PROSIECT DRAIG GOCH

Current Recruiting Campaign

Emergency Care Support Volunteer

Are you self motivated, a caring person and have some time to spare to assist with the Covid 19 response.

If so we are looking to add a number of volunteers to our team to provide a vital community support service moving into 2021. Your role would be varied and involve assisting people in a community, care, welfare or emergency setting.

Anyone with medical, care or first responder skills are desirable however this is not essential as full training will be provided.

A caring and understanding disposition with the ability to attain a full enhanced barring and disclosure certificate is essential.

As an emergency care support volunteer you will be involved in supporting and enhancing peoples lives in the community by providing fundamental services.

These services are varied and can include

Shopping collection and delivery to our shielding community

Medication collection and delivery

Welfare support to persons at home or living alone

Care support services in the community

Hospital transport urgent or routine as part of an ambulance crew

Patient transport for essential appointments

Assistance with vaccination programs in community drives or at a persons home.

Care centre and hospital support staffing.

Mental health wellbeing support

Transport of urgent medical equipment or medications.

Please note some of these roles are developing as the response to the pandemic is changing. however full training and PPE will be provided for any role expected to be undertaken and a network of support is available at all times.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

ROLES AND RESPONSABILITIES OF THE EMERGENCY CARE SUPPORT VOLUNTEER

All volunteers will receive full uniform and PPE to provide services and will undertake a minimum blended 2 week training regime from home and in person carried out in a covid safe environment in the following subjects.

1. 15 CARE STANDARDS CARE CERTIFICATE QCF

2. VIRAL PROTECTION AD DECONTAMINATION AND PPE QCF

3. CARE VOLUNTEERS COURSE QCF

4. BASIC LIFE SUPPORT QCF

5. OXYGEN THERAPY

6. PROVISION OF INRAMUSCLULAR INJECTION VQF

7. VACCIENE TRAINING NHS GATEWAY COURSE VQF

8 VACCIENE SPECIFIC TRAINING NHS GATEWAY COURSES VQF

ANY FURTHER COURSES REQUIRED AS THE RESPONSE DEVELOPS.

Application To Join The Register Of Volunteers