Volunteers play a vital role in helping people have their say on health and social care. Volunteering with Healthwatch Lambeth can help you develop skills, gain experience and make a difference to your community.
Interested in volunteering with Healthwatch Lambeth? Read our volunteer role descriptions below.
To apply, download our Volunteer Application and optional Equal Opportunities Form and email the completed copies to claire.daly@healthwatchlambeth.org.uk.
People gave up their time last year to help make a difference to local health and care services.
"I started volunteering at Healthwatch as a way to use my time to do something practical to support the lovely people of Lambeth. Since joining, I have met some really lovely people and been involved in lots of different projects. These have included reviewing and editing a report on patient discharge, attending stakeholder groups on safeguarding, researching and mapping local community groups for Black and South Asian residents and completing enter and view training so I can support site visits. I work in NHS policy, so I really value the opportunity to connect with local people about their experiences of using healthcare services; being able to see the difference my time makes is so rewarding."
"I joined Healthwatch Lambeth as a volunteer in January 2023 to fulfil my placement for the Employability module during my Health and Social Care course. I got to partake in their pop-up events in Kings Hospital and at Lambeth County Show, asking residents and patients about their experiences with Lambeth's health and social care services. I also helped with spreadsheet data entries about charitable organisations in the area to simplify future connections. Throughout the year and half, I was also trained for Enter & View and I projected this knowledge when completing my undergraduate dissertation. I further got an idea of how charities work and I can hopefully apply this knowledge and experience into my future career in the sector. Many thanks for including me and for providing me with great opportunities so far during my volunteering journey."
Volunteering with Lambeth Healthwatch helps me learn new skills, provides me with a natural sense of accomplishment, and boosts my self-confidence.
-Sento, Outreach Volunteer
Thank you to all of our fantastic volunteers to give up their time to help make health and social care services better for our community.
