Hospital Partner FAQs

A well thought-out project with hospital approval can be easily implemented and up and running within a matter of months.

Support is designed to suit individual hospitals, with a bespoke project plan for each trust depending on identified needs.

This could include:

• Assistance with sourcing funding as required
• Recruitment of a volunteer coordinator, including provision of job description, joint shortlisting and assistance with interviews
• Full training (either onsite or virtual) for your team coordinator – administration, volunteer management and bedside visiting
• Assistance with onboarding the volunteer team, including risk assessments, training and volunteer wellbeing
• Ongoing support to prioritise the coordinator’s wellbeing

• Prioritise patient visits
• Liaise with ward staff, Palliative Care Team and Chaplaincy
• Onboard the volunteer team
• Run rotas
• Provide wellbeing support to volunteers before and after each shift
• Run 1-1 development sessions and team meetings
• Input and maintain accurate data collection
• Run volunteer training and a development programme
• Attend meetings within the organisation to promote the project
• Organise and deliver team social events and enhance the sense of wellbeing that volunteering brings to the those who volunteer

Costs may include:

• Dedicated end of life coordinator salary to enable the service to operate across the whole trust on a 7-day rolling basis
• Volunteer workwear including lanyards (if used in the hospital)
• Promotional materials as required
• What impact have other hospitals experienced from partnering with the Anne Robson Trust?