Volunteer
We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds, faiths and communities, as well as with any disabilities, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Why volunteer with us?
- Help improve health and social care services in Manchester.
- Access to training and learning new skills.
- Build confidence and meet new people.
- Get real work experience for your CV.
- Put your professional skills to use.
Our volunteers are at the heart of what we do.
Our volunteers are out in the community listening to people to find out if health and care in Manchester is working for them
They support us in many different ways. From speaking to local people to find out what they think about health and care, to getting involved in specific projects on how services are run. Volunteers play an important role at Healthwatch Manchester.
8,500+
hours were given up by Healthwatch Manchester volunteers last year, to help make a difference to local health and care services.
Community Champion Volunteer
Community Champions are our eyes and ears on the ground, in the community sharing what we do as well as sharing back information collected within our communities.
Enter and View Volunteer
Through our Enter and View programme you will be listening to and reflecting the views and experiences of local people, service users, their family, friends and staff who often go unheard within publicly funded health and social care premises.
Marketing Volunteer
As a Marketing Volunteer at Healthwatch Manchester, your role will involve identifying public spaces and healthcare waiting areas where you can display Healthwatch posters and leave informative materials.
Research Volunteer
Do you want to have a positive impact on the experiences of people accessing health and social care? Your role as Researcher will involve having prior sight of literature intended for service users, their relatives and members of the public.
I had the opportunity to work as a volunteer at Healthwatch Manchester. It was a great experience to be in touch with local residents to understand the issues that they have with healthcare services, and try to find ways to improve local services. The research project work expanded my knowledge on topics such as Breast Screening, and the demand for language interpreters in Manchester.
Elena – Former Research Volunteer
