Prospect Hospice has been part of the Swindon community for over 40 years, caring for local people at the end of their lives. As a charity, we rely on the generous donations of the public to help us raise the vital funds we need to ensure everyone is offered our outstanding care free of charge.
Find out about the range of end-of-life care services that we offer to patients and their families. These delivered free of charge and are designed to provide compassionate, personalised support during every stage of a life-limiting illness in every kind of care setting, to anyone who needs it.
We couldn’t do what we do without considerable support from our local community. Find out all the different ways in which you can support Prospect Hospice, including fundraising, volunteering and purchasing from our shops. All contributions are greatly appreciated and enables us to deliver care that is free of charge to our patients and their families.
Whether shopping with us in person or online, or donating your pre-loved goods, we thank you for supporting us through our shops where you help to raise around £2million a year for Prospect Hospice.
We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and we're always looking for outstanding people to join our team at the hospice across all areas of the charity.
Prospect Hospice is the leading provider of education and training for end-of-life care in Swindon and north Wiltshire. Working closely with you, our colleagues within partner organisations, we want to ensure that the very best care is available to everyone facing the end of life. This is why we provide education and development opportunities, all of which aim to encourage learning and build confidence in end of life care and support.
Managed by: Prospect@Home Team Leader
Accountable to: Head of Voluntary Services
Role Purpose
To enhance the work of Prospect Hospice professionals by supporting patients and carers in their own homes – helping them to cope better and with more confidence. A minimum of one visit per week would be most beneficial.
The following will not be included in the volunteer role: • Undertaking any medical care, such as administering drugs or changing dressings. • Attending to patient’s personal hygiene requirements. • Carrying out domestic chores, unless previously agreed with the Prospect@Home Team Leader.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities You could be asked to do, or help with any of the following:
General Duties
The Prospect@Home Team Leader will keep you up to date with any relevant changes in the patient’s condition, in particular, the prompt reporting of a patient’s death.
Your involvement with the patient and family will be reviewed and end with the mutual agreement of the patient, carer, you and the Prospect@Home Team Leader.