Dental Volunteer - various locations (P'boro, Wisbech, Huntingdon, Cambridge)

This volunteer role supports the Dental HealthCare Team to ensure that patients attending appointments have a positive experience, as well as assisting with admin tasks and supporting staff during the working day.

Volunteers might:

• Contact patients prior to their appointment to encourage attendance
• Welcome patients, supporting and reassuring those who may feel apprehensive
• Encourage patients to carry out infection control measures (e.g. hand sanitiser)
• Encourage patients to feedback about their experience by completing questionnaires with them (either face to face or by telephone)
• Help with admin tasks such as collating leaflet packs
• Support the wellbeing of staff by making them drinks if they are too busy to do so.

This is a fulfilling role where you can meet new people, gain experience of an NHS environment, help patients in a clinical setting and learn new skills along the way.

Due to our client group, you need to be over 18 years of age for this role.

Average volunteering commitment - 3.5 hours per week (9-12.30pm or 12.30-4pm), with the option for more hours if desired.

Volunteers can be based at:

• Peterborough Dental Access Centre, 5 Midgate, Peterborough, PE1 1TN,
• Treatment Centre, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6NT
• Wisbech Dental Clinic, Rowan Lodge, North Cambs Hospital, The Park, Wisbech, Cambs, PE13 3AB
• Cambridge Dental Clinic, Brookfields Dental Clinic, Brookfields Health Centre, Seymour Street, Cambridge CB1 3DQ

To read about how we welcome and involve volunteers, please visit the Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust website and click on the Volunteering tab.

Then navigate to the Become a Volunteer tab and choose the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough area to view the role description and apply online.

Questions? Please send us an message!