Volunteering

Promotions and Events Assistants will be responsible for identifying Wirral events. This role also requires assisting with the promotion of Healthwatch Wirral through the production and circulation of leaflets, posters and information across the community.

The Healthwatch Research Assistant will be someone who has good background knowledge of broader health and social care services together with the ability to research data and statistics; analyse information and raise relevant questions to feed into the Healthwatch Group.

Healthwatch Wirral is able to send Authorised Representatives to visit certain health and adult social care services to see how they are run, known as Enter & View. Authorised Representatives are involved in:

• meetings to plan or discuss visits;
• writing a report about what they see
• making recommendations to improve services
• team working

Anyone can be an Authorised Representative, as long as they are a Healthwatch Wirral Associate who has successfully completed the recruitment and training processes. This role may appeal to anyone who has experience of using particular services or who has clinical experience.

Community Engagement Volunteers are a co-ordinated group of individuals who volunteer their time to support the signposting, communication and engagement function of Healthwatch Wirral. They are likely to be involved in:

• Signposting
• Information Giving
• Participating in Task and Finish Groups
• Encouraging the Public to Engage with Healthwatch Wirral and Become Associates
• Raising the Public Awareness of Healthwatch Wirral

Volunteers in these roles must be confident in talking to members of the public and willing to be based out in the community. The role also requires the ability to use a laptop computer and printer. Training will be given for this if required.