Wheelchair pusher volunteer - Chaplaincy

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is seeking Wheelchair pushers volunteers for the Chaplaincy Service 10.30am-12pm.

Duties involve bringing patients from the wards to the chapel for a service and taking them back to their ward after the service has finished.

Vacancies will close on 31 October 2025 or sooner if we receive sufficient applications.

If you are successful in being shortlisted, you will be invited to attend our recruitment day on Wednesday 12 November 2025.

You will be offered a one hour time slot between 11.30am-2.30pm.

Skills

• You’ll be friendly and polite.• You’ll be comfortable approaching patients and visitors in a confident and caring manner. • You’ll be sensitive and tactful, with emotional resilience. • You’ll be reliable and good at time keeping. • You’ll understand personal and professional boundaries. • You’ll work on own initiative and ask for help when needed. • You’ll understand the importance of confidentiality, but also know when to escalate any concerns and to who. • To be an active listener • To have a positive outlook • Work with a calm demeanour • To be approachable • Non judgemental character • A good sense of humour • To be able to “think on your feet” and modify requirements. • To be flexible to the needs of the patient