Kettering General Hospital Volunteer

2 weeks ago


Kettering, United Kingdom Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Full time

Do you have a spare 4 hours a week?

Are you aged 16 or over?

We are looking for volunteers to support the hospital, at our main site and satellite sites.

Are you are looking to gain new skills and experiences? Do you want to work in part of a team whilst helping others? Do you want to try something different? If so, then volunteering is for you

Why Volunteer?

If you’ve started looking for work or want to get back into it after a break, volunteering can really help. We'll support you as you develop your skills and confidence - and your CV will really impress potential employers.

If you've retired but you're not quite ready to put your feet up, we'd really value your experience and time.

Meet people from all walks of life. Whether it's our staff or our patients, there's never a dull moment when you're surrounded by people of all ages from all sorts of backgrounds. Volunteering in a hospital gives you an insight into other people's lives and so many of our volunteers say it's a real privilege

Give something back. What better place to give something back than your local hospital, the one place that touches everyone's lives in some way?

Our volunteers are invaluable part of the hospital team. Working with us in a volunteering role means you're playing a part in delivering the best possible care to our patients and their families, whether you're providing admin support in an office, working alongside our ward teams or supporting other areas within the Hospital

We have a variety of different volunteering roles in the hospital including;
Patient befriender (ward buddy)

Supporting the HCA’s & Nurses with support on the ward ie replenishing drinks, sitting with patients, helping the ward clerk

Buggy Driver

Transporting patients on buggy round the site for appointments, driving licence needed, 21 and over.

Runner and Response volunteer

Supporting clinical areas in the Trust on a as needed on the day basis.

Pharmacy volunteer

Supporting the Pharmacy team delivering supplies

Meet and Greet

Welcoming patients and visitors ensuring they reach the appropriate location.

Staff wellbeing volunteer

Supporting our Care café and random acts of kindness.

Spiritual and Pastoral Care Volunteers.

Kettering General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Respect

Integrity

Courageous

Accountable

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Helping to serve for patients as appropriate under the guidance and supervision of clinical staff.

Making drinks for visitors, including the day area, and staff and wash/tidy away any used crockery/cutlery used.

Supporting clinics / wards with temperature checking and providing directions to appointments.

To sit alongside/alone with patients at mealtimes by chatting and encouraging them to eat and drink, ensuring food and drink is within easy reach and accessible to the patient.

Undertake patient surveys in a ward environment to understand the experiences of a patient.

Actively looking for anyone who may be lost across the hospital and may need help.

Visiting/chatting/reading to patients who may not have visitors.

Helping the hostess to serve meals and deliver snacks to patients.

Keeping patient bed areas tidy.

Collecting medications from pharmacy.

Ensuring the continued well-being and comfort of patients whilst they are awaiting transport and giving assistance to and from transport where necessary.

Collecting/delivering messages or small items to and from departments - always following a request from a member of staff, ensuring items are placed in a sealed carrier.

Providing a courtesy service - ‘meet and greet’ around external premises.

Ensuring that information racks and notice boards are tidy.

Acting as a ‘buddy’ for new volunteers.

Collecting and delivering Notes/Swabs/Equipment from Wards and/or departments.



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