Ward Support Volunteer

at  St Gemmas Hospice

Join our in-patient unit volunteer team as a Ward Support Volunteer. You will provide companionship to patients, complementing the care provided by our clinical and ward staff. This may include activities with patients e.g. cards , jigsaws, reading and listening to patients, collecting and restocking ward equipment, shopping for newspapers and small items from local shops and signposting patients/carers to the appropriate healthcare contact within St Gemma’s. We are looking for kind, empathetic, warm, friendly individuals with excellent communication skills.
For full details, please see the role profile below.
If you would like further information on this opportunity please email our Senior Ward Sisters, Denise Kay (denisekay@st-gemma.co.uk) or Clare Dixon (claredixon@st-gemma.co.uk) or for an informal chat please call Charlotte, Volunteer Services Manager on 0113 2185193.
St Gemma’s Hospice is a Leeds-based charity providing expert care and support for local people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses. We offer care to patients and their carers in the Hospice’s In-Patient Unit, through the St Gemma’s community team, and via our day services, which include a Day Hospice and Out-Patient Department.
St Gemma’s welcomes and provides care to everyone regardless of people’s age, gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or diagnosis. Our care is always completely free of charge.
St Gemma’s is the largest hospice in Yorkshire and one of the largest in the UK

Please refer the Job description for details