The Drinks Trolley visits our wards twice a day offering our patients free alcoholic & soft refreshments.
What You'll Do:
- It is a much loved service, run entirely by volunteers, who serve a choice of cold drinks & stop for a chat with patients.
- This is an unusual role and one that enables you to meet the patients in a particularly pleasant way. People are generally very pleased to see you!
Why You'll Love It:
Benefits:
- Support the work St Joseph’s Hospice.
- Enjoy meeting visitors and members of the public that visit the hospice.
- Gain experience of hospice setting and attend relevant training.
- Reimbursement of travel expenses up to zones 1-6 (at oyster card rates).
- Lunch allowance redeemable at the hospice restaurant after 3 hours volunteering.
What You'll Learn:
- Gain experience of working with patients with palliative care needs.
What We're Looking For:
Skills and qualities required:
- Able to work on own initiative with a can do attitude.
- An active listener.
- Able to confidently communicate with a wide range of people at various levels.
- Have the ability to set limits with others and be aware of professional boundaries.
- An enthusiastic and passionate interest in hospice and end of life care.
- Dress code should be smart and presentable.
- Reliability and punctuality for your shift.
We are looking to cover the following shifts:-
Monday, PM shift
Alternative Sunday, AM shift
Alternative Sunday, PM shift
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