Friends of Royal Perth Hospital
You're invited to become a Friends of Royal Perth Hospital Volunteer, delivering any of these six important services to our patients:
Shop Service
Volunteers work in the:
- Friends Shop serving patients, visitors and staff
- Ward Trolley offering food and toiletries to patients
- Outpatient Clinic kiosk serving refreshments to patients, visitors and staff.
Patient Service - ward visits
- General Service: Volunteers visit wards daily to support patients throughout their hospital stay. They provide magazines and books, help with laundry, and offer non-clinical support to improve patient comfort and wellbeing.
- Meet and greet: Volunteers visit newly admitted patients to provide a warm welcome and help them settle in. They distribute a welcome pack, offer an introduction to the ward and explain key facilities and services, such as the wellbeing service, multi-faith chapel, shop, trolley service, TV/telephone access, and meal ordering. They highlight Aishwary’s Care Call and feedback forms.
- Palliative Care: Volunteers visit end-of-life patients to provide compassionate, non-clinical support and offer comfort and companionship.
General Service
Volunteers deliver a concierge service in locations such as the Emergency Department and the Victoria Square entrance, and help patients in the Transit Lounge who are awaiting transport or discharge home.
Outpatient Service
Volunteers help patients, visitors and staff in:
- Goderich Street Outpatient clinic
- Cardiology Rehab and Cardio Metabolic Clinics
- Intensive Care Unit
- Breast Assessment
- P.A.R.T.Y. program (an injury awareness and prevention program for youth aged 15 and older)
RPH Museum
Join the Museum Curator and a small group of committed volunteers to research, record and conserve historical objects, photographs and documents which tell the story of the establishment and development of health services in WA. Visit the RPH Museum page.
Information and Support Service
Support the administrative side of the Friends of RPH, coordinate the receipt, sorting and distribution of donated magazines to outpatient areas, help with the volunteer newsletter, bookstore, Christmas pop‑up shop, private patient envelopes, and media folding.
