Despite vaccination centres going through a quiet spell, there are still plenty of volunteering opportunities you can get involved in with us!
We are now welcoming international nurses to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. We are looking for friendly volunteers around Harlow who would like to become nurse buddies, become friends with the nurses, meet up with them and helping them get to know the local area.
We are also looking for volunteers to help at Lister and Princess Alexandra hospitals. You will be assisting patient discharge using a tablet. This role can be carried out face to face or over the phone from the hospital discharge office.
You can sign up or find out more about all our volunteering roles here.
Thank you for your ongoing and vital support to our community!
Best wishes,
Stephen Craker
Chief Executive
UPDATE FOR VACCINATION/HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS
- The volunteer role description for Bishop Stortford hospital is available here.
- If you are volunteering at MedMart Pharmacy please be aware that Tesco Borehamwood are no longer allowing parking there, however there are now spaces at Imperial Place. Please mention at the Gate House that you are a volunteer and you will be guided to a parking space.
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If you have an admin role, you will need to watch this YouTube training video before you can attend your shift.
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The vaccine administration and patient assistant roles will require a DBS check. Volunteers will need to show three documents from the government list. DBS usually take us around 48 hours to process, however there may be a short delay due to increased numbers. If you already have a DBS, please email the certificate to podadmin@communities1st.org.uk.
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If you have already booked a shift in an administrative or patient assistant role, we will send you a zoom link to participate in the necessary training.
- New ID badges are currently being printed and can be collected from our office or posted to you. If you require a new badge, please email podadmin@communities1st.org.uk.
Volunteer Survey
We are asking volunteers to please complete this survey, that will help inform a piece of work Nottingham Trent and Sheffield Hallam are doing about our organisation.
Please take five minutes to complete the short survey here
VOLUNTEER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
February
Spot the Signs Suicide Awareness Prevention Training - Monday 21st February - 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Basic BSL Training Sessions - Wednesday 23rd February - 10am - 12 Noon
March
Talk Cancer Online Workshop - Tuesday 8th March - 10:30am - 12:30pm
Deaf Awareness Training sessions - Wednesday 23rd March - 10am - 12 Noon
Spot the Signs Suicide Awareness Prevention Training - Monday 28th March - 9:30am - 12:30pm
You can register for all our future training sessions through our online events calendar.
EXPENSES
Shopping delivery, prescription collection, and pulse oximetry volunteers
- To claim expenses please sign up to our dashboard and upload your expenses here, in order to speed up this process. Click here and create a login using the same email address that you originally signed up with. You will then see a list of your completed and pending activities.
- Please submit these expense claims within the same week that you carried out your shop, and if appropriate, provide a photo of your receipt. If an expense is not claimed in a timely manner it can lead to a client going into arrears, which can cause them stress and confusion. We appreciate your help in this matter.
- If this is your first shop you will first need to send in your bank details to Linda at accounts@communities1st.org.uk, so you can be reimbursed.
Vaccination centre volunteers
- If you haven't already uploaded your bank details, please do so through your online dashboard.
- If you are experiencing financial hardship because of your volunteering expenses, please email podadmin@communities1st.org.uk and we will reimburse you as soon as possible.
Drivers, litter pickers and other roles
- You will have been sent an expense claim form when you confirmed your job. To claim your expenses please complete this form and return it to the sender.