Expert By Experience Panel – Volunteer Application Form

Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of Guts UK's Experts By Experience Panel.

At the moment, to be able to volunteer with Guts UK you must be over the age of 18 years old. We will look to revisit this in the future, but as the programme is still in it’s infancy, we are maintaining this limit for now.

If you have any difficulty in completing this form or have any questions, please email us at volunteering@gutscharity.org.uk or call us on 0207 486 0341.

If you would prefer to complete a paper application form, please contact us using the details above and we will post a copy out to you.

Please note that this is an application form only. We will contact you in due course to determine the outcome of your application and advise you of any next steps.

Experts By Experience Panel - Volunteer Application Form

Please tell us which best describes you:(Required)

What digestive condition(s) are you living with or do you support someone else with?(Required)

Contact details

Your details(Required)

Title First name Surname

Email address(Required)

Phone number(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Town/City County Post code

Personal information

The following information is collected to support our internal reporting about the diversity of our volunteers. It is also used to ensure our EBE panel is diverse and appropriately represents our community.

Date of Birth(Required)

Gender(Required)

Ethnicity(Required)

Do you consider yourself to have a disability?(Required)

Do you have a digestive health condition?(Required)

Why you're interested in this role

Why do you want to volunteer for Guts UK?(Required)

Why do you think you are suited to this specific role?(Required)

What do you hope to achieve through volunteering?(Required)

How did you hear about us?(Required)

References

If we choose to progress your application, we will need to contact two referees. Please provide the details of two referees below. We will only contact them if you are offered a volunteering opportunity with us. Ideally, at least one of your referees should be from a professional context such as a workplace reference or somewhere you else you have volunteered. If you cannot provide a professional reference then we may need to contact you to understand the reasons why, but it won’t directly impact your application. We cannot accept references from immediate family members.

Referee 1: Reference type(Required)

Referee 1: How does this person know you?(Required)

Referee 1: Name(Required)

Title First Last

Referee 1 - Email address

Referee 1 - Phone number

Referee 2: Reference type(Required)

Referee 2: How does this person know you?(Required)

Referee 2: Name(Required)

Title First Last

Referee 2: Email address

Referee 2: Phone number

Emergency Contact Details

If you are offered a volunteering opportunity with us, we need to ensure that we have emergency contact details for you on our system.

Emergency Contact Name(Required)

First Last

Emergency Contact Number(Required)

What is their relationship to you?(Required)

Consent

Staying in touch

How we use and store your data

*The data provided in volunteering application forms will be stored throughout the course of the recruitment process. If your application is successful and you are appointed as a volunteer, your information will be stored in our volunteer database and in line with our Privacy Policy and Data Retention Policy. Unsuccessful applications will be deleted from our systems in a timely manner.