Volunteer

• Are you 18 years old or over? (there is no upper age limit)
• Do you enjoy helping others?
• Would you be willing to volunteer on a regular basis (minimum of once a week for 6 months)?
• Do you have the right to work in the UK?

If your response is ‘Yes’ to all of these questions, you might be the individual we are searching for to join our team of volunteers.

Volunteers participate in a wide range of non-clinical activities across the Trust, complementing the work of healthcare professionals to enhance the experience of our service users.

Volunteer activities aim to:

• Offer social and therapeutic support to service users on a ward or department, e.g. listening and chatting to service users, participating in board games, quizzes, crosswords, gardening etc. or participating in arts or musical activities.
• Promote service user involvement.

Volunteering should be a two way process. It should be mutually beneficial to both the organisation and to the volunteer.

We are developing new opportunities all the time so please keep checking our volunteering page for new roles that might be of interest to you.

When a role is available the role description will be posted on our volunteering page. When you find a role that matches your requirements and availability, please contact the Volunteer Service for an application form. We shortlist application forms and we are looking for people who have read and understood the role description.

How to apply

To apply for a role, please complete the volunteer application form and email it to volunteering@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk 

If you need any assistance, please call Natalie Poland, Voluntary Services Manager on 07810 656746 or email volunteering@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk 

If you would like to discuss anything further or need additional help please contact the voluntary services team.

Email: volunteering@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk 

Please be advised volunteering is not work experience. To find a work experience opportunity with a service in your local area, please contact the service directly. You can find your local services by visiting our Find a Service webpage 

If you are looking for information on psychology graduate internships and undergraduate placement years see our internship page or contact internships@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk    

To search and apply for an apprenticeship, please go to the gov.uk website.