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About volunteering for BCHC Charity.

Unfortunately, we are currently unable to take on individuals for volunteering; due to being a small team, we are currently only able to work with group volunteers. If you work with a company or attend a college or community group that may be interested in volunteering for us as a group, please do speak with your Team Lead or Manager and contact us to discuss our current volunteering opportunities.

Volunteering with a charity is a great way to give back to your local community whilst learning new skills and gaining valuable experience of the way charities work to make a difference. There are so many fun, exciting and rewarding ways to work with BCHC Charity to help us continue in our mission to enhance patient experience, improve care, and support our NHS colleagues.

 

Get green fingered!

A group of volunteers holding gardening tools outsideOur garden areas provide patients and their loved ones with peaceful places to decompress after difficult consultations, process diagnoses or make beautiful memories with their families, as well as providing staff with a calming area to relax during breaks. We are always looking for volunteers to help us with keeping our gardens presentable and beautiful, through basic gardening like weeding, planting, and raking, as well as litter-picking and general clean up.

 

Supporting vulnerable patients

As part of our ongoing commitment to support patients accessing our services, BCHC Charity often supply items like our winter support bags or emergency food parcels, which are given out by BCHC District Nurses to those most in need. BCHC Charity runs volunteering sessions to help us pack up these items to ensure that they are ready for the nurses to give out during their shifts.

 

Keen on crafts?

BCHC Charity are pleased to offer arts and crafts supplies to allow volunteers to create decorations and greetings cards for inpatient events and festivities, to help us truly celebrate and spread some cheer across the Trust. 

 

And there’s more…!

As well as our gardening, entertainment, and crafts sessions, we also often need volunteers to help us at our events, such as getting participants on our fundraising events to complete forms and waivers, selling raffle tickets on charity stalls, wrapping festive gifts, giving out leaflets and other information at conferences, and much more.

Latest Charity News

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Calming Cuddlies for Dementia Therapy

BCHC Charity are now offering plush toy dogs to support inpatients with dementia....

Learning disability patients and colleagues on the dance floor
Disco Dancing for Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities service users took to the floor for a sponsored danceathon to raise money for an awards event to mark Learning Disability Week next month....

The team at St Cyprian's with Paul Mills and the falls prevention spinning wheel
Free Ferrules for Falls Prevention

People in Yardley have been able to attend interactive education sessions about simple ways to reduce the risk of falls thanks to a project delivered through BCHC Charity....

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The Power of Art in Healthcare

A new art wall has been unveiled at the WMRC thanks to an incredible donation of artwork to BCHC Charity from local artist Sairah Din....

A group of volunteers in hi-vis vests stand holding gardening equipment in a car park next to a grassy/bushy area
The Value of Volunteering for Health

BCHC Charity has been awarded a grant as part of the Volunteering for Health programme, aiming to harness the power of volunteering for health and social care....

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Spotlighting Partnerships: Tesco Lend a Helping Hand

Take a look at how Tesco are supporting BCHC Charity to make a difference in Birmingham....

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