NHS Volunteering is the official volunteering website for the NHS in England. The website is free to use and is being delivered on behalf of NHS England by the NHS Business Services Authority.
The site is a 'find and apply' service, supporting the public to identify NHS Volunteering opportunities in their local area through a simple postcode search.
The benefits of using NHS Volunteering
NHS Volunteering is a single national service where you can promote your volunteering opportunities and channel potential volunteers to you.
- It gives you wider reach. NHS Volunteering provides you with an additional way to promote your opportunities to wider audiences.
- It is free to use.
- It matches volunteers by their location, interests, skills, and availability with the right type of opportunity. So, your opportunities are easier for them to find.
- It is accessible by design and easy to use. It only takes a few minutes to create an advert.
- You can receive applications via the in-built form or easily integrate your own existing form or tool.
- You can share links to your live opportunities and showcase them on one webpage for easy sharing.
- It is shaped by real user feedback from recruiters and volunteers.
Join NHS Volunteering
NHS Volunteering is open to:
- NHS organisations
- Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations that recruit roles aligned with NHS priorities
Eligible roles will support one or more of the following NHS objectives:
- Helping individuals or communities live healthier lives.
- Preventing premature death.
- Enhancing quality of life for those with long-term conditions.
- Supporting recovery from ill health.
- Improving access to healthcare.
To join NHS Volunteering and advertise your opportunities, complete our Account Opening Form (Word:39KB) and send it to [email protected].
Non-NHS organisations may need to provide evidence of their eligibility to advertise on the NHS Volunteering service.
If you have any questions about completing the Account Opening Form, contact us at the same email address.
If you have already joined the NHS Volunteering service, you can find information and resources to support recruiters with the NHS Volunteering service on our Help and support for recruiters page.