NHS and Care Volunteer Responder

NHS and Care Volunteer Responders is a flexible volunteering programme supporting NHS and adult social care across England. By becoming a NHS and Care Volunteer Responder, you could help support people in your local community with activities including friendly phone calls, shopping, and prescription delivery.

Volunteer Services

The volunteer services you could be part of include:

• Check in and Chat – short-term telephone support consisting of friendly conversations to improve mental health and wellbeing.
• Pick up and deliver – transportation of medication to people’s homes from NHS sites.
• Community Response (coming soon) – help with activities including collecting and delivering food shopping and essential items and / or prescriptions and medications.

Requirements

To volunteer, you’ll need:

• To be over 18 years old
• Have a smartphone as you will need to access the GoodSAM app.
• To complete an ID check, DBC check and – if relevant – a Driver Declaration.

Volunteer Responders is an app-based volunteer programme delivered by the Royal Voluntary Service and the GoodSAM app; you can turn yourself on and off duty depending on your availability which means that you can easily fit volunteering around your day.

To find out more about the activities you could volunteer in, and how to register, click ‘Apply Now’.

Does the job role include personal care?: No

Working Patterns:

Flexible.