Patient Voice Volunteer

Time commitment: Flexible depending on the availability and opportunities you choose to get involved with 

Travel: Occasional travel 

Are you looking for an opportunity to use your creativity, energy and excellent (communication or leadership) skills to really make an impact? Would you like to find a rewarding and fulfilling way for others to benefit from your knowledge and experience? 

We are currently recruiting Patient Voice Volunteers in the location(s) listed below. We would love you to volunteer with us! 

About the role  

There are two different types of Patient Voice projects, Education and Training, and Service and Quality Improvement. You can be involved in either or both types of projects 

  • Communicating your experience of living with your condition(s) with a range of healthcare professional audiences. This will include talking about your diagnosis, self-management, treatment, the impact on your work and relationships 
  • Meeting external personnel, such as university staff, medical students, healthcare professionals and service managers, depending on the type of project you are involved in  
  • Taking part in the co-design of sessions. 

Download the role profile for a Patient Voice Volunteer

If you have any questions about this role before applying, please contact volunteering@arthritis-uk.org 

How to apply 

Please complete and submit the Volunteering Application Form online, please include the relevant code for the location of the role you are interested in: 

  • Patient Voice Volunteers - (111A) Northern Ireland
  • Patient Voice Volunteers - (111C) England
  • Patient Voice Volunteers - (111D) Wales
  • Patient Voice Volunteers - (114) Birmingham and Solihull (England) 

When we have received your application, we will be in touch, our safer recruitment process will include: 

  • An informal chat to discuss the role, get to know you and understand your motivations for volunteering 
  • Two references  
  • Photo identification.  

About us 

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our charity and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.  We want our employees, volunteers, trustees and involved people to represent the broad diversity of the communities of which we are a part.    

Over 10 million adults, young people and children in the UK live with arthritis. That’s one in six of us living with the pain, fatigue, disability, mental and financial strain it can cause. Many more live with arthritis but remain undiagnosed, untreated and unsupported. 

We know the impact of arthritis can be huge, affecting the ability to work, care for family, move free from pain and live independently.  Yet for a condition affecting so many, it’s poorly understood and far too little is done.  That’s why we invest in life-changing research into better treatments, support people through the daily challenges of life with arthritis, and campaign on the issues that matter most to people living with it. 

At Arthritis UK, we won’t rest until everyone with arthritis has access to the treatments and support they need to live the life they choose, with real hope of a cure in the future. 

Arthritis UK is committed to keeping children, young people and vulnerable adults safe from harm. During the recruitment process we will undertake safer recruitment practices and relevant checks to ensure applicants are suitable to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults.  

Read more about volunteering for us.