Be a volunteer
Flexible/Bank driver
As a flexible/bank volunteer driver, you’ll be responsible for collecting patients from their homes and taking them to our monthly Motor Neurone Disease (MND) sessions at the Pauline Davies Centre in Radford and then taking them safely home afterwards. You will also be responsible for taking clients to counselling appointments in Nottingham and take them home afterwards on an ad-hoc basis.
We are looking for flexible volunteer drivers who can be available at short notice to provide transport as and when required.
What you’ll be doing – MND patients
- Using your own car to collect patients and take them to the MND sessions on the last Friday morning of every month.
- Helping patients get in and out of your vehicle in line with safe practice and Hospice procedure.
- Guiding them safely into and from the building.
- Ensuring patients are comfortable throughout the journey.
- Putting patients at ease by chatting and listening to them.
What you’ll be doing – Hospice Clients
- Using your own car to collect clients and take them to counselling appointments.
- Putting clients at ease by chatting and listening to them.
- Returning clients to their home address after the counselling session.
Who we’re looking for
You’ll need:
- To be aged between 21 and 65 with at least three years driving experience.
- Your own car with five doors and an up-to-date MOT.
- Good communication skills and a friendly personality.
- Sensitivity to the needs of others, the ability to maintain confidentiality, and an awareness of boundaries.
- Ability to cope with emotional distress in a healthy manner.
- Reliability, flexibility, initiative and willingness to be part of a team on an ad-hoc basis.
- A good level of health and fitness.
What you’ll get from it
You’ll have the opportunity to give something back to the community while learning new skills. By driving patients to the sessions, you’ll help them access care and support.
To apply for this role, please fill in the form below or get in touch on:
0115 910 1008 option 4
volunteering@nottshospice.org
You’ll need to be aged 21 or over to apply and some roles will require a DBS check prior to you starting, to ensure there is nothing on the record which may make you unsuitable. If a check is needed it will be mentioned when you apply.
Nottinghamshire Hospice is fully committed to supporting and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion best practice within our staff and volunteer workforce, as well as with our patients and supporters. We warmly welcome those from all backgrounds – this diversity is important for our journey and values and enriches the services we offer.
We particularly welcome applicants from minoritised ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities, applicants under the age of 40, applicants with disabilities, and male applicants for clinical roles, as they are currently under-represented within our workforce.