Volunteer Meet & GreetNHS
Job summary
Be part of Barnsley Hospital's exciting new Health on the High Street initiative. As a Meet & Greet Volunteer, you'll provide a friendly welcome, help patients find their way, and make a real difference to their experience. It's a rewarding opportunity to support your local community, meet new people, and gain valuable experience in a modern NHS healthcare setting.
Main duties of the job
As a Meet & Greet Volunteer, you will provide a warm and friendly welcome to patients, visitors and members of the public attending the Alhambra Outpatients Centre. You will help people find their way around the site, escort patients and visitors to the correct area for their appointments, and direct any enquiries to Reception when appropriate. You will also support patient flow across the site, helping departments ensure patients move smoothly through their appointments. Other duties include collecting wheelchairs from around the building, returning them to the main entrance, and cleaning them when required. All information received during your volunteering role must be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
Job description
Role Outline for Meet and Greet Volunteer Alhambra Outpatients
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Supporting Documents
Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.
About us
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be the best Place to Work.
We scored best in the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionate leadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make to each other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone.
We are proud of the commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable future and our organisation is highly valued by our local communities.
There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation.
Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants.
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