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    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

    • Attend monthly patient meetings on Clywedog Ward to gather feedback.

    • Share updates at quarterly Engage to Change meetings.

    • Work with patients, staff, and management to tackle challenges.

    • Shadow experienced volunteers on Felindre Ward to build confidence.

    Is This Role Right for You?

    We’re looking for someone who:

    • Has personal experience with admittance to an inpatient mental health ward or cared for someone who has.

    • Can use their insight to inform discussions while maintaining personal boundaries.

    • Is comfortable engaging in care-based discussions without compromising their own mental health.

    • 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.

    Sep 5, 2018

    The Link Worker will support the delivery of the social prescribing research project in the Brecon and District area. They will meet clients referred by primary care and help them to access more appropriate services and support like welfare services, well-being activities, non-clinical interventions such as mindfulness and stress control, or peer support groups. The focus will be on empowering the client to make their own choices and to set personal goals. The Link Worker will need to build good relationships with their local primary care teams, as well as develop an in-depth knowledge of local services and activities.

    As this is a research project, the Link Worker will support the collection of client information so that the effectiveness of the service can be evaluated. The link worker will also be involved in the design phase, working collaboratively with other Link Workers, Mind Cymru and other partners to complete detailed mapping work of services and referral pathways in your locality to inform the final model.

    The Link Worker will be expected to travel between local sites on a regular basis and to attend occasional national project meetings across Wales as required.

    Closing date: 17 September 2018

    More information on the Brecon & District Mind website.