Outreach Nursing Support Volunteer

Childrens Hospices Across Scotland
VO105710

Nursing Support Volunteers will assist our CHAS at Home team in families own homes. You will work closely with the staff providing an ‘extra pair of hands’ as well as providing high quality care to children and young people.  By volunteering with the CHAS at Home team you will be helping CHAS to provide the highest quality care and support for children and families.
“The service that you offer at home - it is just so much more than respite. For us it feels like an extension of our family coming into help and bringing joy and fun into our lives. The CHAS at Home team are a very special and unique group of individuals that I have never found elsewhere, nothing is too much trouble and they don't see challenges only possibilities. Truly amazing!”
(Quote from a CHAS family member)

Experience required

-Experience of working in (or towards) a care or clinical role, or personal experience of a caring role
-Understanding of working with children with complex needs
-An ability to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds
-Good communication skills both verbal and written
-Empathy, sensitivity, non-judgemental
-Adhere to rules around GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and an understanding of the importance of confidentiality
-You will have a full UK driving license and access to a car, or close to good transport links to allow travel to and from visits to a family home

Travel details

You will need access to a car or good public transport links (We recommend you ask your car insurer if you are covered for volunteering as a leisure activity, some insurers may ask you to make a change to you policy to cover for business and this may incur a cost)

Travel expenses

We will pay your out of pocket expenses in line with the CHAS volunteer expenses policy.

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Training details

If you do not have an up to date Moving and Handling Scottish Passport, we can provide this training (two full days). This is mandatory for this role. Further Child Protection training (either online or face to face, approximately 3 hours in length) is mandatory for this role, to be completed within the first year of volunteering with us.

Restrictions

Minimum age: 18

This role requires membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Group Scheme (children and adults). There is a simple form to complete, it won't cost you anything and we will assist you with this.

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Frequency & commitment

This is a flexible opportunity. You can volunteer on any day of the week. We are looking for volunteers to commit to one shift every 6 weeks and shifts are roughly 4 hours in length.