What will you be doing?

As a Young Healthwatch volunteer, you will have the chance to take part in:

- Working closely with our Group Coordinator and the team of volunteers

- Listening to - and collecting - local young people's experiences and views around health and wellbeing, and services

- Sharing this with decision makers in meetings to help to shape services

- Creating wellbeing resources and projects in response to what we hear from young people

- Co-writing reports

- Collaborating with schools

- Taking part in NHS focus groups

- Curating our social media profile

- Creating surveys

- And much more

What skills do you need?

The following are qualities that we look for in our Young Healthwatch volunteers:

- A desire to have your say on health and wellbeing and to listen to others' experiences

- Reliable

- Open minded

- Tactful and diplomatic in potentially challenging situations

- Can demonstrate self-awareness

We also ask that our volunteers have:

- Ability or willingness to communicate with people from all walks of life

- Able to work as part of a team

- Keen observational skills

- Able to travel within the community

What support we will give you?

- Full induction training and support

- Ongoing training in areas relevant to the role

- Regular and on-going supervision for the role

- Opportunities to get together with other Healthwatch volunteers and exchange ideas and information

- Ad hoc training opportunities

- A broadening of your knowledge of local health and social care services

How much time is involved?

- This is a flexible role and time commitment will be agreed with you. We will always work closely with you to ensure your volunteering role fits with your other commitments.

- Able to attend the induction training session/s

- We hope that volunteers will stay with us for at least 6 months after the initial training is provided.