Ward Befriender
Practical details
Volunteering • Long term role
Contact person
Nia Dimond
Provided
Requirements
#56504
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Brighten a patient's day by providing companionship and conversation during their stay on the ward.
Brighten a patient's day by providing companionship and conversation during their stay on the ward. You'll spend time getting to know patients, listening to their stories and helping reduce feelings of loneliness. We're looking for friendly, confident communicators who enjoy meeting new people and want to make a positive difference in their local community.
Locations:
- Langley House, Watford
- Hemel Hempstead General Hospital
- Potters Bar Community Hospital
Availability: 4 hours per week, between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Sunday
Minimum Age: 16+
DBS required: Yes
What you'll be doing:
- Spend time with patients and offer friendly conversation and companionship
- Encourage patients to take part in activities such as games, reading or other interests
- Welcome new patients and help them settle into the ward
- Help patients use technology to stay connected with friends and family
- Support patients and visitors to feedback concerns and compliments of the service
Desirable qualities:
- Friendly and proactive
- Able to use your initiative and seek help when needed
- Understand confidentiality
- Communication and interpersonal skills
Related to
About Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
CLCH provides community health services to more than four million people across 14 London boroughs and Hertfordshire and commissions continuing health care across West and North London. CLCH is a prospective advanced foundation trust.
Our vision is to deliver great care closer to home.
Our mission is to enable thriving communities that give our children the best start in life and adults greater independence.
Every day, our staff provide high-quality community healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, offering more than 105 clinical services, helping people to stay well and independent in the place they call home, manage their own health with the right support, avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.
We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, physical rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.