Wellbeing Buddy

Douglas Macmillan Hospice (Dougie Mac)

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Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Caring,Community Work,General & Helping

Cleaning & Tidying, Conservation, Organising & Planning, Reading & Writing, UK Driving Licence

This role would suit someone who has good interpersonal skills. The volunteer would b able to follow compliance (on completion of training) and record or relay information.

Buddies are an extension of the care our clinical teams provide: a friendly companion to listen to and support, for both the carer and the patients enabling to avoid crisis situations.

Wellbeing Buddy volunteers will be contacted to see who is available to support a patient; it will depend on your own commitments as to when you are paired with a patient and their family.

Further location details may be provided below.

Volunteer Services

This support is offered in service users' homes: locations in our catchment area across Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire

Contact the Volunteer Services team on 01782 344332 or volunteernow@dmhospice.org.uk

We are happy to make adjustments where possible; if visiting patients home this may not be possible but alternatives are available.