End of Life Care Volunteer Coordinator

This new fixed term role, funded by Bristol and Weston Hospitals Charity, is to develop, embed and manage a new End of Life volunteering service across UHBW. The post holder will be key to developing a service which aims to improve the experience of patients and their loved ones through a compassionate volunteer programme, offering support and comfort in the last days of life in our hospitals. This post holder will:

• Work in partnership with Voluntary Services and End of Life Care Leads to develop, implement, manage, and evaluate a dedicated End of Life Care Volunteer programme.
• Recruit, train, manage and supervise a team of End-of-Life Care Volunteers.
• Collaborate with clinical teams to promote and manage the day to day running of the service across both Bristol and Weston hospital sites.
• Establish a service that is embedded in the hospital and has long-term sustainability, To establish the End of Life Care Volunteer service within the hospital setting, supporting patients and those closest to them, who are approaching the end of their lives.
• To manage and support volunteers.
• To co-ordinate the operational day-to-day activity of the end-of-life volunteers in our hospitals, working alongside clinical teams and the specialist palliative care team to identify patients who would benefit from support.
• To ensure equity of service across Bristol and Weston hospital sites.
• To ensure the End-of-Life Care Volunteer service project team meetings run effectively, including providing administrative support.
• To establish and embed a service that has long term sustainability, children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
  
  University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of