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Volunteer Living Well Support
- The Ayrshire Hospice
- VO96356
Description
This role is to support people living in our communities to live well with their illness. We
This role is pivotal in supporting those living in our communities to live well with
their illness. We currently do this in a variety of ways – face to face in our Hubs,
online via zoom, and via activity packs in the post. This role plays a crucial part in
keeping our services and activities running, where our volunteers provide that extra
mile of support, effort and care You could support us in any or all of these formats.
We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds and walks of life. We value the unique
perspective you bring to our team
Organisation aims and objectives
The Ayrshire Hospice provides outstanding quality care and services which helps those with any life limiting illness. Care is provided where there is no cure for the condition, but which improves the quality of each day for people who have a limited time to live. Our charity helps adults throughout Ayrshire and Arran with life limiting illness such as cancer, neurological conditions, end stage heart failure and lung disease. We help people to live as actively as they can to the end of their lives - however long that may be, where ever that may be. The care we provide not only seeks to alleviate pain and symptoms, but also allows people to stay engaged with friends, family and their community. We not only look after people’s physical needs but also attend to their emotional, spiritual and social needs too. The patient and their family are at the centre of all the care we provide. Family members, close friends and carers are also supported both during a person’s illness and following bereavement. We provide care in a number of places, including people’s own homes, hospitals and care homes as well as in our purpose built day care and in-patient units. Wherever suits our patients best.
Restrictions
Experience required: The Ayrshire Hospice welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Experience is not essential for this role, but ideally you should demonstrate:
An understanding and commitment to the ethos of palliative care – nonjudgmental, accepting, patient, empathetic.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate well to people using the
service and hospice staff
Possess a sensitive and calm approach to situations
Ability to be responsive to patient needs as they arise
Responsible and reliable
If relevant – a skill such as art, music, book club facilitation, meditation/ relaxation
Ability to keep up to date with hospice service provision developments
Willingness to uphold the values of the hospice
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