Butterfly Volunteer Coordinator
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
St Ives, PE27 4WY
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
This post is fixed term- 12 months Please note for this role you will need the ability to travel independently and in a timely manner across Cambridge...
Support the ongoing delivery and development of the Community Butterfly Volunteer Service, ensuring it continues to provide meaningful benefits to patients, staff, volunteers, and local communities.
Take day-to-day responsibility for the recruitment, selection, onboarding, training, feedback, and ongoing support of Butterfly Volunteers.
Coordinate and oversee volunteer activity, ensuring volunteers are well-supported, appropriately deployed, and working within agreed boundaries.
Support the Head of Charity and Voluntary Services Manager in the growth and promotion of the service, helping to increase volunteer involvement in palliative and end-of-life care across the community.
Contribute to monitoring and evaluating the impact of the service, supporting continuous improvement and sustainability.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.
Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.
To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.
Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 in business and administration or willingness to work towards, or clerical or equivalent experience
- Excellent computer skills of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
- Knowledge and understanding of the governance needed for the recruitment of volunteers
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a Voluntary Services Department and working with volunteers
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
- Proven organisational skills
Desirable
- Experience of working with volunteers in an NHS or health setting
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- An understanding of what it means to have a positive volunteering experience
- Excellent communication skills - oral, written and telephone
- Excellent customer care skills
- Methodical and well organised and proven ability to prioritise demanding workload
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Values volunteers
- Demonstrates Trust values of PRIDE
- Ability to approach individuals empathetically in sensitive conversations or decisions
- Ability to communicate with people of varied age and abilities
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
19 August 2026
Last checked
21 August 2026
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