Job summary
- Main area
- Volunteer
- Grade
- N/a
- Contract
- Voluntary
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 285-8829-CORP
- Employer
- Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dorothy Pattisons Hospital
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £0 Voluntary (unpaid)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/12/2025 09:00
Employer heading
Gym Instructor Volunteer - Female Ward
N/a
Job overview
Purpose of volunteering role: To support staff to offer gym sessions to adult inpatients at Dorothy Pattison's Mental Health Hospital.
This is a voluntary role which is unpaid.
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.
Main duties of the job
Examples of how you can help us:
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We are looking for volunteers with a Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification that is recognised by CIMPSA.
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This role will be supporting patients on the female ward only, in using the gym equipment. Therefore, we request female only applicants.
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Shadowing and training will be provided with regards to risks, and alarms will be provided.
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Volunteers could do one session or multiple sessions per week depending on their availability.
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We would like volunteers who are looking to volunteer for at least 6 months, due to recruitment processes and ensuring consistency for our patients.
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Must be able to travel to Dorothy Pattison's Hospital (travel expenses will be reimbursed)
Working for our organisation
How we can support you:
- Training and Induction.
- One to one support meetings.
- We can provide a reference for future employment.
- Travel expenses will be paid.
- Further training opportunities.
- Support you to learn new skills and gain experience.
- Create a plan together to meet your volunteering goals
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for volunteers who have these qualities:
- Reliability: Commitment to a regular volunteer schedule to provide consistent support
- Essential: Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification
- Desire to support people experiencing mental health problems
- Compassionate and encouraging
- Good communication skills.
- Able to follow confidentiality policy and professional boundaries for their own safety and safety of the patients.
- Enthusiasm to help patients and encourage positive actions to improve wellbeing.
- Ability to use some digital technology for training and communications – we can support you with this.
- Friendly and welcoming – able to speak with patients and build rapport
- Volunteers must be over 18 years old
Our Trust Values:
Caring
We care for everyone as individuals, being compassionate, empathetic and kind with a willingness to help.
Enabling
We enable ourselves and others to act with confidence and authority in order to achieve the best outcome for everyone.
Working Together
We work together in partnership, being inclusive by understanding and valuing others to achieve the best results for everyone in everything we do.
Integrity
We act with transparency and honesty; respecting and valuing others to do the right thing at the right time for everyone.
We’re committed to building a workforce and culture that reflects our varied population – and to create a culture of belonging. We always engage and involve when making key decisions, regardless of role or level. For example, we have worked closely with staff, patients, community groups and other key partners, in putting together our clinical strategy.
Due to the nature of our work some volunteering roles may be subject to a Standard or Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from volunteering with us; this will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
Person specification
values
Essential criteria
- can display trust values
- live within the Black Country or Birmingham areas, within a reasonable travel distance to our sites
- over 18 years old
- interest in mental health services and supporting them
- Female applicants only, due to the nature of this role being on a female ward
Desirable criteria
- passion for mental health services
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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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