Volunteer with Eastern Health

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Eastern Health.

Our volunteer program supports roles across all of our sites including Angliss, Box Hill & Maroondah Hospitals, Healesville Hospital & Yarra Valley Health, Peter James Centre, Wantirna Health, Yarra Ranges Health, Spectrum - Statewide Service for Personality Disorder, Residential Aged Care: Monda Lodge Hostel, Mooroolbark Aged Psychiatry Residential Care Facility, Northside Aged Psychiatry Facility and Edward Street Nursing Home.

Applications for new volunteers are currently closed. Please visit our website in March 2023 regarding details for our next volunteer intake.

Eastern Health is grateful for the support and ongoing commitment of the many volunteers who give their time to our health service and its patients and families. It is committed to providing a workplace culture and environment where inclusion and diversity are respected.

The organisation is fortunate to have a large number of dedicated volunteers who assist in delivering Eastern Health’s vision to provide ‘Great care, everywhere, every time’. Our volunteer program allows us to maintain vital links with our community. Many of our volunteers live locally and have directly experienced Eastern Health’s care, either as a patient or family member.

With a diversity of programs, volunteers are able to assist in enhancing the patient experience. It is through their continued commitment that we are able to provide extra support that really makes a difference.

Why Volunteer?

People volunteer for reasons which include wanting to:

Give back to the community
Connect with others and improve social ties
Experience new challenges and develop new skills
Interact with different cultures
Achieve a sense of purpose

What is expected of our volunteers?

Follow Eastern Health values.
Genuinely want to help improve the experience of our patients and their loved ones
Respect diversity in patients, visitors, staff and volunteers
Respect patients' and families' privacy and confidentiality
Work within strict professional boundaries
Be well presented
Be kind, caring, enthusiastic, and willing to help
Work as part of a team
Be punctual, reliable and inform us of any absences
Keep us updated with any changes in availability or contact details
Complete mandatory online orientation and training prior to commencement.
In addition comply with yearly mandatory training requirements.

Eastern Health invests time in our volunteers providing orientation, training, support and guidance. Therefore, a prerequisite to apply for a volunteer position the ability to attend a 3-4 hour shift weekly or fortnightly.

Unfortunately our department cannot offer work experience or student placements.

What changes have been made to volunteering due to COVID-19?

COVID-19 has meant that we make ongoing changes to the way we support our volunteers. Each volunteer will be required to:

Meet the COVID-19 vaccination requirements of Eastern Health and provide evidence of vaccination status to Eastern Health
Wear all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required by Eastern Health
Comply with all Eastern Health protocols when attending Eastern Health sites

Volunteering requirements

To commence the process to apply to become a volunteer you will be required to:

Be over 18 years of age
Be able to attend regular shifts
Complete a Volunteer Application Form
Attend an interview
Undertake an online police check
Complete a Statutory Declaration
Provide two referees
Complete mandatory online orientation and training prior to commencement
Complete annual mandatory online training as required
Sign and agree to our Confidentiality Agreement/Code of Conduct
Provide a Working With Children Check (some roles only)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply.

Auxiliaries

Since 1956, Eastern Health has been supported by Auxiliaries, who play an integral role in the operation of its hospitals. Eastern Health's Auxiliaries comprise of loyal and dedicated volunteers who, together, make a significant contribution to the provision of healthcare to community members in the eastern suburbs and surrounding areas. For nearly 60 years Eastern Health's Auxiliaries have continued a tradition of fundraising through varied activities, provided by many hours of service from volunteer members, both within and outside of its hospitals.

Eastern Health is very fortunate to have the support of three Auxiliaries. Auxiliary members give vital support to our patients, their families and our staff by providing a friendly smile or a helping hand as needed. They also raise valuable funds through activities such as operating hospital kiosks, managing opportunity shops, and many other diverse fundraising activities.

Since 1956, Eastern Health's hospital and health care system has strengthened and broadened, part of this expansion can be attributed to the thousands of dollars and hours of service the Auxiliaries provide each year. Eastern Health considers its Auxiliary members to be important members of its team and each of the Auxiliaries contribution is highly valued.

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