Healthwatch Banes Community Engagement & Outreach Volunteer
Healthwatch Bath and North East Somerset
Listen and chat with people out in communities about their lived experiences with health and care.
Become a trusted listener for people sharing their experiences — both positive and negative — with health and social care services. This role is key to helping Healthwatch BaNES identify and address health inequalities by gathering feedback directly from the community. You’ll speak with people in a variety of settings, including libraries, community events, food pantries, care homes, pharmacies, and voluntary organisation venues. Your conversations help ensure that every voice is heard and considered in shaping better services.
Community Volunteer Service Banes volunteers
Communications, Interpersonal, Empathy, Team Working
This requires active listening, communication, being empathetic and sensitive, asking follow-up questions to get a full understanding of the person's experience, ability to take clear notes or summarise conversations, and being punctual and reliable once having agreed to attend the engagement event.
• Make a difference: Help people in your community speak up about their health and care experiences. Contribute to projects that address real issues like health inequalities and service accessibility. See the direct impact of your work in reports and projects. • Build your CV and Develop Transferable Skills: Gain valuable experience in research, communications, and outreach. Build confidence in writing, networking, and social engagement. • Follow your interests: Choose from a range of roles that match your passions and career goals.
Whether you can give a few hours a month or more, we’ll work around your schedule. Volunteering is flexible, and you can join short-term or long-term. As a research volunteer, you choose when and how much time you’d like to contribute.
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This will take place at various different community venues across Bath and North East Somerset.
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