CWPT Staff member speaking to volunteer on ward

Volunteer with us 

With multiple sites throughout Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull, our volunteer opportunities could be close to your home and close to your heart.

We offer a world of volunteer opportunities across our services, which include mental health, learning disability and autism, integrated children's services, and corporate services.

Join us to gain valuable NHS experience alongside a community dedicated to empowering people to live a brighter, more fulfilled and more independent future.

Locations of volunteer roles

We are based out of more than 40 sites in Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull. If you live in or nearby our areas, you're likely not far from an opportunity to make a difference. Our main locations are:

  • Caludon Centre, Coventry
  • St Michael's Hospital, Warwick
  • Woodloes House, Warwick
  • Manor Hospital site, Nuneaton
  • Brooklands Hospital, Solihull
  • Stratford Healthcare, Stratford- upon-Avon
  • The Railings, Rugby
  • St Mary's Lodge, Leamington Spa

Types of volunteer roles 

There are lots of different roles available, and we will support you to find the right fit. Some examples of our roles include: 

  • admin support
  • ward roles
  • activity volunteer
  • café assistant
  • chaplaincy volunteer
  • volunteer driver 
  • collecting patient and carer feedback 

DofE Approved Activity Provider logoThe Duke of Edinburgh volunteering 

We're a Approved Activity Provider for the Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award, offering young people the opportunity to undertake meaningful volunteering as part of their DofE journey.

If you are a young person completing the volunteering section of your DofE Award, we'd love to hear from you.

How to apply 

Volunteers gathered together at a celebration event during Volunteers Week

Benefits of volunteering

There are many benefits to volunteering. Our volunteers tell us they do it to: 

  • give back to the local community and make a difference
  • learn about the NHS and British culture 
  • find community and shared purpose
  • network with other likeminded people 
  • build confidence, skills and knowledge 
  • gain careers experience 
  • feel a part of a community. 

As well as knowing you will make a difference in people's lives, our volunteers can access a range of benefits, including:  

  • online training
  • application advice and support for future roles 
  • opportunities to attend CWPT events and award ceremonies
  • joining our volunteers network
  • access to NHS discounts through Blue Light Card and other schemes. 

Apply to be a volunteer

To express your interest in volunteering, including for the Duke of Edinburgh Award, please fill in our short form to tell us a bit about yourself. It takes less than 5 minutes. 

Fill in the form 

Please note that completing this form does not guarantee a volunteer placement. Some roles have minimum age requirements. Patient facing roles are available to people aged 18 and over, while some non-clinical opportunities may be available from age 16.

If you have a question about volunteering contact the Volunteer Service at volunteer@covwarkpt.nhs.uk. 

What happens next? 

We'll review the information you provide to identify volunteering opportunities that may be suitable for you.

If a suitable opportunity becomes available, we may contact you with further details and invite you to apply or attend an informal interview.

Your information will be kept for 6 months. By submitting the form, you agree to the team retaining the information you provide for this period.

Things to consider before applying

We ask all our volunteers to commit to a minimum of 3 hours per week for a minimum of 6 months. This is to ensure continuity of care for our services and for our service users. For more information about volunteering, see our frequently asked questions. 

Volunteering frequently asked questions 

Meet our volunteers

Our community of volunteers is 60 people strong and growing. Meet some of our incredible volunteers who give their time and skills at CWPT. 

  1. Day in the life of Patience Oluwaseto, Volunteer

    Volunteer Patience, with certificate for volunteer of the year at the Trust's Q Awards
    Patience is a Community Support Volunteer in our Community Mental Health Service at Swanswell Point. She tells us about a day in her life. 

  2. Making a difference with Carole Brooksbank

    For International Volunteer Day, we caught up with Carole Brooksbank, one of our friendly volunteers ready to greet patients, their friends and family, and staff at St Michael’s Hospital café in Warwick.
    For International Volunteer Day, we caught up with Carole Brooksbank, one of our friendly volunteers ready to greet patients, their friends and family, and staff at St Michael's Hospital café in Warwick.

  3. Nunu and Jon’s paths to volunteering

    This Volunteers’ Week (1 – 7 June), we caught up with Jon and Nunu about their motivations for volunteering and how they are supporting patients, families and carers in our mental health services.

    This Volunteers' Week (1 - 7 June), we caught up with Jon and Nunu about their motivations for volunteering and how they are supporting patients, families and carers in our mental health services. 

  4. Reflecting on volunteering in mental health

    Volunteer. Taiwo, smiling in hospital corridor

    Meet Taiwo, one of our brilliant ward support volunteers dedicating his time to our mental health services in Coventry. Discover the powerful impact his role had had on him, and those he supports.

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