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Voluntary Norfolk's NCH&C Volunteer Service supports Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust by recruiting , training and coordinating volunteers to carry out a wide range of roles across community ...
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Patient Support Volunteer - Swaffham Community Hospital
Organisation role · 1–2 hrs/Week
15 Sporle Rd, Swaffham PE37 7HL, UK
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Voluntary Norfolk - NCH&C Volunteer Service
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Summary
Are you friendly, compassionate, and enthusiastic about supporting others? If so, our clinical teams at Swaffham Community Hospital need your help!Detailed description
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 NCH&C Volunteer Coordinator.
What volunteers need
🗣️ Native language skills
What we will provide to volunteers
💸 Reimbursement of costs🤝 Extra supportAbout Voluntary Norfolk - NCH&C Volunteer Service
Voluntary Norfolk's NCH&C Volunteer Service supports Norfolk 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 NCH&C 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.
The NCH&C 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.