Hospital Meet and Greet Volunteer

  • VO85383


Description

These volunteers support hospital staff to minimise the numbers of people accessing the acute hospitals sites. They carry out a range of duties to support this including sanitising, face coverings and pharmacy pick up Provide directions to patients and visitors in the acute hospitals
 Escort patients and visitors to departments, where appropriate
 Show patients and visitors where they will be able to find wheelchairs (however we would not expect you to push patients or visitors in those wheelchairs)
 Encourage physical distancing for those who are visiting the hospital environment, directing them to use the hand sanitizer and give out surgical masks as appropriate.
 Collect discharge prescriptions for patients
 Collect changes of clothes from relatives at front door to be delivered to wards for inpatients meaning that the relatives don’t need to go into the wards
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Organisation aims and objectives

NHS Lanarkshire is the local provider of health services in Lanarkshire. We provide services in 3 general hospitals and a large number of small community hospitals situated throughout the Lanarkshire area. There are many different volunteer roles available in lots of different locations.

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Restrictions

No Gender Restriction, Volunteers who fall into a high risk group for COVID-19 (apart from aged 50-69) are discouraged from applying. Minimise the risk of contracting serious COVID 19. All volunteers will be health screened at application
Experience required: No Expertise, Caring,Good Communicator,Good Listener,Practical,Reliable / Dependable, 
Travel details: The opportunity takes at multiple location across South Lanarkshire East Kilbride
Minimum age: 16

Support

Expenses paid: Yes
Expenses details: Mileage or public transport costs
Training details: Online induction training for all NHS Scotland volunteers
Support: Named Contact For Volunteer