Overview
The complex psychosis pathway provides a whole system approach to Mental Health Rehabilitation and Assertive Community treatment in Leeds which includes the Voluntary Services Department.
You will work as a team to provide a comprehensive, efficient and effective support service to complement the volunteering within Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, understanding the values of volunteering, underpinning the strategy supporting the care that is delivered.
You will coordinate and maintain the flow of volunteers, taking a lead coordinating the various volunteer roles throughout the different sites in Leeds and York.
The post holder will provide support and assistance to the Voluntary Services Manager and Operational leads and will have particular responsibility for providing a focus for the advancement of opportunities to develop Volunteering Opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
* To provide a focus and advise the Voluntary Services Manager on the appropriate training and development opportunities for new and existing volunteers.
* To recruit, interview, select and deploy suitable volunteers.
* Liase with clinicians, teams and departments within the LYPFT in relation to opportunities to expand and develop volunteers and voluntary activities across the trust.
* Liase with people with lived experience to understand their individual needs in relation to volunteer placements.
* Ensure the process for completing DBS documentation for all our volunteers.
* Require persuasive and motivational skills to encourage and support participation in volunteering, handling complex and sensitive information with a high level of tact and discretion.
* Provide regular reports on activity and progress to the Voluntary Services Manager.
* Place volunteers into new and established Trust wide projects, balancing the skills, motivation and availability of the volunteer with the needs of the service.
* Remain calm and confident with people in distress.
* With the Voluntary Services Manager raise the profile of the voluntary services Department.
* Process information which may be of a confidential and sensitive nature.
* Recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, ensuring diversity and integrity in care.
Benefits
Benefits of working for LYPFT include fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27–33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support, alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
Additional Information
Lypft has a bank department, offering a variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team. Attached to this advert is our candidate's guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
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