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Job summary

Main area
Voluntary Services
Grade
Voluntary
Contract
Voluntary
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
0 hours per week (Voluntary work)
Job ref
272-6281945
Employer
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Town
Doncaster
Salary
Voluntary Work
Closing
09/06/2024 23:59

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Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Volunteers

Voluntary

Job overview

Are you passionate about the NHS?

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity?

Would you like to volunteer in one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas?

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is just the place for you! 

We are extremely proud of our team of volunteers, who help us in our goal to provide the best quality of care for patients in Doncaster and Bassetlaw and we are looking for people to join our expanding Volunteer Workforce.

We are have various roles available across our Trust:

A&E Volunteers

Meet and Greet Volunteers

Ward Volunteers

ESAC (Emergency Surgical Assessment Care) Volunteers

Discharge Lounge Volunteers

Library Volunteers

Pharmacy Volunteers

Main duties of the job

We are looking for people with:

Good communication skills

Willingness to help and support staff and patients

Able to liaise with professional staff at all levels

Able to demonstrate empathy and compassion

Adaptable and willing to learn

Punctual and reliable

Able to work independently and as part of a team

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

Understand the need for confidentiality

Commitment to uphold trust core values and NHS policies

Comfortable in a clinical environment with patients that may be anxious, distressed or acutely unwell

Ability to show sensitivity, tact, diplomacy and understanding especially in stressful/emotional situations     

Working for our organisation

Volunteering with us gives you:

Structure to your day and a sense of achievement
A challenge and an opportunity for personal development
An opportunity to learn new skills or to use your lifetime skills
The opportunity to meet others and to make social contacts
The chance to get to know your local hospital and gain an understanding of how healthcare is provided.     

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you are wanting any further information or to apply for this role please contact Nicola Ramshaw on [email protected]

Person specification

Interpersonal skills

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills
  • Calm and composed
  • Punctual and reliable

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Comfortable in a clinical environment with patients that may be anxious, distressed or acutely unwell
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Armed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicola Ramshaw
Job title
Volunteer Coordinator
Email address
[email protected]
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