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Volunteer Development Scotland Ltd. (also known as Volunteer Scotland).
Charity registered in Scotland SC013740 and a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland, No. SC106743. Our registered Office is Jubilee House, Forthside Way, Stirling. FK8 1QZ

NHS Ayrshire & Arran (South Ayrshire)

NHS Ayrshire & Arran is proud to invest in its volunteers and promotes the benefits of their valuable contribution throughout its hospitals and communities. Our volunteers bring a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience – who all make such a difference to patients, their families and staff. Why volunteer? Volunteering offers many benefits and opportunities for the people who participate. Volunteers extend and enhance our services and make a significant and valuable contribution to our work. You can volunteer in a range of settings which provide flexible and creative ways of involving volunteers, allowing service users, volunteers and staff to work together within a safe and accountable framework.
What do volunteers do? Volunteers provide support to our service users, which is additional to and different from the work of paid staff. We do not regard volunteers as a substitute for staff, but rather see their contribution as complimentary to existing services. Volunteers enable us to develop different types of relationships and opportunities and to enable users to experience things that staff would not necessarily be able to provide. Volunteers are a valuable and respected resource within the health service. They work closely with staff to ensure people receive quality do not regard volunteers.

Current opportunities

We are needing PAD volunteers.

We are looking for patient transport service in Ayrshire and Arran.

Help us create a healing garden.
We are keen to recruit some volunteer gardeners to help look after Kyle garden on Ailsa Hospital. We are looking to create a rota of volunteers to help with...

Various locations across NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Physiotherapy prescribed activities for identified patients. Social interaction and support through activity. Check the safety of the walking aid...

East Ayrshire Community Hospital Welcome Desk. Make service users, visitors and the general public feel welcome by directing them to the Ward or Department required. To reassure anxious users or...

University Hospital Ayr/ University Hospital Crosshouse. Provide entertainment through use of games and other activities such as arts/crafts, musical instruments. Provide patient with refreshments...

Various locations across NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Spending time with patients who are on their own. Recreational, social and therapeutic activities including: games, puzzles, reading, reminiscing...

To undertake basic gardening duties in order to maintain courtyards and other garden areas as required. Weeding, planting, re-soiling, seeding and maintaining flower beds.

Deliver survey cards and posters to wards and departments. Assist in the completion of patient surveys utilising paper and/or Ipad. Carry out interviews with patient, visitors and volunteers...

Key duties:
• To make service users feel welcome on entering the community centre and directing them to according to their appointments if required.
• To provide service users with...