Hello, and welcome to our community. At our hospital we recognise that all individuals are caregivers and have the ability to influence the experience of patients and families. We offer a variety of volunteer opportunities that are aligned to the person-centred care philosophy of our health care service. We are proud to offer volunteer programs that complement the work of paid staff and compassionate and caring interactions are at the heart of everything we do. We embrace the cultural diversity of our community and we encourage people from all cultural backgrounds to become involved.

The dynamic nature of volunteer involvement at our hospital means we are regularly reviewing our roster and recruitment needs and we welcome your interest in finding out more about what we do and becoming part of our community.

Are our opportunities right for you?

Here are a few questions you might like to consider:

• What are my motivations for volunteering?
• Why choose the PA Hospital?
• What skills do I want to contribute or learn?
• How much time can I commit?

Applying to volunteer

• See our Volunteer opportunities

If we don’t have anything right for you, right now, please check back in regularly and consider joining our Metro South Health Community of Interest.

To find other volunteering opportunities that suit your passions, motivations, availability and location visit the Volunteering Queensland page.

If you do not have an email address and you would prefer information printed in hardcopy and sent to your home address, please call our Volunteer Services Unit on (07) 3176 5605.

Visiting volunteer groups

There are also many community sector support organisations who are engaged in delivering various volunteer programs and services at our hospital. Their services are generally managed by the separate clinical divisions and departmental staff, except when a group is providing facility wide services and then they are managed by the Volunteer Services Unit.

Examples of Visiting Volunteer Groups managed by the Volunteer Services Unit:

• PA Research Foundation - Donor Engagement
• The Delta Society - Pet Therapy
• The Department of Justice and Attorney-General - JP's in the Community

About our volunteers

• Every day volunteers make an immeasurable impact on the greater PA Hospital community.
• Every week we engage approximately 150 volunteers in our programs.
• Every month volunteers collectively contribute over 2500 hours of service.
• Every year we evolve to meet the changing needs of the hospital and the community.