Volunteers
Are
you:
-
Outgoing and friendly
-
Responsible and dependable
-
Culturally sensitive
-
Willing to accept DHB policies and procedures, and have
-
A
positive attitude to patients, visitors and staff, and
-
A
health status appropriate to the position
Do
you want:
-
To
give something back to the hospital/community
-
To
meet new people
-
Training and ongoing support
-
Uniform and identification badge
-
Travel
allowance and the initial New Zealand Red Cross joining fee
-
The
same safe and healthy working conditions as paid staff
Volunteering
opens new doors
Volunteering is an opportunity to support your community hospital by
sharing your skills and experience. It offers people the chance to grow,
learn, make new friends, exchange ideas and feel valued.
Wairarapa
Hospital employs a Volunteer Coordinator to oversee the development of
volunteer services in the hospital and to ensure that your experience as
a volunteer is enjoyable and rewarding.
Wairarapa Hospital volunteers are required to be a member of New Zealand Red Cross and to have a
police record check.
Those who interact directly with patients will also need to be health
screened. This is free and is for your own protection as well as the
patients.
What
volunteer opportunities are there?
For many years the Flower Ladies have provided a wonderful
service creating beautiful floral arrangements around the hospital and
tending to patients' flowers. They work between the months of September
and May.
Another long-serving group of volunteers are the drivers who
deliver Meals-on-Wheels around Masterton. These Red Cross
volunteers can be found in all weathers ensuring that this vital service
continues.
An inter-denominational Chaplaincy service is offered by
volunteer chaplains who share hospital visiting and provide support to
patients and their families.
Wairarapa Hospital Volunteers
In 2006 Wairarapa Hospital introduced Meet and Greet volunteers to provide a warm and friendly welcome. They help people
find their way around the hospital, assist with wheelchairs, deliver
flowers and other items to patients, and offer general assistance such
as calling a taxi.
As the Wairarapa Hospital Volunteer Service grows new opportunities
arise. Volunteers now provide a "mobile shop" and some social and
supportive (non-clinical) roles on the wards.
In teams
of two or three, Meet and Greet volunteers work one four-hour roster per
fortnight (Monday to Friday).
Volunteers play an important role in the Wairarapa Hospital by
contributing to the well being of patients, their families and visitors.
They complement the care
and service provided by the professional staff by assisting with various
non-clinical tasks.
Becoming a Wairarapa Hospital Volunteer
If you
would like to become a Wairarapa Hospital Volunteer or would like more
information about volunteering please contact the Volunteer Coordinator.
Wairarapa
Hospital Volunteer Coordinator
(06) 946 9800 x4751
Wairarapa Hospital
PO Box 96
Masterton