A Vacancy at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.
The Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service facilitate and support patients, carers and their families affected by cancer throughout the patient journey, referring individuals to other health and social care professionals/services, and organisations for further support or resources. The team are based at St John’s Information and Support Centre and also provide a daily drop-in service at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. In addition, the service also works across the Doncaster community to deliver key messages about cancer awareness and provide a range of healthy lifestyle advice to specific target groups, referring to other health and social care professionals/services for further support or resources. The team are seeking support, specifically with the community engagement work, from volunteers willing to help with various aspects relating to the cancer awareness and monthly campaign delivery, alongside service promotion.
The volunteer role will vary depending on personal experience and preference and we envisage a variety of key roles will develop in response to service need.
The main duties will be to support the team at St John’s Information and Support Centre and their work across Doncaster in community settings:
• assist with monitoring stock levels and help create order for resources as needed
• help team members to create visual displays for future cancer awareness campaigns
• support the team out in community at range of sessions and events, providing written materials as appropriate to the public, health and social care professionals and people affected by cancer
• help complete data collection record for all contacts made
• support staff as needed, by taking out promotional materials and displays to agreed locations and
• signpost/refer all service users wanting specific information and support to a team member
We require volunteer support from people with good communication skills with a caring and positive approach to talking to people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. We expect the volunteer to recognise the boundary of their role and to always seek support from a team member as necessary.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
This advert closes on Friday 26 Sep 2025