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COVID-19

Responsive Volunteering during COVID-19

Within this COVID-19 area for volunteering professionals, you’ll find: advice, guidance and an opportunity to
share and learn emerging practices from over 400 network colleagues.

Should you wish to share your knowledge, you can do so by uploading the documents or sharing links in the forum or can send them to us at network@helpforce.community.

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Volunteering Roles To Consider

COVID-19 Ward Roles

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Supporting patients and clinical teams on Covid-19 and non- covid-19 wards

Critical Support Volunteers

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Provide compassionate support to critically ill and/ or dying patients and bereaved family and friends.

Virtual Roles

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Using the phone and video technology to provide essential support to patients

Response Volunteer

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Working across the hospital to reduce pressure points

NHSE COVID Response Roles

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NHSE suite of COVID – 19 volunteer role templates that have been formally approved ready for organisations to adopt or adapt as needed

Community Roles

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Volunteers supporting vulnerable people in the community who are at most risk from the virus to stay well

Building Resilience Into Your Volunteering Service

Attracting Volunteers

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Continued use of existing and attraction of new key worker volunteers

On-Boarding Volunteers

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Developing an agile approach to getting volunteers in post quickly and safely

Responding to Demand

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Responding to rapidly changing demand for volunteering needs across the hospital