Volunteer Opportunity: Help Amplify Mental Health Patient Voices on the Clywedog Ward
Are you passionate about improving mental health services? Do you have personal experience with mental health inpaitent care or caring for someone who has? The Powys Patients’ Council (PPC) is looking for a compassionate volunteer to join our team and make a difference in the lives of patients on the Clywedog Ward at Llandrindod Wells War Memorial Hospital.
Your lived experience is the most important qualification for this role. Whether you’ve received care in an acute mental health setting or supported someone who has, your insight and empathy will help amplify the voices of patients who need it most.
The Powys Patients’ Council (PPC), funded by Powys Teaching Health Board and facilitated by PAVO’s Mental Health Team, gives a voice to people in acute mental health settings. Through regular, confidential, patient-only meetings, PPC volunteers with lived experience create a safe space for patients to share feedback, ask questions, and express their views on the care they receive.
This role is a meaningful opportunity to ensure patient voices are heard and to contribute to breaking the stigma surrounding mental health.
About the Role
As a PPC volunteer, you’ll create a safe space for patients to share feedback and ideas, helping to improve care and foster meaningful change. Your lived experience, whether as a patient or a supporter, makes you uniquely qualified to amplify patients’ voices.
What You’ll Do
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Attend monthly patient meetings on Clywedog Ward to gather feedback.
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Share updates at quarterly Engage to Change meetings.
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Work with patients, staff, and management to tackle challenges.
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Shadow experienced volunteers on Felindre Ward to build confidence.
Is This Role Right for You?
We’re looking for someone who:
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Has personal experience with admittance to an inpatient mental health ward or cared for someone who has.
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Can use their insight to inform discussions while maintaining personal boundaries.
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Is comfortable engaging in care-based discussions without compromising their own mental health.
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Has a basic understanding of patients’ rights and a willingness to collaborate with hospital management.
Additional skills like report writing, IT knowledge, or Welsh language proficiency are a bonus but not essential.
Next Steps
If you’re interested in becoming a PPC volunteer, we’d love to hear from you!
Contact
Alice.Dolan@PAVO.org.uk
or call
07833 401446
for an informal discussion.
Ready to apply? Send an expression of interest outlining your experience and skills. This information will support your application and help us ensure the role is a good fit for you.
Join us in making a real difference in the lives of patients on the Clywedog Ward. Together, we can amplify voices and create lasting change.
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Loneliness & Isolation consultation – Welsh Government workshop
8 January 2019
Attendance must be booked in advance. Please note that places are subject to availability.
To Book: Please indicate whether you wish to attend by completing our on-line form– https://goo.gl/forms/l4ld9RnGLoS6KYui2 Places are limited to 30.
Tuesday 8 January 2019, 1pm to 3pm
PAVO, 30 Ddole Road, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6DF
The workshop will:
· enable detailed discussion on the impact and experience of loneliness and social isolation and
· enable consideration of key questions from the Welsh Government consultation in order to help inform organisational and individual responses
It will be important to familiarise yourself with the consultation document before attending the event if possible. Links can be found below.
Please note that hard copies of these documents will not be provided at the event although some copies may be made available in the workshops, for reference purposes only.
Link: https://beta.gov.wales/connected-communities-tackling-loneliness-and-social-isolation
Please note that there is no charge for these events; refreshments will be available on arrival and water available throughout. Delegates are required to arrange and meet the costs of any travel, accommodation or other expenses incurred.
Attendance must be booked in advance. Please note that places are subject to availability.
The Loneliness and Social Isolation consultation will close on Tuesday 15 January 2019
To Book: Please indicate whether you wish to attend by completing our on-line form– https://goo.gl/forms/l4ld9RnGLoS6KYui2 Places are limited to 30.
For further details, or to submit a response, please contact LonelinessAndIsolation@gov.wales or Social Services and Integration Directorate, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.