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Volunteer Hospital Liaison

Location Whitechapel-Greater London
Job ID 2026-20712
Number of Vacancies Remaining
2
Category
Volunteering in Substance Misuse Services
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Overview

Join our Tower Hamlets Reset Recovery Team as a Volunteer! 

 

Are you a compassionate listener who wants to make a real difference? As a Hospital Liaison Volunteer, you'll support people during their hospital stay, helping them stay connected to treatment and recovery services. You'll offer encouragement, build confidence, and help individuals access the support they need as they prepare to leave hospital.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do

  • Visit and support individuals in hospital.
  • Provide encouragement and emotional support.
  • Help people engage with treatment and recovery services.
  • Assist with discharge planning and follow-up support.
  • Encourage the use of local recovery and community resources.
  • Work alongside hospital staff and partner agencies.
  • Help people identify goals and build confidence for recovery.
  • Maintain accurate records and contribute to service improvement.

What We're Looking For

  • Strong communication and listening skills.
  • Empathy, patience, and a non-judgemental approach.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
  • Confidence working with people from diverse backgrounds.
  • A passion for helping others achieve positive change.

This is an exciting opportunity which will allow you to gain experience of volunteering within the substance misuse field. You will be part of a supportive team and will receive comprehensive training and guidance to develop within the role. 

 

We are committed to creating an environment that respects and values diversity, with a positive and supportive culture where everyone feels welcome, empowered, and represented.   

   

Interested? Please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you!  

Closing Date

14/8/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Jade Stirling (Tower Hamlets RESET) | jade.stirling@cgl.org.uk | 07353967957

 

Please note that we require you to be 18 years of age or older to be considered for this volunteering role.

 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.