Can you help support our patients to access a range of services, including creative therapy activities, wellbeing support, emotional support and appointments with specialist doctors and therapists?
We are looking for Volunteer Drivers to join our team. Times are varied between 12noon and 3.30pm throughout the week, please see a copy of our timetable below for further details.
We asked Alan, one of our current Volunteer Drivers, what he enjoys most about his role:
“All of it. Meeting people and the staff are all fantastic and really helpful.”
Read Alan's story and be inspired.
https://www.st-gemma.co.uk/hospice-stories/alans-story/
Alan's typical journey involves:
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Collecting the patient from their home.
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Offering support to help them safely into the car.
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Driving them to the Hospice and ensuring they are dropped comfortably near the entrance.
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Spending time while they attend their session, getting a drink in the Hospice Bistro, often reading, walking, or relaxing in the conservatory.
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Returning to collect them, helping arrange their next appointment, and ensuring they get safely back home.
To find out more about becoming a Volunteer Driver, please contact Shona Eyre, Head of Community Services, on 0113 218 5284 or Charlotte Hagerty, Volunteer Services Manager, on 0113 218 5193 or email: [email protected]
Please note - this role will require the use of your own vehicle.
St Gemma’s Hospice is a Leeds-based charity providing expert care and support for local people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses. We offer care to patients and their carers in the Hospice’s In-Patient Unit, through the St Gemma’s community team, and via our day services, which include a Day Hospice and Out-Patient Department.
St Gemma’s welcomes and provides care to everyone regardless of people’s age, gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or diagnosis. Our care is always completely free of charge.
St Gemma’s is the largest hospice in Yorkshire and one of the largest in the UK.
