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At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, our unique care provides a lifeline of compassion and support to patients, carers, and families facing progressive life-limiting illness.
We provide palliative ...
Pool car Maintenance Volunteer
Contact person
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Summary
Can you help clean and maintain our pool cars used by our nurses to visit patients in their homesDetailed description
Purpose of this role
Our nurses use our pool cars to visit patients in their homes, and so we need to make sure they are regularly maintained and cleaned. The facilities department also has a general use vehicle which needs to be maintained.
Main tasks
· Cleaning the cars inside and out once a month
· Weekly maintenance, including checking oil levels and tyre pressures, windscreen wipers etc. and completing relevant paperwork each time
· Checking the vehicles for any new scratches, damage etc/ take a photo
· Checking the winter car pack in November
· Liaising with the Transport co-ordinator regularly, e.g., confirming tasks completed and latest odometer reading.
What are we looking for?
· 25+ years of age
· someone with a basic knowledge of car maintenance
· a clean driving license.
Training and support
· there will be a named line manager who will provide ongoing support
· your line manager will organise training specific to your role
What we will provide to volunteers
💸 Reimbursement of costsAbout Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
We provide palliative and end of life care support, including bereavement services, within Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire and our patient services are available to adults, as well as patients transitioning into adult services (16 to 25 years.) Bereavement support is offered for all ages to families of patients and those around them, as well as throughout the community, in schools and workplaces.
We are proud to offer care in the place that best suits the individual’s needs, whether that’s at home, in a care home, in a short stay in our inpatient unit, out in the community, or in our purpose-built Living Well Centre facilities. As a hospice care charity, we have offered this support, free of charge, for over 40 years.