Volunteer to Career Ward Support Larch C Cumberland Infirmary
The closing date is 10 November 2025
Job summary
Volunteer to Career Ward Support , Larch C, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle.
Larch C is a 33 bedded acute care of the elderly ward. The elderly patients have a range of needs, from acutely unwell patients to managing long term conditions, complex discharge planning to end of life care.
Whatis the Volunteer to Career (VtC) programme?
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust have partnered up with Cumberland Council to deliver the Volunteer to Career Programme. This initiative aims to address staffing shortages in the NHS by actively encouraging volunteers to pursue a career in Healthcare.
The Volunteer to Career programme enables you to complete essential mandatory training, complete 60 hours on the ward and an opportunity to complete the Care Certificate. On successful completion of this programme you will be interviewed to join our Bank register as a Casual Healthcare Assistant.
The programme is funded from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and this therefore only open to applicants who reside in the Cumberland Council boundary.
Who is eligible to apply for the VtC programme?The VtC programme is open to anyone who is interested in a career within Health and Social Care and be 18 or over.
Main duties of the job
What tasks can this role include?
- Assisting the Nutrition Coordinator to deliver the right meal to each patient. Making sure patients have everything they need once their meal is served. Offering companionship to patients who request this during their mealtime
- Helping patients with physical feeding and drinking when appropriate
- Help improve patient experience by providing a friendly welcome, emotional support and reassurance to patients and their families.
- Support the HCA's and Nurses with support on the ward i.e. replenishing drinks, sitting with patients
- Running errands for patients to purchase newspapers/magazines/snacks as required
- Assist with preparing patients for meals, and assisting with feeding patients
- Assist with serving meals
- Cutting up food, and opening packaging
- Collecting and tidying up following meal service
- Talking to patients, reading with or to patients, doing crosswords, playing dominoes etc
Location: Larch C, Cumberland Infirmary
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Details
Date posted
27 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
Depending on experience Voluntary
Contract
Voluntary
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
262-A-25-7546525
Job locations
Cumberland Infirmary
Newtown Road
Carlisle
CA2 7HY
Employer details
Employer name
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cumberland Infirmary
Newtown Road
Carlisle
CA2 7HY
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