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The State Hospital offers a person centred approach to visiting where every effort is made to accommodate the individual needs of visitors. Maintaining relationships with family and friends is an important part of the patient's recovery journey. The importance of effectively engaging with patients, their families and carers is recognised. In particular, carers and Named Persons are actively encouraged to meaningfully contribute to patient care and treatment planning. Changes made to visiting sessions means that those utilising public transport are finding it more difficult to link in with these visit sessions. This role will require the volunteer to use their own vehicle for pre-bookable travel for approved patient visitors and volunteers between Biggar or Lanark and the Hospital and return after their visit. The State Hospital is one of four high secure hospitals in the UK. Located in South Lanarkshire, in central Scotland, it is a national service for patients in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The principal aim is to rehabilitate patients, ensuring safe transfer to appropriate lower levels of security. The Hospital recognises the important and valuable contribution made by volunteers to enrich the quality of everyday life for patients. Pre approved patient visitors are able to visit any day. Visit sessions usually last 1 hour and meetings can last 2 hours. Volunteer drivers would be expected to collect the visitor and return them after the visit/meeting. Volunteer drivers can also combine this role with that of Volunteer Visitor and a visit can be arranged during the times they are volunteering to maximize their input.

St John Scotland Ayrshire & Arran is starting a patient transport service for renal patients in University Hospital Ayr. We are recruiting volunteer drivers to transport dialysis patients to and from the Renal Unit at University Hospital Ayr. This is a new initiative, completely free for patients. All patients are referred to St John Scotland by NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Volunteer drivers, using their own cars, collect passengers from their homes in Ayr (initially) at a pre-arranged time, taking them to the hospital and returning them home afterwards. We pay mileage costs. A few hours per week is all that we ask. This opportunity is hugely rewarding.

The Scottish Pantry Network is looking for a volunteer driver to support the redistribution of surplus food to pantries across the city. TSPN champions a creative model and strength-based approach to tackle food insecurity that offers a ‘shopping experience’ to individuals and their community. Pantry members are not required to explain their personal circumstances, and memberships are open to everyone in the community. The Pantry model is based on a membership system where shoppers choose their own food items. This approach is designed to be inclusive and not to differentiate and helps Pantries to be regarded as a local food outlet as opposed to a place to go for food support. The need for providing basic support including food is increasing dramatically, as has the risk of poor mental health, social isolation, debt, relationship pressures and unemployment. TSPN members help to facilitate an effective way to provide food with dignity within local communities, helping make people’s budgets go further, and increasing community engagement and cohesion, while reducing large scale food waste. Candidates must have expertise operating a medium-sized transit van and possess a standard driver's licence. A pleasant, outgoing, and charming individual who gets along well with others would be ideal for this position. Moreover, you must be able to lift and load objects. You must be flexible and understand that managing surplus food can occasionally be unpredictable, thus daily routes and drop-off locations may change in order to successfully fulfil the function of Volunteer Driver. If you are interested, please contact enquiries@scottishpantrynetwork.org.uk

Are interested in becoming a volunteer driver? Do you enjoy driving and helping people? If you have your own vehicle and able to offer regular commitment, we have opportunities available in Angus and Dundee. We are looking for volunteer drivers to help us transport: - adults to day care - children to school - people to their GP or hospital appointment - people with learning disabilities to college. We pay your mileage expenses and provide appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). If you are interested please get in touch with Voluntary Services on 01307 492448 or VolunteerServices@angus.gov.uk.

We need volunteers to safely drive people to and from locations such as their home, medical centres, hospitals and care/nursing facilities. This helps people who may not be able to transport themselves. You will be warm and friendly and make it easy for them to get to where they need to be. You will start as a driver working as part of an experienced team building up your clinical skills over time to become an Ambulance Care assistant. Contracts vary offering shifts both weekday and weekends ranging from 8 to 12 hours per shift, volunteers usually do at least two shifts per month. Applicants will need to complete a driving assessment and attend a meet & greet with the service team.

We offer free transport to cancer patients and where possible their escort to all hospitals and clinics in Glasgow, Edinburgh and throughout Ayrshire. Patients are collected from their homes, accompanied to hospital and taken home again after treatment. This service is especially useful for patients who feel unwell, those living in rural areas, the elderly and parents taking their children for treatment. We also provide transport for the hospice and to appointments for all therapy sessions. We can only ensure to continue the service with the support of our volunteer drivers. If you can commit to a few hours of driving and waiting for patients every week or fortnight or every month, please consider volunteering with us. To safeguard both service users and drivers, we require all volunteers to be PVG checked and we do require volunteers to own a vehicle (MOT & insured) and have a clean valid driving license. We will reimburse mileage expenses for volunteers.

Volunteer Drivers will ensure the safe transportation of discharged patients from hospital to their home location within the South Lanarkshire area. Volunteer drivers may also be required to collect Back to Home boxes and safely transport them to the patient’s home. Prescription pick-up may also be required. PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: • To provide safe and reliable transportation for patients • To be polite and respectful and make patients feel reassured • To safely guide patient’s in and out of the car whilst adhering to current NHS Lanarkshire guidance (patients cannot be physically assisted) • To collect Back to Home boxes as and when required for the patient • To pick up a patient’s prescription from the hospital pharmacy and deliver safely to their home

We run a wood recycling project from our workshop in Granton. We collect waste wood, clean it and sell it back to the public. We need help with collections and delivering orders. The role requires you to drive the van and handle timber on and off the vehicle. On quiet days you could help with other aspects of the project. We aim to keep as much timber as possible in use whilst providing training for young, unemployed people. All drivers for Move On must join the PVG scheme.

We are looking to recruit volunteers who have their own car and are able to offer a few hours supporting our carer activities. Driving opportunities include driving young and adult carers to appointments and also the delivery of treat packs to adult carers and activity packs to young carers and parent carers as well as supporting young carers to groups and activities. We pay volunteer expenses and the opportunity can be extremely rewarding. If you are interested in this role contact Angus Carers Centre for more information by emailing enquiries@anguscarers.org.uk or phoning 01241 439157.

Introduction: To be part of Real Life Volunteer Service providing services that help vulnerable people within the community and supports the work of local Real Life Options teams. Our values of Respect, Honesty, Responsibility & Excellence underpin our approach and all our services recognise people for their individuality and are afforded the same dignity, respect, status and rights as other citizens. Key Tasks: Are varied and dependent on the needs of the people we support. We try to match volunteers to people with similar interests and provide opportunities for volunteers to utilise existing skills and knowledge. • Chatting to and befriending people we support • Home checks to make sure vulnerable people are safe and well • Everyday practical household tasks • Provide information and support to allow people to make informed choices about their lives • Assist with shopping • Support with correspondence • Provide transport • Support with social outings • Assisting with pet care • Assist with food preparation • Prescription collections • Support with Gardening and some physical tasks. • Get involved with Social Events and being vital in improving the social lives of the people we support Benefits to Volunteers: • Assisting to support people maintain their independence • Helping people in their local community • Personal development • Meeting new people • Making friends • Improving health & wellbeing Reports to: Local Service Manager