Make a difference helping local families from diagnosis through treatment
Our incredible team of volunteers help us make a real difference in patient-facing roles, directly impacting the lives of local families facing life-limiting illness.
There are many ways you could help our patients, from diagnosis through treatment. We’ll provide you with any necessary training, offering emotional and practical support, to deliver our Compassionate Neighbours and Supporting Hands roles, as they support our popular Supportive Care and Community Hospice at Home services.
Whether you have specific experience you’d like to put to good use, or fancy learning some new skills, we’d love to hear from you.
Below are some examples of the kind of roles our volunteers do across the hospice, please scroll down for our current list of opportunities.
Available roles
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Scar therapist volunteer
Could you use your scar therapy skills to improve the wellbeing of our patients?
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Reflexology therapist volunteer
Could you use your reflexology skills to improve the wellbeing of our patients?
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Massage therapist volunteer
Could you use your massage skills to improve the wellbeing of our patients?
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Art therapy volunteer
This is a unique opportunity for a newly qualified art therapist, or someone who wants to refresh their skills, to use your qualifications to gain valuable experience in a real-world environment. We will provide supervision, and you will be involved in both 1:1 and group work.
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Compassionate Neighbours volunteers
Could you befriend someone in your local community?
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Supporting hands volunteers
As a Supporting Hands Volunteer you'll be matched with patients and their carers who are in need of companionship or practical support with everyday tasks.
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Compassionate Communities Group volunteers
Do you have a couple of hours every month to help support people in your local community?
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Inpatient Unit Care Support volunteer
Our Inpatient Unit Care support volunteers work with other members of the clinical team to provide a holistic service for patients in our Inpatient unit.
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Inpatient Unit Assistant volunteer
Our Inpatient Unit Assistants provide much needed support for patients and their families, working alongside our nurses. If you are looking to make a difference or to gain some experience in a clinical environment we'd love to hear from you.
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Why our volunteers love working with patients and those around them
As well as helping to make a huge difference to the running of our patient services,our incredible volunteers say they find working at Rennie Grove Peace both rewarding and sociable. Here are just some of the other benefits they listed:
Making connections Helping people who are going through a difficult time gives enormous personal satisfaction, and there is great value in meeting people and making a connection at this time of life.
Having a real impact Making a difference to our patients’ lives, and helping those around then, when they need it the most.
Working for the community Helping families in the local community who need specialist hospice care means your time and energy is harnessed for a good cause.
“It’s a very friendly, relaxed atmosphere at Grove House and the staff really support you as a volunteer. I feel very valued in my role and look forward to continuing it.”
Hear from our volunteers
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Kathy and Anne’s Story
IPU volunteers, Kathy and Anne, developed a touching friendship when they crossed paths volunteering. They tell their story...
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Raj and Gizella’s Story
Raj has been a Compassionate Neighbour volunteer in Watford for Rennie Grove Peace since 2022, supporting Gizella.
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Sara’s story
Sara has been a longstanding volunteer with Rennie Grove Peace, joining as part of our Compassionate Neigbours scheme and more recently, volunteering with our Supporting Hands service...
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