New support for Volunteers at Lewis-Manning Hospice Care with ambitions to grow the volunteering team
Nicola Garsden has joined Lewis-Manning Hospice Care in the role of Volunteers Manager. She has vast charity and healthcare knowledge and experience, having previously worked in the hospice sector for 13 years.
Nicola said, “I am really looking forward to getting to know all of our amazing volunteers and have ambitions to really support and grow the team. At Lewis-Manning Hospice Care we are always looking for new recruits and have a huge variety of different roles to fill: retail, day hospice, drivers, administration and complementary therapy. Not only would you be helping the charity and people in your local community, there are many personal benefits from volunteering, ranging from confidence building, to socialising, meeting new friends, gaining new skills and experience, which can be transferable to the workplace.
“We would also love to achieve the ‘Investing in volunteers’ accreditation, which is a UK quality standard for good practise in volunteer management. We really want to make every volunteer that comes to us feel truly valued and part of a brilliant team that’s achieving great things for our local patients.
“I would urge anyone interested in becoming a volunteer to get in contact, call 01202 708470.
CEO Clare Gallie advised, “We are delighted to welcome Nicola. She joins at a pivotal time in our growth and will be an invaluable member of the team. We have a number of fantastic volunteers who help us to deliver our care and support our office and fundraising initiatives without them we simply would not be able to help the local people that we are here to care for, and with Nicola’s experience and drive I am sure she will bring many more fantastic people on board to help.”