Wayfinding Guide Volunteers
These volunteers work across Auckland City Hospital and Greenlane Clinical Centre. They provide information and assistance to patients and visitors who may need assurance, guidance or a helping hand. They may also accompany visitors to appointments if needed.
This volunteer programme as a whole and individual Wayfinding Guides have won Ministry of Health Volunteer awards in 2013, 2016 and 2018 respectively.
Auckland City Hospital is New Zealand's largest public hospital and clinical research facility.
Shift Information (Required one shift per week)
Monday to Friday: 4pm-7.30pm
Saturday: 11am-2.00pm
Applications are temporarily on hold.
Companion Volunteers
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- Older People's Health Physical Rehabilitation, Stroke and Neurology Companion Volunteers
- General Wards Companion Volunteers
Our friendly teams of Companion Volunteers connect with patients throughout Auckland Hospital. They engage with patients one-on-one and in group settings through a wide variety of activities, such as playing games, arts and crafts and music.
The Companion Volunteer programme has won Ministry of Health Volunteer awards in 2019 for Mana Awhi (Older People's Health) and in 2020 for General Wards.
Companion Volunteers make a real difference to our patients’ experience. We are looking for people with the following qualities:
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- A compassionate, warm and engaging personality with great listening skills
- Excellent verbal communication and English language skills required
- Confidence in approaching people and starting conversations or engaging them in activities
- Comfortable in an acute hospital setting
- Able to commit to 1 x 3-hour shift per week for a minimum of one year.
Older People's Health Physical Rehabilitation, Stroke and Neurology Companion Volunteers
This friendly team of Companion Volunteers provide non-clinical support to the patients on the 4 Mana Awhi/Older People’s Health Physical Rehabilitation wards as well as an all ages, new state-of-the-art Taiao Ora/Ward 51 stroke and neurology ward. Patients on these wards often experience long hospital stays while rehabilitating from stroke, fractures/falls and are predominately 65 years and over.
These patients greatly benefit from companionship. Activities on these wards can include conversation, providing books and magazines, encouraging movement, speech practice following stroke, playing music, arts and crafts.
Shift Information (Required one shift per week)
Monday to Friday: 10am-1pm and 1pm-4pm
Saturday:10am-1pm
Applications are temporarily on hold.
General Wards Companion Volunteers
Our friendly volunteers provide non-clinical support to the patients on ten General Wards of the Auckland City Hospital, including General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Urology and Respiratory wards.
Every day is different, our Companion Volunteers interact with a variety of patients of different ages, cultural and social backgrounds through conversation, playing games, providing books and magazines.
If you are an initiator and a team player with great communication skills, we would love to have you on this team
Shift Information (Required one shift per week)
Monday to Friday: 10.30am-1.30pm and 4pm-7pm
Saturday: 10.30am-1.30pm
Applications are temporarily on hold.