December News Update
Hastings & Rother placed in Tier 4
Following a major spike in cases of Covid-19 locally, the Government announced at the weekend Hastings & Rother are now in full Tier 4 restrictions. Full guidance about what you can and cannot do in Tier 4 can be found by clicking here. In the meantime, a town-wide communications exercise is being undertaken to help people understand what they need to do to help StOp the Spread.
Please keep an eye out for any further advice and, if you are concerned, you are advised to get a test at one of the centres open locally. You can book a test by applying here.
Volunteering safely
Volunteering, and helping people cope with the impacts of the pandemic will be needed now more than ever. As a result, HEART will try to keep as active as possible over Xmas and over this next period. Given the new restrictions, it is more important than ever to do so safely. All our volunteers who have indicated they are willing to help people in the community are being sent new, clear guidelines on how to do so safely and securely. If you want to help us help people in this coming period but have not yet been contacted by us, please go to our new forms detailing how you can help by clicking here. And thank you. Any help you might be able to give is hugely appreciated.
HEART PPE Equipment
HEART has PPE Equipment available for volunteers in the field if you do not have your own. This includes Hi-Viz jackets to identify you as a volunteer and HEART facemasks. These are free to our active volunteers. Jackets are in Medium, Large or Xtra-large. If you require a Jacket or mask, please email us with your size to info@hastingsheart.com
Check out our new website
More positively, HEART has a new website! Please check it out at www.hastingsheart.com, and share it with your friends and groups. It also details a large range of different tasks we are seeking help with. You can find details of these by clicking here. We know times are tough, but your help is still very much needed. Please take a moment to look at the tasks involved. If you have helped us in the past, please help us by filling in an update form indicating which roles you might be interested in by clicking here.
Are you looking for a part-time job helping the community?
Following our recent success at securing funding from the National Lottery Community Fund and the Sussex Community Foundation, HEART is looking for an enthusiastic part-timer to join our team as our Volunteer Network Co-ordinator. You’ll be responsible for managing a team connecting with our fantastic volunteers, updating records and their availability to help others in the community. This will be a paid position for 3 days a week for the next six months with the possibility of extending that, if funding allows.
If you think this could be for you, please click here.
Could you help with the NHS Vaccination Programme?
The NHS is seeking volunteers to help support the roll-out of its biggest ever immunisation programme. It is looking for help in two key fields. A link to how to apply for each follows their details.
Vaccination Champions – who could work from home communicating information about the immunisation programme – click here
Trained & Trainee Vaccinators. These roles are currently based in Brighton & Crawley but are likely to be needed across Sussex in the New Year. You can see the specifications for these roles by clicking on the following links. Steward/ Coordinator/ Staff Support. If you would like to register your interest in any of these roles please contact the Clinical Commissioning Group direct by email them at: sxccg.involvement@nhs.net
Thank you to all our Volunteers for their hard work throughout 2020.
We wish everyone a Happy Christmas
We know it’s not what we hoped for but…
…Together, we can beat this!
The Hastings Heart Team