Job summary
Voluntary Post
This is an exciting opportunity to volunteer with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for volunteers to cover the main reception at Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup. They will be required to greet patients coming into the hospital and offer assistance, to point them in the right direction of where they need to go for their appointments. This will be on a rota system and the successful candidates will be required to carry out either a 2 hour or 4 hour shift. This role is a standing and walking around role so the successful candidate will need to be able to stand for this length of time. Applicant must live within 5 miles of placement location.
Main duties of the job
- The main responsibility of this placement is to provide support to service users to and from their appointments at QMH.
- To greet patients on arrival at reception.
- You will be required to direct patients to appropriate reception areas.
- You will be situated in main reception area.
- Standing is required at all times during your shift (this could be between two and four hours)
- Good communication skills are necessary for this post.
- To report any complaints, incidents, accidents, damages and losses in relation to the QMH property.
- Maintain a good working relationship and communication with all colleagues within Oxleas and outside agencies (where required).
- Work within Oxleas policies, procedures and guidelines (PPG's) by ensuring confidentiality is adhered to at all times.
- Undertaking responsibility for adhering to Health & Safety requirements and attending relevant statutory training.
- Ensuring that actions and behaviour falls within the equal opportunities policy.
- Attend support and supervision sessions (a minimum of 1 session every 3 months)
- Able to commit to regular hours of volunteering and must be able to volunteer for a minimum of a 9 month period
You will be reimbursed for travel within the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich (must provide original receipts if using public transport) and you can also claim for lunch or other subsistence costs ( maximum of £5/day) if your volunteering exceeds 4 hours in a day( please refer to volunteers policy for further details).
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
T his is an exciting opportunity to volunteer with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for volunteers to cover the main reception at Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup. They will be required to greet patients coming into the hospital and offer assistance, to point them in the right direction of where they need to go for their appointments. This will be on a rota system and the successful candidates will be required to carry out either a 2 hour or 4 hour shift. This role is a standing and walking around role so the successful candidate will need to be able to stand for this length of time. Applicant must live within 5 miles of placement location.
- On the job training will be provided as well as support.
- The main responsibility of this placement is to provide support to service users to and from their appointments at QMH.
- To greet patients on arrival at reception.
- You will be required to direct patients to appropriate reception areas.
- You will be situated in main reception area.
- Standing is required at all times during your shift (this could be between two and four hours)
- Good communication skills are necessary for this post.
- To report any complaints, incidents, accidents, damages and losses in relation to the QMH property.
- Maintain a good working relationship and communication with all colleagues within Oxleas and outside agencies (where required).
- Work within Oxleas policies, procedures and guidelines (PPGs) by ensuring confidentiality is adhered to at all times.
- Undertaking responsibility for adhering to Health & Safety requirements and attending relevant statutory training.
- Ensuring that actions and behaviour falls within the equal opportunities policy.
- Working hours (Days, time): 9am till 5pm seven day per week. Shifts of between 2 hours and 4 hours which is negotiable. A rota is in place to make sure the reception is covered at all times.
Attend support and supervision sessions (a minimum of 1 session every 3 months)
Able to commit to regular hours of volunteering and must be able to volunteer for a minimum of a 9 month period
Must be available to attend training as required for the placement and or personal development
You will be reimbursed for travel within the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich (must provide original receipts if using public transport) and you can also claim for lunch or other subsistence costs ( maximum of £5/day) if your volunteering exceeds 4 hours in a day( please refer to volunteers policy for further details).
- Promote at all times a positive image of mental ill health ensuring respect for the dignity and rights of individuals is upheld at all times.
Job description
Job responsibilities
T his is an exciting opportunity to volunteer with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for volunteers to cover the main reception at Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup. They will be required to greet patients coming into the hospital and offer assistance, to point them in the right direction of where they need to go for their appointments. This will be on a rota system and the successful candidates will be required to carry out either a 2 hour or 4 hour shift. This role is a standing and walking around role so the successful candidate will need to be able to stand for this length of time. Applicant must live within 5 miles of placement location.
- On the job training will be provided as well as support.
- The main responsibility of this placement is to provide support to service users to and from their appointments at QMH.
- To greet patients on arrival at reception.
- You will be required to direct patients to appropriate reception areas.
- You will be situated in main reception area.
- Standing is required at all times during your shift (this could be between two and four hours)
- Good communication skills are necessary for this post.
- To report any complaints, incidents, accidents, damages and losses in relation to the QMH property.
- Maintain a good working relationship and communication with all colleagues within Oxleas and outside agencies (where required).
- Work within Oxleas policies, procedures and guidelines (PPGs) by ensuring confidentiality is adhered to at all times.
- Undertaking responsibility for adhering to Health & Safety requirements and attending relevant statutory training.
- Ensuring that actions and behaviour falls within the equal opportunities policy.
- Working hours (Days, time): 9am till 5pm seven day per week. Shifts of between 2 hours and 4 hours which is negotiable. A rota is in place to make sure the reception is covered at all times.
Attend support and supervision sessions (a minimum of 1 session every 3 months)
Able to commit to regular hours of volunteering and must be able to volunteer for a minimum of a 9 month period
Must be available to attend training as required for the placement and or personal development
You will be reimbursed for travel within the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich (must provide original receipts if using public transport) and you can also claim for lunch or other subsistence costs ( maximum of £5/day) if your volunteering exceeds 4 hours in a day( please refer to volunteers policy for further details).
- Promote at all times a positive image of mental ill health ensuring respect for the dignity and rights of individuals is upheld at all times.
Person Specification
Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Essential
- To provide support to service users to and from their appointments at QMH.
- oBe well presented and polite to patients
Desirable
- oBe willing to participate in monthly personal supervision
Person Specification
Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Essential
- To provide support to service users to and from their appointments at QMH.
- oBe well presented and polite to patients
Desirable
- oBe willing to participate in monthly personal supervision
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
