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Volunteer Programmes
Dialysis Centre Volunteer
Stand at the frontline with our nursing colleagues to help safeguard the safety of our patients now! You will assist with the following duties at the dialysis centres:
- Crowd control when patients queue for their dialysis session
- Assist with patient card distribution
- Assist patients to their dialysis chair
- Assist patients on wheelchair to designated public transport area to escort them safely onto their vehicles home
- Assist patients at the weighing scale counter pre and post dialysis sessions
- Assist patients with blood pressure measurements
- Administrative/packing duties e.g. simple paperwork
Volunteers who have completed 70 hours of volunteering service at the dialysis centres will be issued with an NKF Certificate of Service.
- Date: Any day between Monday and Saturday
- Time:
– 6.30am to 8.00am OR
– 11.00am to 1.30pm OR
– 4.00pm to 6.00pm
(Note: Time may vary, depending on dialysis centre chosen) - Commitment: Volunteers must attend a 1/2-day in-person training and be able to commit to at least 2 months and 8 shifts of duty. Volunteering duty must be performed at least once a week.
Buddy Connect
Walk our patients out of social isolation by extending your gift of friendship through this home intervention programme. Be our eyes and ears by partnering us in providing better care for our patients.
- Programme is on a case referral basis
- All home visits must be conducted in pairs
- Volunteers will be matched to referred patients based on geographical location, spoken language and other set requirements if any
Befriending Sessions in Dialysis Centres
A listening ear, a word of encouragement and a smile are all it takes to brighten our patients’ day. Help fill their hearts with hope and lighten their burden of treatment now!
- Date: Any day between Monday and Saturday
- Time:
– 8am to 10am OR
– 1pm to 3pm OR
– 6pm to 8pm
(Note: Time may vary, depending on dialysis centre chosen) - Venue: Click here for the list of dialysis centres available for visits
- No. of Volunteers: Maximum 10 fully vaccinated volunteers
Patients’ Day Out
Organise and sponsor an outing for our patients to allow them the chance to visit places of interest and spend quality time with their loved ones. Help them create beautiful memories and bring them new experiences and joy through your generosity now!
- Day, Time & Venue: Flexible
Patient Escort
Be a Patient Escort and help our patients gain access to medical treatments that are pivotal in enabling them to live a reasonable quality of life.
- Programme is on a case referral basis
- Volunteers are only required to escort patients either to their dialysis centre from home or to their home from the dialysis centre
- For escort requests to hospitals, volunteers would be requested to accompany patients for the entire duration of the hospital visit
- Volunteers with vehicles are preferred but not mandated
Home Aid
Help provide our patients with a clean and comfortable living environment with your hearts and hands now!
- Programme is on a case referral basis
- Date and time of sessions are dependent on patients’ health condition and availability
Administrative Support
Help us achieve operational efficiencies by rendering us with backend Administrative Support.
- Date: Any day between Monday and Friday
- Time: Between 9am and 5pm
- Venue: NKF Centre
Enrichment
You can help us enrich our patients’ lives by teaching them a new skill or share with them your passion and hobbies.
- Day, Time & Venue: Flexible
Corporate/School Volunteerism
We welcome corporate and school volunteers to form groups to volunteer with us too!
Get in touch with us via volunteer@nkfs.org now!
Friends of NKF Programme
The Friends of NKF (FON) Programme was launched in November 2016 to show our appreciation to our supporters for their compassion and generosity to our cause over the years.