Therapy Volunteer

Role Overview

Volunteers will be expected to deliver a high standard of customer care to all staff, patients and visitors within the therapy department and wards. The role includes admin tasks, assisting staff with day to day tasks as required, handling and sanitising equipment,

Main Tasks

• Assisting patients who have been discharged from Therapy to complete the Therapy feedback form
• Assisting with collecting, tidying, putting away and fetching equipment for therapists
• Completing admin tasks such as printing or photocopying
• Transporting patients around RJAH for their therapy sessions
• Filling ice bags up and taking them to the ward
• Assisting with general tidying & sanitising of the gym area &storage area
• Assisting patients to and from the hydro pool

Health & Safety

Infection Control

It is the responsibility of all staff, in accordance with The Health Act 2006, to:

• Ensure high standards of hand hygiene and that good practices in infection control are promoted and maintained in their area of control
• Co-operate with all efforts to reduce and/or eliminate the risk of spread of undesirable/infectious organisms
• Adhere to the appropriate policies regarding screening, admission and transfer of potentially infectious patients
• Report to their Manager and Occupational Health all incidents of sharps injuries where the sharp is contaminated with blood or serum.
• Participate in any screening programmes initiated by the Director of Infection Prevention and Control
• Protect the health and safety of patients and other staff by informing their Manager and/or Occupational Health before reporting to work with transmissible harmful/potentially harmful conditions