Location: Purbeck Community – collecting patients from their own homes and taking them to their respite sessions.

Do you have a couple of hours free a week to help transport our patients to a respite session.
Lewis-Manning provide respite sessions Monday-Friday with no weekends.
You will use your own car to transport the patients and all travel costs will be reimbursed at a rate of 45p per mile.

Are you friendly, approachable, a good communicator and confident driver?

Tasks required:

• To collect patients from their own homes and take them to the hospice. At the end
  of their session collect and return the patients home, in your own car.
• Drivers may be required to carry light loads, such as hand bags or walking sticks.
• To pass on any concerns you have about a patient’s condition to the appropriate
  member of Hospice staff without delay.
• Maintain confidentiality; volunteer drivers are not expected to discuss any patients
  with anyone other than the appropriate member of hospice staff.
• Adhere to our Driving Patients for Lewis-Manning Hospice’ Policy and our Driving
  at Work Policy’

In order to take this role, you will need:
DBS check
A clean driving license and provide proof of tax and mot
Your own car-mileage costs will be reimbursed at a rate of 0.45p per mile