Job vacancy: Department Support Volunteer - Dermatology, North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, Carlisle | trac.jobs

Job summary Main area Support Services Grade Volunteer Contract Voluntary Hours Flexible working Job ref 262-A-26-8224382 Employer North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Dermatology Department, Hilltop Heights Town Carlisle Closing Today at 23:59 Employer heading Department Support Volunteer - Dermatology Volunteer Job overview We are looking for new support volunteers to join our team in the Dermatology Dept at Hilltop Heights! Volunteers will welcome patients and visitors, help navigate their way around the department and reassure and support people who are attending clinics and appointments or are visiting friends and family. To be a volunteer, you need to be over 18 years of age and living within the local Cumberland area Would you like to join our team? This might be the role for you if: You have the ability to communication with all groups of people Friendly, caring and approachable personality Helpful, have patience and have an accommodating manner Sensitive, compassionate and tactful nature Able to work on own or part of a team Can provide one morning or afternoon per week Main duties of the job • Practical help for patients, offering advice and direction • Escort patients and visitors to clinic rooms • Supporting ward clerks with tasks • Talking to patients whilst awaiting procedures • Be part of quality improvement projects within the department Working for our organisation At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff. Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’. Being a clinically led organisation Quality and safety at the heart A positive patient experience every time A great place to work Managing our money well As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. Disclosure and Barring Service: On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect. The changes mean that: youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically di