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Staffordshire and Stoke-on Trent Integrated Care System
About
The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System (ICS) operates in collaboration alongside local and neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities, and the voluntary sector.
The partners have a clear shared ambition to work with local people, communities, and staff to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and to use their collective resources more effectively.
Contact
[email protected]Companion Volunteer
Closed for applications on: 19-Jul-2024 15:21
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 19-Jul-2024 15:21
Key details
Location
- Site
- Royal Stoke Hospital / Haywood
- Town
- Stoke on Trent
- Postcode
- ST5 1AG
- Major / Minor Region
- Staffordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Voluntary: 12 months
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Grade
- Volunteer
Specialty
- Main area
- Volunteer
Job overview
Our local hospitals are looking to expand their volunteer workforce to support the clinical teams over the forthcoming winter months. Companion volunteers make a huge difference to the time patients spend within the hospital, supporting patients and families to maintain contact as well as offering companionship and reassurance.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the volunteer workforce and applications are welcome from all aged 18 years and over. Opportunities to shadow will be provided, as well as training as required. A parking permit will also be provided.
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- Answer telephone calls and to pass on messages from relatives
- Help patients and visitors to access the information they require i.e. direct patients and visitors to the appropriate area/person
- Keep information display areas and waiting areas stocked and tidy
- Make telephone calls/video calls between patients and family members
- Assist with running errands for ward staff or patients/visitors
- Assist Nursing Staff to provide activities for patients.
- General administration tasks on trust based system
Working for our organisation
The People Hub, hosted by MPFT, works in partnership with NHS Trusts, Local Authorities and care organisations across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, finding the right people for the right job roles in response to local needs. We recruit caring and compassionate people or ‘Reserves’, who can provide clinical and non-clinical support to busy teams in a variety of settings. You’ll be joining a community of likeminded people ready to help and support the local health and care economy. You will have access to a variety of roles of varying length; some placements may be up to 12 months whilst others are more ad hoc and in response to urgent demand. You don’t need to have had experience within the health or care sector to apply for many of our roles! We’ll provide you with the training or upskilling you need, and we’ll share placements with you that match your preferences and can fit around your existing commitments.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Provide visiting, companionship and reassurance to patients
- Meet users of the service and provide a welcome
- Assist the nursing team in ensuring that patient bed tables are clear of extraneous items prior to meal-times
- Assist nursing staff to distribute hand wipes to patients prior to meal-times and as necessary for hygiene requirements
- Provide extra drinks/snacks, outside of normal service, as required
*PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VOLUNTEER ROLE*
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.
Person specification
Requirements
Essential criteria
- At least 18 years of age
Documents
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Recruitment
- Job title
- Recruitment
- Email address
- [email protected]
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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