Zest Group Volunteer Health Care Assistants

Volunteer Role Description

Our Zest Group supports Young Adults taking part in a variety of different activities throughout the month. These are Zest Days (every Friday 10.00 – 5.00), Tuesday evening X-Change Group (first Tuesday of the month 16:00 – 20:30), Saturday Family drop-in (monthly 13:30 – 17:00) and Short Break weekends.

We are now looking for volunteer HCAs to support our Zest Group primarily at weekends (Saturdays/Sundays) for Short Breaks, supporting staff with activities either based at the hospice or on trips out.

Our volunteer HCAs will work under the direction of a supervisor/mentor from the nursing team to provide assistance with the care, hygiene, toileting, nutrition, mobilisation, rest and comfort needs of patients, enabling and promoting patients independence where appropriate

All volunteers will receive training to support them in their role.

St Elizabeth Hospice has a volunteer mileage/expenses policy which allows volunteers to claim expenses and mileage incurred whilst carrying out their role for the hospice.

You can find further details of the role below in the vacancy description.

If you are interested in this volunteering role, please complete the application form. If you need any help or would like further information, please call the volunteer team on 01473 707939 or email the volunteer team at volunteer@stelizabethhospice.org.uk