What can I do as a volunteer?

Why volunteer with us?

• Make a difference in your local community by giving people the opportunity to speak up about their health and social care
• Make new friends as you become part of the Healthwatch team
• Boost your CV as you develop new skills and confidence in the workplace
• Use your skills to contribute to the success of Healthwatch across Bath and North East Somerset.

Have you got time to volunteer with us?

As a volunteer you can link with community groups and represent their views on local health and care services, attend key meetings on our behalf, such as regular board meetings and committees, or carry out community outreach at events in Bath and North East Somerset to gather the views of members of the public.

Enter and View 

There are also roles available as Enter and View representatives. As an authorised Enter and View representative you will work in small teams to visit and observe health and social care services, gathering the views of patients, residents, relatives and carers. Enter and View | Healthwatch Bathnes

Research 

If you like exploring and getting to the heart of issues that affect people, this is the right role for you. We have a vital role to play in ensuring people in B&NES are engaged, listened to and provided with an avenue to tell us their views and opinions about health and social care services. By people sharing their experiences with us we can bring these to health and care providers and decision makers in B&NES to influence services to make them better. We need your help to be the best that we can be.

Community Engagement and Outreach volunteer

As a Community Engagement and Outreach volunteer, you will play an important role in speaking and listening to people in the community about their views on local health and care services. You will speak with people via hospitals, libraries, Healthwatch and community events. Online engagement via social media and other platforms may also be part of this role.