Adam - Young volunteer in the community midwifery team, Chase Farm Hospital Adam joined the charity in February 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic, aged 17. He originally volunteered at Barnet Hospital on the wards and in the emergency department until the lockdown in March 2020. When volunteering opportunities began to reopen he transfered to Chase Farm Hospital, firstly as a meet and greet volunteer, then as administrative support for the community midwifery team where he has settled in the role. He has since gone on to gain employment at the hospital as a maternity administrator. Here is what Adam had to share about his experiences as a volunteer: My role is mainly administrative and involves preparing clinic packs for the patients, as well as making up various blood-testing kits and stocking supply cupboards. I also prepare supplies for the patients that are given to them during clinics which support the women throughout their pregnancy. This has been my favourite role as a volunteer, as it has allowed me to gain many important new skills such as multitasking, prioritisation, liaising across multiple teams. I have also had the opportunity, taking my own initiative, to collate information leaflets in different languages to be given to expecting mothers during clinics, whose first language may not have been English.
I have learnt many skills during volunteering that will be useful for my future endeavours, such as multitasking, interpersonal skills, prioritisation, working under pressure, working as part of a team and between different teams and so many more. These are all so useful and I would not have been able to get the experience to develop these had it not have been for volunteering. My mother works in the hospital, and seeing what she does day-to-day made me want to help in the same way. It was certainly rewarding when I landed my role with Marie and the community midwives and saw first-hand how what I was doing was helping NHS staff and the patients. Seeing the positive effects of my volunteering on the community has made it even more worth it and is something I hope to carry forward with me in my future career as a doctor.
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