Volunteer Podiatry Support

Job summary

Are you passionate about physical health?

Do you wish to gain experience working with a wide range of people in a fast-paced team?

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity?

Then this might be the volunteering role for you!

The Podiatry team at RDaSH is looking for an exceptional individual to Volunteer their time with them. As well as Helping out with Admin duties, the Volunteer will also support the team by supporting patients complete the service evaluation questionnaire, carrying out general stock checks and ensuring a high level of cleanliness is always maintained. This is an exciting opportunity to get an insight in to a physical health team at a mental health trust whilst enhancing your skills and experience.

People volunteer with us for many reasons. Most often as a way of giving something back to their community, knowing that they have helped patients, their carers and family when they are feeling at their most vulnerable.

Why volunteer?

Volunteering with us gives you:

• A sense of achievement
• Structure to your day
• A challenge and an opportunity for personal development
• An opportunity to learn new skills or to use your lifetime skills
• An opportunity to meet others and to make social contact

If you enjoy meeting new people and would like to help your local community, we would like you to join our volunteers to support patients using Podiatry service.

Main duties of the job

Volunteers play an important part in our service delivery, their hard work, dedication and friendliness enhance the patient and family/visitor experience. Our volunteers provide extra support to our patient, families and staff too.

You will be able to share your skills and experience and develop new ones in a health setting.

Volunteering is a flexible role which fits around your existing commitments.

Support patients with completing service evaluation questionnaire

Guide patients to and from the clinical room for their appointments

Assist the clinical staff with fetching stock such as dressings, antibiotics, equipment needed for them to carry out patient care

Empty clean instrument sets from boxes into cupboard

Put sealed used instrument trays into blue transport box in preparation for return to sterile services.

Stock date check, unpack stock

Clean podiatry unit drawers, tidy clinic rooms under guidance- help set clinic rooms up for morning and tidy up at end of day.

Wipe down couch, unit, other surfaces between patients, sweep up as required.

Collect printing from secure printer

Assist in review of service provision, information leaflets, referral form, take part in interviews of new staff to the department

Support key admin functions

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

As a valued member of our team we will insure you have all the necessary skills to fully partake in the role , skills will be transferrable, also you get wider befits such as references, supervision and support alongside a Trust training programme.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/