Volunteer Driver (Chichester Centre)

Volunteer Driver (Chichester Centre)

Posted for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation

Posted by Voluntary Action Arun & Chichester

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If you enjoy driving, meeting new people and would like to help your local community we welcome you to join us as a Volunteer Driver.

Under the guidance of the team you will provide non-emergency transport for our patients wishing to get to appointments. This maybe returning to visit home, access a health appointment or to participate in a leisure activity.

As a Volunteer Driver, you will offer reassurance and engage in conversation as appropriate during the journeys. Volunteers will drive a Trust vehicle with a Trust staff escort.

To become a Volunteer Driver, you will need to:

• Be 21 years old +

  Have a minimum of 2 years driving experience

• Hold a valid, full clean UK driving licence
• Have fully comprehensive insurance with business use cover
• Provide evidence of an eye test within the past 2 years
• Able to use a mobile phone
• Undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (funded by the trust)

• Complete online and in-person mandatory training

  In addition, you may also be required to have a basic driving assessment from the local service.

What skills do I need?

• Driving skills Safe and careful driver
• Physically fit for getting in and out of vehicles and loading and unloading
• Able to navigate around an area using sat nav or maps
• Able to keep to a schedule
• Well presented, with a friendly and approachable manner and good verbal communication skills
• An ability to be patient and calm even in the face of difficult situations
• An ability to act on own initiative within the role description