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Volunteer Out-Patient Driver
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St Gemma's Hospice, Moortown, Leeds
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The role
Can you help support our patients to access a range of services, including creative therapy activities, wellbeing support, emotional support and appointments with specialist doctors and therapists?
We are looking for Volunteer Drivers to join our team. Times are varied between 12noon and 3.30pm throughout the week, please see a copy of our timetable below for further details.
We asked Alan, one of our current Volunteer Drivers, what he enjoys most about his role:
“All of it. Meeting people and the staff are all fantastic and really helpful.”
Read Alan's story and be inspired.
https://www.st-gemma.co.uk/hospice-stories/alans-story/
Alan's typical journey involves:
- Collecting the patient from their home.
- Offering support to help them safely into the car.
- Driving them to the Hospice and ensuring they are dropped comfortably near the entrance.
- Spending time while they attend their session, getting a drink in the Hospice Bistro, often reading, walking, or relaxing in the conservatory.
- Returning to collect them, helping arrange their next appointment, and ensuring they get safely back home.
To find out more about becoming a Volunteer Driver, please contact Shona Eyre, Head of Community Services, on 0113 218 5284 or Charlotte Hagerty, Volunteer Services Manager, on 0113 218 5193 or email: volunteering@st-gemma.co.uk
Please note - this role will require the use of your own vehicle.
About us
St Gemma’s Hospice is an independent Leeds-based charity and one of the leading hospices in the UK, providing expert care and support for local people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses. We offer care to patients, families and carers in the Hospice’s In-Patient Unit, through the St Gemma’s community team, and at our Out-Patients.
We have around 300 employees working across the main Hospice site in Moortown, Retail Hub in Bramley, a large chain of charity shops, and out in the community. We offer career opportunities both in our multi-disciplinary clinical team and in a wide range of non-clinical roles, all of which contribute towards local patient care. St Gemma’s Hospice has a team of approximately 800 volunteers, working in a variety of roles supporting departments throughout the organisation.
St Gemma’s is committed to equal opportunities and strives to be diverse and inclusive, a place which reflects the communities we serve. We offer a competitive range of benefits with an emphasis on staff well-being in a caring and friendly environment.
Volunteer benefits
By volunteering with St Gemma’s Hospice you will:
Attend relevant training courses to support your role
Be supported by a named supervisor
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