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NHS Lothian
- VO96110
Midlothian Community Hospital provides 88 beds across several wards. These wards provide rehabilitation (over 60s), continuing care of frail elderly, palliative/end of life care, dementia care, and mental health care.
Volunteers are needed to support the wards in the following ways: chat to patients to provide mental stimulation and reduce boredom; serve teas and coffees to patients; top up patients’ water jugs; distribute food to patients at mealtimes; support the cleaning up of dishes and cutlery; interact with patient visitors; help out with any ad-hoc tasks on the ward as directed by staff.
Volunteer support is appreciated at any time during the day, but particularly over breakfast, lunch, and dinner. These are busy times on the wards where volunteer support would be most valuable.
Experience required
We are looking for volunteers who are kind, compassionate, and empathetic. You must also have strong verbal communications skills and be able to connect with people easily. Being reliable and punctual is extremely important.
Travel details
Midlothian Community Hospital is reachable by several Lothian/East Coast bus services. Free parking is also available on site.
Travel expenses
Agreed out of pocket expenses which are incurred when carrying out this volunteer role will be reimbursed in line with the NHS Lothian volunteer expenses policy and signed off by the Voluntary Services Manager.
Support
Training details
The induction training is done over Microsoft Teams and will involve two sessions lasting approximately 2 hours each. The training will cover fire safety, infection control, volunteer boundaries, equality & diversity, and communicating with patients.
Restrictions
Minimum age: 16
Availability
Frequency & commitment
2 hours a week
Volunteers (aged 16-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
Find out more
Please fill out this form to register your interest in the opportunity Ward Helper (Midlothian Community Hospital) with NHS Lothian
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Ross Lamb, NHS Lothian
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