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What can we offer you?

You can:

  • Make a difference in your local community by giving people the opportunity to speak up about their health and social care
  • Make new friends as you become part of the Healthwatch team
  • Boost your CV as you develop new skills and confidence in the workplace
  • Use your skills to contribute to the success of Healthwatch across North Yorkshire.
  • Become involved in our 'Enter and View' programme as an authorised represenative, visiting care and nursing homes.

Volunteer opportunities

  • Community Engagement Volunteer 
  • Events Assistant
  • Information and Signposting Volunteer
  • Board Members
  • Social Media Volunteer
  • Enter and View (Authorised Representative) Volunteer
  • Research Volunteer
  • Administration Volunteer
  • Healthwatch Champion / Ambassador Volunteer

Learn more about the roles

Volunteer role descriptions

Read our volunteer handbook:

Volunteer handbook

Volunteer handbook in Easy Read

What is it like to volunteer?

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Passionate about making a difference?

Become a trustee

We are looking to expand our trustee membership and invite interested candidates who have either experience and/or an interest in health and social care, public health and wellbeing, services for younger people, and research and universities.

Find out more about becoming a trustee

 

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volunteers contribute to our work and help make a difference to local health and care services across North Yorkshire

Our volunteer roles

Volunteers are vital to the work that we do. As a volunteer, you will support Healthwatch North Yorkshire in fulfilling our purpose of being the champion for people using health and social care services. You will make a difference by connecting with people in your local community, including those whose voice is seldom heard so their experiences can help make health and care better. 

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Interested in volunteering? Apply today

We work for positive change in health and social care in North Yorkshire as well as highlight good practice within services. We rely on volunteers like you to help make services better. Sign up today and get involved with Healthwatch North Yorkshire.

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My favourite thing about volunteering at Healthwatch North Yorkshire is listening to the people's views & experiences of health and social services, so that we can improve this sector which is the most important one in the society. 

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How our volunteers are making a difference

Thank you

Thank you to all of our fantastic volunteers who give up their time to help make health and social care services better for our community.