# Volunteer Car Driver

**Company**: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Woolwich
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Volunteer Car Driver to join our team at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. As a Volunteer Car Driver, you will be responsible for transporting patients to various appointments and therapy groups, ensuring punctuality and providing a high level of care.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Transport patients to and from their appointments

- Help patients into and out of your car

- Report any accidents or incidents to the Voluntary Services Manager immediately

- Keep a record of mileage, patient details, and jobs carried out for expenses

- Behave in a professional manner at all times

- Communicate effectively with patients, particularly those with hearing and sight loss

**Requirements:**

- Hold a clean driving license

- Live within the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, and Greenwich

- Be over 25 years of age

- Excellent communication skills

- Caring and patient nature

- Ability to commit to regular hours of volunteering for a minimum of 6 months

- Availability to attend training as required

**What We Offer:**

- Reimbursement for travel expenses within the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, and Greenwich

- Opportunity to claim for lunch or other subsistence costs (maximum of £5 per day) if volunteering exceeds 4 hours in a day

- Support and supervision sessions (minimum of 1 session every 3 months)

**Equal Opportunities:**

- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check:**

- This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

## Skills

### Required
- clean driving license
- excellent communication skills
- caring and patient nature

### Nice to have
- experience working with elderly mentally ill patients

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