Volunteer Patient Helper/Supporter – Based at the Child Development Centre, Dewsbury District Hospital

Posted on August 25, 2017 by PCAN Admin

Volunteer Patient Helper/Supporter – Based at the Child Development Centre, Dewsbury District Hospital

Locala’s Children’s Therapy Service is made up of a multi-disciplinary team which includes Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Play Therapy. The team work with children aged 0-16 years.

They treat a wide range of conditions using specialist skills, which could include:

·         Communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties

·         A delay or difficulty in acquiring physical, social and educational skills

The Patient Helper/Supporter volunteer role is based in the Child Development Centre at Dewsbury District Hospital, Halifax Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4HS.

The role involves:

·         Meeting, greeting and assisting parents/carers and their children arriving for clinic (including letting through a locked main front door)

·         Notifying the therapy team when their patients have arrived and guiding/chaperoning them to the clinic room

·         Carrying out ‘Family & Friends’ feedback, ‘Patient Opinion’ and any other questionnaires with patients after clinic sessions

Useful attributes:

·         Friendly and approachable

·         Confident approaching strangers

·         *Confident interacting with children with complex needs (essential)

·         Organised and able to use own initiative

·         Willing to embrace new learning opportunities (e.g. Makaton training)

 

Current vacancies: (Approximately 3 hours per shift)

Tuesday AM

Tuesday PM

Wednesday PM

Minimum period of commitment: 6 months (including a 6 week trial period)

For further information about this role, please view the volunteer role description here, email: volunteering@locala.org.uk, or call: 030 3330 9392.

For further details about Locala’s volunteer programme and to complete an online application form, please click here: https://www.locala.org.uk/about-us/volunteering/vacancies-application/.

 

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