The Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service are seeking volunteers to join our vibrant team at Nambour and Gympie Hospitals. With a variety of roles including patient and visitor support, specialty and inpatient roles in multiple facilities across the Sunshine Coast, we are sure to have the perfect role for you.

Multiple roles exist at Nambour General Hospital, Gympie Hospital, Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital and Glenbrook Aged Care Facility.

Sunshine Coast University Hospital at Birtinya has limited roles available, mostly in the afternoon or early mornings in speciality roles.

Roles available include:

Main Reception, Cancer Care Centre and Emergency Department

These roles are the best to get to know the hospital and services. Although mainly a meet and greet role, there are other tasks you will perform including,

• Handing out donated items, restocking and sorting donations for patients
• Assisting patients to locate speciality areas such as clinics and allied health
• Escorting patients to the clinic location (Level 1 or Adem Crosby Centre)
• Push patients in wheelchairs to clinics (if required and if appropriate)
• Handing out activity packs/ teddies to patients waiting
• Folding letters, assisting with patient information packs (unidentified)
• Assisting with adhoc requests such as handing out forms, surveys for patients to complete, stamping envelopes, monitoring the parents retreats etc

Inpatient roles

The volunteer role in the inpatient wards enhances the patient's experience by providing a companion to those who may not have anyone visiting them. Patients could be staying a long time in the ward or they require additional support during their short stay. The role is not handling patients (no patient handling required), it is essentially hands off talking to patients, walking through the wards to stop at points of interest designed to initiate conversation and positive thoughts, handing out patient activity packs to keep them occupied.

If you play an instrument or sing you may like to visit the wards to provide music to patients.

Speciality Roles Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) ONLY

• Women’s and Family Services - handing donations to new parents, tidying the parents retreat, making up maternity packs (birth books, pt information packs).
• Theatre Companion / Paediatric Theatre Support - this role provides support and comfort to patients awaiting surgery in the theatres. The Paediatric role includes supporting the parents/ guardians by escorting them into theatre with the patient and back to the waiting room.
• Mental Health Unit -supporting patients by playing music, singing, painting, going for walks, helping with celebrations etc

All volunteer roles are supported by the Volunteer Service. Training and mandatory checks are completed by the Hospital and Health Service for all successful volunteers. A Volunteer Vest is provided as well as complimentary onsite parking.

Volunteers are celebrated throughout the year by the organisation because they are valued members of the organisation, most volunteers stay for 5 years or more. Volunteers with the Hospital and Health Service are well supported, they have flexibility in their roles and make great social connections with staff, patients and other volunteers.