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Headway South Lanarkshire provide information and support to individuals surviving with acquired brain injuries (ABIs), their carers and families.
Contribute to the maintenance of a professional and welcoming environment of Headway South Lanarkshire.
Duties:
Liaise with providers who can assist Headway South Lanarkshire in recruiting members who will benefit from their Services and to raise awareness of the charity.
Build relationships with potential providers/businesses to include hospitals, GP surgeries, physiotherapists, and local authorities.
To comply with policies and procedures
Headway South Lanarkshire provide information and support to individuals surviving with acquired brain injuries (ABIs), their carers and families.
Contribute to the maintenance of a professional and welcoming environment of Headway South Lanarkshire.
Duties:
Liaise with providers who can assist Headway South Lanarkshire in recruiting members who will benefit from their Services and to raise awareness of the charity.
Build relationships with potential providers/businesses to include hospitals, GP surgeries, physiotherapists, and local authorities.
To comply with policies and procedures
SSAFA-the Armed Forces charity is the oldest military charity in the UK. We are the local Branch of the national organisation with a true volunteer ethos. We do not have a local office, so Caseworkers link in to the Branch Secretary, who allocates the cases.
We are concerned with and for the military community and their families. Providing the client has given ONE days service within the military, they could be entitled to a SSAFA visit to determine how they and their family could be helped.
The casework provides an amazing support to Veterans and their families, of all ages. We arrange face to face meetings with our clients in their homes to discuss their needs and requirements. Following the meeting and completion of necessary administration, we liaise with Regimental funds and other military charities to review the assistance being sought.
You will need to complete a form to submit details of the client via a database system. You will collect information from the client to complete this form. We now have an administrative support package in place, to assist Caseworkers within SSAFA's regional Scottish Office with our team of Casework Administrators.
The rewards of volunteering with SSAFA Lanarkshire are both personal satisfaction and a great sense of achievement in helping people in their time of need or cry for help.
There is no requirement to have any military experience. After full training over 3 online sessions to the SSAFA professional standards, there is also the continual support from experienced colleagues. A SSAFA Caseworker is recognised as someone interested in helping people who have given service within the different Services, recognising the SSAFA commitment of offering lifelong support to such people and their families.
Can you spare 1/2 hours per week to support families within Edinburgh?
Volunteering Matters are a national volunteering charity. We are looking for "Family Support" Volunteers in the City of Edinburgh, who can offer practical, social and emotional support to a local family in need.
Our Family Supporters programme recruits, trains and supports volunteers, matching them 1:1 with parents and families facing a range of life challenges and barriers. Volunteers help families, spending 1:1 time together on a personalised set of goals chosen by the family, for the family.
These goals may including achieving improved living standards, building confidence and soft skills, budgeting, healthier eating, better school life, improving health and wellbeing or introducing parents to community resources, and lots more.
If you have an understanding of the challenges that families are facing and would like to use your life experiences and skills to support others, this could be the role for you!
As a volunteer, you will build a strong relationship based on trust and mutual respect, acting as a friendly face who listens and cares about the family.
To support patients in the ward by spending time with them, assisting with distributing meals or carrying out activities.
Volunteers can carry out a range of duties to support patients within the wards. Patients may be elderly or not have any visitors so having volunteers spend time with them can really make a difference. Our ward helpers can support with some or all of the following tasks:
- Chatting to patients and helping them feel at ease
- Assist during the patient mealtimes (12pm or 5pm) to distribute food and drinks and help to clear up at the end
- Serving juice, tea and coffee to patients under ward instruction
- Playing board games or arts and crafts with patients
- Offering companionship and someone the patients can talk to
Essential Corporate Induction and training will be provided on learnPro for all volunteers to ensure they are prepared for the role eg Hand Hygiene and Fire Awareness Training.
The Care Experience volunteer will require a high level of concentration when carrying out interviews. The ability to track and record feedback/activity accurately and consistently. The ability to summarise key issues and actions arising from the walkrounds. The need for active listening skills and good communication skills and willingness to work with staff in clinical settings. Sensitive enquiry to find out what works well and what does not in wards whilst identifying points that can be improved both in terms of quality and safety.
This role involves visiting wards and speaking to patients and visitors to carry out interviews as directed by the Head of Department. Maintain records of interviews and audits in line with guidelines. Return reports to appropriate departments.
Volunteers must show a willingness to undertake training and comply with NHS Golden Jubilee policies and procedures.
The primary role of the Outpatient Support Volunteer is to support the work of The Surgical Centre and Orthopaedic Outpatient Departments by providing a service to guide patients to pods or departments within the hospital as directed by staff.
They will require to be friendly, reliable and of a clean and smart appearance. The volunteer will show patience and understanding of the patient's needs by escorting them at the patient’s pace. Volunteers require good communication skills and a willingness to work with staff in clinical settings.
The volunteer will require to have good interpersonal skills as they will interact/communicate with patients, nursing staff and practitioners. They will be required to report any matters of concern directly to the Co-ordinating Nurse for the clinic or the Senior Charge Nurse for Outpatients as required.
The role of the Welcome Guide is to provide help, direction and reassurance and to offer a friendly and helpful welcome to patients, families and visitors.
Be welcoming by chatting to patients and visitors and make them feel at ease. Actively observe patients/visitors to the unit identifying anyone who may appear in need of assistance.
Signposting patients to waiting areas to be called for their appointment. Liaising with staff in the unit as necessary.
The role of the Meet & Greet Volunteer is to offer a friendly face and welcome to patients, families and visitors. Volunteers guide people to the appropriate department/person within the hospital.
The post holder will record the number of people they assist during their session. This role requires knowledge about the hospital and where services are located. It is also useful if volunteers are familiar with the wider community including public transport availability. All volunteers at NHS Golden Jubilee are required to complete learning modules including Hand Hygiene and Fire Awareness.
We're looking for volunteers who love meeting new people to help us support people in the community across the Orkney Islands who are affected by a terminal illness. We know that facing the end of life can be an isolating experience for both patients and carers, and that little things can make a big difference. Our Companion Volunteers are matched with people in their area to help them life well and remain socially active whatever their diagnosis.
Key activities include:
• Meeting with the person you are matched with once a week to provide company and social support.
• Being a listening ear for someone affected by a terminal illness.
• Providing support with small practical tasks, i.e. collecting shopping or accessing the internet.
• Reporting in to the Volunteer Services Coordinator after your visit by email.
• Maintaining the boundaries of the role and seeking further support if unsure.
• Respecting the people we work with and their individual circumstances.
• Attend all training and supervision sessions including one to one support sessions.
What could a volunteer gain from the experience?
This is a wonderful opportunity if you want to make a direct difference to someone in your community and if you enjoy working with people. This is also a great opportunity if you want to gain skills relevant to employment in the Health and Social Care sector. You will be part of a dedicated team who are making a real difference to the lives of people across the Orkney Islands.