Volunteers: Developing a Sustainable Resource

Volunteers:

Developing a Sustainable Resource

Volunteers are a vital resource to Provide Community and this was demonstrated never more so than during the COVID-19 pandemic, when Volunteers supported many services. In 2021 the concept of a Virtual Frailty Ward was implemented, and our specialist Volunteers were again ‘on hand’ responding to urgent needs, so patients received a high standard of care at home.

To ensure Volunteer resources are sustainable, during February 2022, we launched our first Volunteer Strategy, identifying three main objectives, ‘Broadening our Volunteer Talent Pipeline’, ‘Measuring and Improving Health Outcomes’ and ‘Improving Our Communities’.

Developing a sustainable talent pool from the local community is key to the programme’s success, as training is designed to ensure that participants are ‘job ready’ by the end of the programme. This is an exciting and important development for Provide and a great way to boost resources working in Health and Social Care whilst broadening our volunteer talent pool.

A cornerstone of the strategy is a partnership between Provide Community and The Prince’s Trust, to implement a ‘Get into Health and Social Care Programme’. The programme will recruit Volunteers, aged between 18 and 30 years, who are interested in securing a permanent role in Health and Social Care through work experience.

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