Volunteer Driver - HVC 2047

Volunteer Driver - HVC 2047

Posted for Saint Francis Hospice

Posted by Havering Volunteer Centre

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 Would you like to help our Community patients ? Our therapies team is looking for volunteer drivers to help with transporting patients and equipment between their home and the Hospice.

As a volunteer driver you will enable patients in the community to attend the hospice site for outpatient appointments or to participate in various types of clinical and therapeutic groups’ activities; as well as to transport items locally to and from the hospice.

Main duties are:

·         Collecting patients from their home and transporting them to our Havering Atte-Bower Hospice and/or transporting them home again.

·         Driving the hospice’s own vehicle that can accommodate a patient, who must travel in their own wheelchair/scooter.

·         Taking samples, letters and empty drug boxes from the hospice to a local chemist and/or to a local hospital at a set time

·         Collect the drug box from a local chemist at a set time and bringing it to the hospice

·         Occasionally transporting carers who have no other means of being able to visit their loved ones, who are staying in the hospice’s Inpatient Unit.

·         Where possible, assisting other departments who require a driver and no one else is available. 

·         Collect and replace collection boxes, from various shops, pubs, cafes and other locations in the community.

·         Distribute leaflets out to leaflet holders.

·         Assist in the transportation of materials to and from the storage facilities.

·         Delivery of events-related materials to supporters of the hospice.

·         Assisting the fundraising staff and volunteers at events, loading and unloading of materials and equipment and assisting with driving tasks on event days.

Be a positive ‘ambassador’ for the hospice when in contact with supporters and members of the public

What skills do I need?

·         Full current UK driver’s licence

·         Suitable vehicle for patients to access and exit from

·         Full comprehensive vehicle insurance – with the insurance company being aware of the volunteering being undertaken