Volunteer opportunities

Our roles are carefully designed to meet the needs of patients, visitors, and services, offering volunteers meaningful and rewarding opportunities, engaging everyone’s unique experiences and skills, and supporting the development of new abilities.

We recruit regularly to specifically identified roles, which are open to anyone aged 18+. All opportunities are advertised on this page, and we encourage applications from communities across the city to support the diverse volunteer workforce already in place at the Trust. Each role has a carefully designed profile which explains the opportunity in more detail including any restrictions, skills required and the days/times we are looking for support.

If you feel a role is right for you, then please follow the instructions provided in the profile on how to apply.

If there are no opportunities listed currently on this page, then please visit back shortly.

This volunteering role will make a really difference to cancer patients’ experience, can you help?

We are looking for volunteers who are warm and empathetic, to help with reception duties and the first point of contact for patients and their families attending the centre. You will be someone who has experience working face to face and on the telephone with patients and or members of the public.

What do we need:

Aged 21+
Ability to demonstrate empathy
An excellent telephone manner
To be an effective listener
Willingness to attend training sessions and enhance skills and keep up to date with information about the service
Willingness to help in other areas of the service if required
Have an interest in cancer care and the services that Leeds Cancer Support and Macmillan Cancer Support provide
Can commit to one shift weekly (Monday -Friday) times to be arranged for the next 12 months.

If you are interested in this role please complete our Expression of interest Form in full. Please indicate that you are interested in the Emergency dept role. A member of the Voluntary Services Team will contact you.

Volunteers must be 18+. To request the full volunteer role profile and for further information please contact The Voluntary Services Team by emailing [email protected] or calling 0113 2065888

This role will make a really difference to those attending hospital, can you help?

The Emergency Departments (ED) at St James’s Hospital & Leeds General Infirmary are extremely busy areas that see a huge number of patients, visitors, carers and family members each day. We know that these hospital areas can be difficult to navigate due to their size and complexity, with people often becoming lost, confused, and anxious. Those visiting are often unwell, worried, and unsure of who to approach to ask for information on; directions, services on sites, amenities, onwards travel and additional support.

Situated in the emergency departments you will be in contact with anyone coming into the department. You will offer a listening ear, comfort and support. Sign post people and accompany anyone who is unsure of where they need to go to get them safely and without delay to the area, they need to be in. You may be required to provide some patients with refreshments and operate a tea trolly. We will equip you with training and site-specific knowledge, way finding skills, and knowledge about the local area, transport, and amenities so you can help anyone that comes into the department.

We will also be offering additional training to volunteers in this role including supporting those with additional needs, or sight or visual impairment, and wheelchair training.

We are looking for volunteers who have:

At least 2 years’ experience working/volunteering with members of the public or in a patient facing role.
Minimum Age of 21+
Excellent, confident communication skills
Ability to share key information in a clear and helpful manner.

Good mobility as this is an active role.
Friendly and welcoming
Happy to work as a team and support other volunteers in the same role.
Can show initiative and work independently.
Confident in approaching strangers.
Welcoming
Can commit to one weekday shift 10am -1pm or 1pm -4pm for at least the next 12 months.

Volunteers must be 18+. To request the full volunteer role profile and for further information please contact The Voluntary Services Team by emailing [email protected] or calling 0113 2065888

Are you a qualified Hairdresser? Would you be available to volunteer at Chapel Allerton Hospital LS7 4SA?

The Rehabilitation ward at Chapel Allerton has patients who spend a substantial amount of time in hospital.

We are looking for a qualified Hairdresser to provide hairdressing services 1 or 2 days per month for patients residing on the Rehabilitation Ward. To help promote patients’ wellbeing, and boost morale.

We are looking for a volunteer who can:

Wash hair
Blow dry and style Hair
Trim hair
Shave heads
Use Roller sets
Provide Beard and moustache trims

What are the requirements?

A Hairdressing Level 3 Qualification
At least 2 years’ experience providing hairdressing services to clients/members of the public in a work or volunteering environment.
Someone Willing to hold an Honorary Contract with The Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust
You must be punctual and dependable and committed to attend regularly for at least 6 months / 75 hours of volunteering
Have access to their own equipment

Volunteers must be 18+. To request the full volunteer role profile and for further information please contact The Voluntary Services Team by emailing [email protected] or calling 0113 2065888

Would you be interested in volunteering at the new Rob Burrow Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Centre at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds.

This volunteer role will make a really difference to patients’ experience, can you help?

The volunteer Complementary Therapist will be supporting patients, families & carers by providing complementary therapy such as gentle Massage, Reiki, Mindfulness and Yoga. This will be a relaxing experience and may help reduce a patient’s stress, anxiety and improve mood. Complementary & supportive therapies will be available free of charge to patients & families/carers affected by MND.

What do we need:

· Somebody who is a qualified professional therapist.

· Minimum of Level 3 Diploma in massage therapy or

· Reiki Level 2

· In date Registration with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)

· Willing to hold an Honorary Contract with The Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust

· At least 2 years’ experience including providing this type of treatment to clients/members of the public in a work or volunteering environment.

· You must be punctual and dependable and committed to attend regularly for at least 6 months / 75 hours of volunteering.

If you are interested in volunteering please complete our Expression of interest Form

To request the full volunteer role profile and for further information please contact

The Voluntary Services Team: [email protected]

Tel 0113 2065888