldham, Rochdale, Bury or Salford.

What is an Arts in Health Activity Volunteer?

Our trained volunteers deliver activities to patients on the hospital wards to promote wellbeing. We offer a very wide range of activities including pottery, glass painting, creative writing, papercraft, textiles etc. Each activity package is tailor-made for each patient on admissions.

Tasks include:

  • Setting up and facilitating activities for the patient's well being whilst in hospital. This may include glass painting, pottery, creative writing, digital photography, textiles, or any other art form that the volunteer can offer.
  • Asking people to give feedback after completing the arts sessions.
  • Being involved in social and fundraising events

 

Specific skills and requirements:

  • An interest in arts or general activities
  • Experience or enthusiasm for delivering arts/activities to small groups or individuals

 

Locations:

Rochdale Infirmary, Oldham Royal Hospital, Fairfield Hospital or Salford Royal Hospital. Volunteers will be based at one hospital. 

 
Recruitment Process: Application Form, Interview, Informal Discussion, DBS Check, References
Area of interest: Arts and Culture, Covid-19, Older people

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