Volunteer Coordinator Vacancy - The work of Healthwatch is supported by a network of volunteers who carry out a variety of roles within the service, from visiting local health and care services to conducting surveys and attending meetings and community events. We are now seeking an organised and outgoing individual to support and coordinate the work of our local volunteers.

The successful candidate will oversee the recruitment, supervision and management of Healthwatch volunteers and ensure they are able to contribute fully to the service. The post holder will also ensure that volunteering policies and procedures are implemented and kept up to date, and will support the coordination of Enter and View activity, which is one of the statutory powers of Healthwatch.

Salary: £18,000 pa pro rata
Hours: 17.5 hours per week (can be worked flexibly over at least 3 days)
Base: Grimsby

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Following on from our quick poll in Quarter 1 we are now happy to publish our report from our new monthly poll for July.

Feel free to download the report below.

We have reviewed our poll results and found that the biggest issue people had regarding parking at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital was the price of parking.

The Pricing of hospital car parking is set by Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust. We unfortunately cannot influence the pricing at the Hospital.

However, we have done some research into hospital parking and have some information to share with you.

Across the Humber area, local health and care organisations are working in partnership to improve services for local people. We are working together to find ways of getting the best from our local hospital services.

We have a number of really great health and care services in our area and many people have excellent experiences of the care they receive, however, our current services are under increasing pressure due to rising demand and in many cases are finding it extremely challenging to adequately staff and resource all the services that are provided in their current form.

You can read more about the challenges we are currently facing and the reasons for conducting the review in our Issues Paper and give your views via our online survey.