Macmillan Support Volunteer-Whitehaven

Job overview

North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust (NCIC)  is looking to appoint volunteers to provide support and information to patients, family, friends, carers and staff at the Macmillan cancer information & support centre.

Must be 18 years or over to apply and live in the local  West Cumbria area

A volunteer is a valued member of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and it is expected that volunteers will:

• Abide by the Trust values whilst volunteering for the Trust: Kindness, Respect, Ambition and Collaboration.
• Volunteers are also representative of Macmillan Cancer Support and, as such, must uphold Macmillan values.
• Volunteer within the guidelines agreed by the named staff members for the placement.
• To carry out their duties with consideration and respect to all patients, staff, and the general public at all times.
• To maintain confidentiality at all times, whilst on placement and once the placement is complete. Confidentiality applies other than awareness of a safeguarding issue which must be reported, in confidence, to the Volunteer Lead only. Training will be given.
• To maintain good standards of communication with patient, staff and the general public at all times
• To comply with the Trust’s Health & Safety Policy and other policies provided to the volunteer at the commencement of their placement.
• To attend all training deemed by the Trust to be essential to the volunteering role, in a timely manner.

Would you like to join our team?

Main duties of the job

• Providing an active listening service
• Answering the telephone and taking clear messages with the name and telephone number of the caller, responding appropriately to requests for information and / or support
• Responding appropriately/returning calls and messages left via voicemail when the service is closed
• Responding appropriately to emails, those who feel comfortable doing so
• Providing information booklets, leaflets and printouts where appropriate
• Appropriate referral to Welfare Rights/Benefits Adviser, collecting information necessary to facilitate such a referral
• Signposting or referring service users to other services and sources of appropriate support and information specific to their identified needs
• Updating the Information service stock and resources when necessary
• Ensuring adequate supply of information resources for every step in the pathway, including written and electronic
• Ensuring supply of stock for signposting of services such as third sector organisations and support groups
• Undertaking outreach tasks where appropriate, in conjunction with Service Manager
• Helping to maintain the Macmillan electronic data collection system
• Taking part in the services regular team meetings and training events
• Other tasks in response to service need, identified and supported by the Service Manager and via the Volunteers’ monthly meeting

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]

Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

A Standard DBS check will be required for this volunteering post.  The DBS check is free of charge for volunteers.