Employer: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Westmorland General Hospital
Town: Kendal
Closing: 03/02/2025 23:59
Charities - WGH
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work'' University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability. Job Overview
We are looking for volunteers based at Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Volunteers play a very important role in the NHS. Working in a range of settings and providing a variety of services alongside paid staff, volunteers are often a key part of patient services. Main Duties of the Job
Assist the Charity and Membership Co-ordinator and help to raise awareness of the Trust Membership and Hospitals charities. Carry out a variety of administrative and clerical duties. Assist with the preparation of communications materials for public and staff displays. Assist in the organising of events. Deal with telephone enquiries including using a call answering telephone system as well as face to face contact. Assist the office staff with photocopying, scanning, emailing, faxing, distributing, filing and organising letters and other documents. Open and stamp Charity/Membership letters. Support the recruitment of public foundation trust members by talking with the public regarding membership and ways of getting involved within the hospital. Support the sale of raffle tickets on behalf of the Charity Office. Support the office with monthly tasks e.g., entering staff data onto the FT MES database. Working for Our Organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Person Specification
Experience
Experience in working with others. The Behavioural Standards Framework Everybody’s responsibility in everything we do. Please note that shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email. The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities wherever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be effortlessly inclusive. The Trust operates a No Smoking Policy. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview. We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received. The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert. If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and an additional £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts. Anyone newly appointed to the Trust under the Agenda For Change contract will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding to support you through your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work'' University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability. Job Overview
We are looking for volunteers based at Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Volunteers play a very important role in the NHS. Working in a range of settings and providing a variety of services alongside paid staff, volunteers are often a key part of patient services. Main Duties of the Job
Assist the Charity and Membership Co-ordinator and help to raise awareness of the Trust Membership and Hospitals charities. Carry out a variety of administrative and clerical duties. Assist with the preparation of communications materials for public and staff displays. Assist in the organising of events. Deal with telephone enquiries including using a call answering telephone system as well as face to face contact. Assist the office staff with photocopying, scanning, emailing, faxing, distributing, filing and organising letters and other documents. Open and stamp Charity/Membership letters. Support the recruitment of public foundation trust members by talking with the public regarding membership and ways of getting involved within the hospital. Support the sale of raffle tickets on behalf of the Charity Office. Support the office with monthly tasks e.g., entering staff data onto the FT MES database. Working for Our Organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Person Specification
Experience
Experience in working with others. The Behavioural Standards Framework Everybody’s responsibility in everything we do. Please note that shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email. The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities wherever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be effortlessly inclusive. The Trust operates a No Smoking Policy. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview. We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received. The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert. If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and an additional £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts. Anyone newly appointed to the Trust under the Agenda For Change contract will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding to support you through your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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