When serious illness strikes, we're here to help people in our community get the best out of every day. From the moment of diagnosis our specialist teams work with each individual to provide the ...
Counsellor Volunteer
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Volunteering • Long term role
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Team Rennie Grove Peace
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Volunteers in this role provide Level 3 counselling support (NICE guidance) to patients, carers, family members and close friends,
Why do the Family Support team need your help?
Volunteers in this role provide Level 3 counselling support (NICE guidance) to patients, carers, family members and close friends, from diagnosis, during treatment and following bereavement. This may involve one to one support in the client’s home, in nursing/care homes, at our St Albans site, or over the telephone or via a virtual platform.
Our volunteer counsellors allow us to offer this service to more people who need it.
Where will you be volunteering?
Across our nursing area in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.
How much time are we asking you to give?
The time is flexible, but we hope that you will see a minimum of two clients a week, ideally three.
What will you be doing?
· providing counselling for children and adults (patients, carers, siblings, family members)
· providing counselling support on the phone or via a virtual platform
· attending mandatory supervision every two weeks
· following all Rennie Grove Hospice Peace Care policies and procedures at all times
What are we looking for?
· a Level 4 counselling qualification
· excellent listening and communication skills
· the ability to empathise with others, while maintaining professional boundaries
· someone who can be flexible and reliable
· someone who is able to work independently to manage clients and their workload, but is able to work as part of a team to deliver our service
· someone with basic IT skills who is able to keep concise, accurate records and stick to reporting deadlines
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About Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
When serious illness strikes, we're here to help people in our community get the best out of every day. From the moment of diagnosis our specialist teams work with each individual to provide the compassionate care they need, in the place that's best for them. This is what we call: extraordinary care, anywhere.
We know that life-limiting illness doesn't just affect the individual, so we care for those around each patient, too – both during an illness and through bereavement.
It takes a whole community to provide this care to everybody who needs it. Our volunteers, supporters and champions in the community are the driving force behind everything we do.
The organiser has marked this opportunity as filled. Applications are closed. You can find other volunteering opportunities here.