Inpatient Unit Volunteers

Our Inpatient Unit Volunteers support our clinical team and patients in a variety of ways, including:

• Engaging with patients
• Changing water jugs/glasses (depending on patients’ needs)
• Preparing and serving hot drinks/biscuits.
• Clearing away and washing up
• Ensuring the kitchen area is kept clean and tidy
• Ensuring patients are ready for their meal, bed and table clear etc.
• Assist nursing staff as and when required
• Monitor contents of fridge - check all opened items are labelled and dated.
• Liaise with main kitchen regarding supplies
• Tend to any flowers - change water/remove any dead blooms
• Undertake kitchen audits as required
• Adhere to Basic Food Hygiene requirements
• Check Stock in cupboards
• Clean out cupboards
• Additional weekend duties-Working with and supporting nursing staff by answering the door or telephone plus any other duties a required.
• Ward Shopper-purchasing small items for patients from the local supermarket

We will need to complete a DBS check, but no formal qualifications are necessary. A full adherence to confidentiality and security are needed but training will be given (ie Patient confidentiality). 

You will need strong and confident communications skills, with a key skill being a good listener and being able to communicate at all levels with a diverse range of people.

Have a caring and compassionate nature and sensitive to patients’ needs.

For more information, please email llh.volunteering1@nhs.net, phone 01724 270835, or download our volunteer application form