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It will depend on how quickly you complete necessary checks and stages. We aim to get things processed quickly but are also relying on factors out of our control (DBS, Occupational Health and reference checks).</p> <p>We receive a high number of applications daily and we have limited roles to offer which means we can’t accept everyone. We aim to find a role to suit your skills, experience and interests. If we aren’t able to offer something with us, we will work hard to offer you alternative routes for getting involved at Barts Health.</p> <p><a class="cta" href="https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicOrganization/3b7f8e69-1319-48c9-abc5-68025a36be1b/1" target="_blank">Apply online to be a volunteer</a></p> </div> </div> <footer class="metadata-info info-textcontent"> </footer> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="placement-row-wrapper"> <div class="placement-row placement-row-1-up placement-row-2 clearfix "> <div id="placement-7-2" data-placement-stylename='accordion - nhs blue' data-placement-id="4219" data-placement-class="TextContent" class="page-placement type-textcontent instance-6497 accordion-base accordion-color-nhs-blue accordion-color-2 last-child"> <div class="placement-inner clearfix"> <div class="content-item single-content content-wrapper no-main-image-display"> <article class="content-item-inner"> <header class="content-headline"> <h2>Criteria</h2> </header> <div class="content-wrapper-inner"> <div class="main-editor-output"> <p>Please consider the following before applying:</p> <ul> <li>Are you 16 years of age or older?</li> <li>Are you sensitive, emotionally intelligent and have the ability to listen to others  ?</li> <li>Are you fit and well?</li> <li>Can you attend regularly (at least once a week for six months)?</li> <li>Are you legally allowed to volunteer in the UK?</li> </ul> <p>If you can answer yes to all these questions you may be who we are looking for to join our team of volunteers.</p> <p>We ask for a minimum commitment of six months (or 24 sessions), however many of our volunteers are happy to stay with us for longer.  We ask for a weekly commitment of a minimum of three hours but this can vary according to specific volunteer roles. We aim to be flexible to find a shift that suits you, there are often opportunities to volunteer at the evening or at weekends.</p> <p>If you are looking for more short term volunteering opportunities such as one-two weeks work experience placements, shadowing or elective placements – we cannot offer this under volunteering. 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</script> <script> $('.type-listcontacts.list-carousel .content-items-list').bxSlider({ minSlides: 4, maxSlides: 100, slideWidth: 279, slideMargin: 15, touchEnabled: false, pager: true, speed:100, moveSlides: 1, onSliderLoad: function (currentIndex) { $(".type-listcontacts .content-items-list .list-content-item[aria-hidden='false']:first").addClass("active-slide"); $(".type-listcontacts").addClass("loaded"); }, onSlideAfter: function ($slideElement) { $('.type-listcontacts .content-items-list').children().removeClass('active-slide'); $slideElement.addClass('active-slide'); } }); $("input[name*='service']").attr('autocomplete','off'); $("input[name*='keywords']").attr('autocomplete','off'); $("input[name*='surname']").attr('autocomplete','family-name'); $("input[name*='firstName']").attr('autocomplete','given-name'); $("input[name*='service']").attr('id','service'); $("input[name*='keywords']").attr('id','keywords'); $("input[name*='surname']").attr('id','surname'); $("input[name*='firstName']").attr('id','firstName'); $("input[name*='pageFeedbackEmail']").attr('autocomplete','email'); $('.blog-utilities.blog-search .input-name-blog-search').before( "<legend style='display:none'>" +$('.blog-utilities.blog-search .input-name-blog-search').html() +'</legend>' ); $('.matrixQuestions input:checkbox').each(function( index ) { $(this).before( "<label style='display:none' for='" + this.id +"'></label>" ); }); $('.form .row .field select').each(function( index ) { $(this).before( "<label style='display:none' for='" + this.id +"'></label>" ); }); $('.form .row .field :input[type="number"]').each(function( index ) { $(this).before( "<label style='display:none' for='" + this.id +"'></label>" ); }); $('.bx-pager-item').each(function() { $(this).attr('tabindex', 0); }); $( ".mobile-sidemenu" ).first().attr('id','sidemenu2'); $(".mobile-subnav-toggle").removeAttr("href"); $(".mobile-subnav-toggle").attr('role', 'button'); $(".mobile-nav-toggle").attr('role', 'button'); $(".mobile-nav-toggle").attr('title', 'mobile nav'); $('.page-feedback-placement-wrapper .actn-btn.actn-show-content').attr('title', 'collapsed content'); $(".close-search").attr('title', 'close search button'); $('.goog-te-menu-value').attr('tabindex', -1); $( ".rt-node-head" ).each(function( index ) { $(this).attr('tabindex', 0); }); $( ".rt-node-child-item" ).each(function( index ) { $(this).attr('tabindex', 0); }); $('form[name="frmsearch"]').each(function( index2 ) { $(this).attr('id', 'site-search-form-' + index2); }); $('#accessibility-controls').find('#google_translate_element').attr("id", "google_translate_element-1"); $('.site-nav-row').find('#site-search-index-search-1').attr("id", "site-search-index-search-1-hidden"); $('.site-nav-row').find('.input-name-site-search-index-search').attr("for", "site-search-index-search-1-hidden"); $('.service-search-wrapper fieldset.search-fields .row').before( '<legend style="display:none">service search</legend>' ); $('.page-placement.type-blogcategories .article-categories a').wrapAll('<ul id="cats">').wrap('<li>'); $('.footer-links .page-utils-links-wrap a').wrapAll('<ul class="footer-links-wrapper">').wrap('<li>'); $("input[type*='tel']").attr('autocomplete','tel'); $("input[type*='date']").attr('autocomplete','bday'); $("input[type*='email']").attr('autocomplete','email'); // fixing the footer positioning $(".site-credits-container").wrapInner('<div class="credits-wrap"></div>'); </script> <script> $('.recruitment-page .page-placement[class*="recruitment-placement"]').each(function() { $(this).closest('.placement-row-wrapper').addClass('has-recruitment-placement'); }); </script> <script> $('.type-slideshow.new-slideshow .content-item-inner .decoration-left').appendTo('.type-slideshow .content-item-inner .slider .slide-text-overlay'); $('.type-slideshow.new-slideshow .content-item-inner .slider-controls').appendTo('.type-slideshow .content-item-inner .slider .slide-text-overlay'); </script> <script> $(".footer-links").appendTo(".main-content"); </script>  <script> $('.post-meta.date-author-details').each(function() { var timeText = $(this).find('time').text(); var postDate = new Date(timeText); var currentDate = new Date(); var sixMonthsAgo = new Date(); sixMonthsAgo.setMonth(currentDate.getMonth() - 6); if (postDate < sixMonthsAgo) { $(this).addClass('old-post'); } }); //V1SR-28129 $('a[href^="#"]').on('click', function(event) { event.preventDefault(); var target = $(this.hash); if (target.length) { var offset = 150; // Adjust the offset value as needed var targetPosition = target.offset().top - offset; $('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: targetPosition }, 800); // Smooth scrolling // Optionally, you can still use .scrollIntoView on the raw DOM element if needed // target[0].scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' }); } }); </script> </body> </html>