Supporting our palliative care service in Angus, this volunteer driving role enhances the patient experience by supporting them with transport to access Day Care services, attend clinic appointments and social activities, where appropriate.
Role:
To enhance patient experience by supporting them with transport to access Day Care Services in Angus, attend clinic appointments and social activities, where appropriate.
Reports to:
Nursing Staff / AHPs / Voluntary Services Team
Core Duties include:
• To collect/return patients from or to their home, to attend Day Care services or wards in safety and comfort. To Arbroath/Forfar Whitehills or Stracathro hospitals.
• To listen to and talk with patients.
• To prompt patients to bring items of a personal nature including mobility aids, medication and keys, and also prompt them to lock doors, as highlighted in the ‘Advice on Transporting Patients Guidelines’.
• To wear an ID badge at all times while on duty.
• Respecting confidentiality, maintaining the persons dignity and comply with the NHS Tayside Confidentiality Policies.
• To comply with NHS Tayside volunteering policies and guidelines.
• To be aware of and comply with NHS Tayside policies relevant to the role eg Health & Safety, Infection Prevention Control, Social Media etc.
• To feed back any concerns regarding the wellbeing of patients to nursing staff in the first instance.
• To attend mandatory training as required.
These are the primary core duties of a Volunteer Driver, however certain activities can be changed or amended to suit requirements, under the supervision of the Nursing Staff, AHPs or Voluntary Services Team.
To provide healthcare of the highest quality through commitment to professional excellence, teaching and research
Experience required: Must hold a full clean driving licence and use of own car
Expenses paid: Yes
Support:
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