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Volunteer Car Driver
Grade
Volunteer
Contract
Voluntary
Hours
Flexible working - 0 hours per week
Job ref
277-6354065-VOL-E
Employer
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Memorial
Town
Woolwich
Salary
Voluntary Post
Closing
04/12/2024 23:59

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Volunteer Car Driver

Volunteer

Job overview

Volunteer Car Driver

Flexible Hours

 

To pick up patients and transport them to various appointments and therapy groups ensuring punctuality.

To be able to help patients into and out of volunteers car.

To reports any accidents or untoward incidents to the Voluntary Services Manager immediately.

You will be reimbursed for travel within the boroughs of 
Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich ( must provide original 
receipts if using public transport) and you can also claim for 
lunch or other subsistence costs ( maximum of £5 per day) if 
your volunteering exceeds 4 hours in a day( please refer to 
volunteers policy for further details). 

Applicants must live within a five mile radius of SE18.

Main duties of the job

Attend support and supervision sessions (a minimum of 1 session every 3 months)

Able to commit to regular hours of volunteering and must be able to volunteer for a minimum of a 6 month period

Must be available to attend training as required for the placement and or personal development

You will be reimbursed for travel within the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich ( must provide original receipts if using public transport) and you can also claim for lunch or other subsistence costs ( maximum of £5 per day) if your volunteering exceeds 4 hours in a day( please refer to volunteers policy for further details).

Work within Oxleas policies, procedures and guidelines (PPG’s) by

 

·        Ensuring confidentiality is adhered to at all times.

·        Undertaking responsibility for adhering to Health & Safety requirements and attending relevant statutory training.

·        Ensuring that actions and behaviour falls within the equal opportunities policy.

·        Promote at all times a positive image of mental ill health ensuring respect for the dignity and rights of individuals is upheld at all times.

·        Be aware of Data Protection.

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
  • We’re Kind
  • We’re Fair
  • We Listen
  • We Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Volunteer car drivers need to be competent drivers, be very patient and have a caring nature.

Working with elderly mentally ill patients is not essential but would be and advantage.

·        Transport patients to and from their appointments

·        Keep a record of mileage, patients details & jobs carried out, to submit regularly for expenses

·        Behaving at all times in a professional manner.

·        Be confident when communicating with an older person who may have specific difficulties, such as hearing and sight loss.

 

Any additional information:

·        Volunteers will attend a short induction session. 

·        You must adhere to health and safety procedures.

·        Should have good communication skills and of a polite and friendly nature

·        To comply with Trust policies regarding confidentiality at all times

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Applicant must be over 25 years of age and hold a clean driving liecence.

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Must have excellent communication skilss

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Applicant must be caring and be patient and good with people

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer. Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthPride In Veterans

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Paul Buckingham
Job title
Volunteer Services Co-Ordinator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 8836 8510

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