Voluntary Norfolk's EEC Volunteer Service supports East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust by recruiting , training and coordinating volunteers to carry out a wide range of roles across ...
Patient Support Volunteer - Ogden Court Community Hospital, Wymondham
Practical details
Volunteering • Organisation role
Contact person
Fiona Podolski
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Requirements
#66441
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Are you friendly, compassionate, and enthusiastic about supporting others? If so, our clinical teams at Ogden Court Community Hospital need your help!
Volunteers are needed to engage with patients on the ward, with activities such as:
- offering companionship
- reading to patients or taking the library trolley round
- encouraging patients to complete their simple prescribed exercises
- taking patients out in the garden areas
- providing practical support such as taking messages to members of staff
Volunteering for this role involves an ongoing commitment of approximately 1-2 hrs a week on a weekday morning or afternoon.
To volunteer with us, we will need you to complete our volunteer recruitment, including our Volunteers' Induction Training, completing a Standard DBS check, and providing 2 character references.
You will be supported throughout your volunteering by a member of staff onsite and your EEC Volunteer Coordinator.
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About Voluntary Norfolk - EEC Volunteer Service
Voluntary Norfolk's EEC Volunteer Service supports East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust by recruiting , training and coordinating volunteers to carry out a wide range of roles across community NHS services in Norfolk.
The EEC Volunteer Service strives to be a leader in NHS volunteering, offering inclusive opportunities which support the Trust to provide an excellent patient experience, empower individuals and strengthen local communities.