Forget-Me-Not at Bedford Hospital
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Charity
Forget-Me-Not Volunteers visit hospital to sit and chat with patients living with dementia. They offer social interaction and engagement for patients, supporting staff, carers and families to make hospital stays more warm, friendly and positive.
Forget-Me-Not Volunteers provide social interaction and engagement for hospital patients, with a focus on patients who are living with dementia. They support staff, carers and families to make hospital stays more warm, friendly and positive. Hospitals can be challenging environments for patients living with dementia, with unfamiliar surroundings causing heightened unease. Just a 10minute conversation can change someone's day. In this role you will be visiting patients who may have had few other visitors. It could be as simple as a kind conversation or shared activity like reading, colouring, or a puzzle. Why should people consider volunteering in this role? Forget-Me-Not volunteering gives you the opportunity to make a transformative impact. Regular social interaction and reminiscence significantly improves wellbeing. You’ll play a key role, supporting clinical and therapies teams and interacting with families. You’ll meet amazing people with amazing stories and make a big impact in your community. You'll receive all the training and support you need to make a big impact, and you'll be part of our growing community of hospital volunteers. Please note a DBS is required for this role.
Advice, Information & Support,Art & Design,Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Caring,Support Work,General & Helping
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Use your skills! Along with being pro active, friendly, empathetic and approachable, our volunteers use their passions and skills to engage with patients. Do you have hobbies, skills or interests that you could share with hospital patients? Get in touch with your ideas.
Forget-Me-Not volunteering gives you the opportunity to make a transformative impact. Regular social interaction significantly improves the wellbeing of those living with dementia and you’ll be a key support to staff and families. You’ll meet amazing people with amazing stories and make a big impact in your community. You'll join our lovely team of passionate volunteers and reduce feelings of confusion and loneliness. You'll also receive full training in understanding and supporting people living with dementia.
We hope that volunteers can regularly give 2-3 hours, ideally weekly.
MK42 9DJ
This volunteering opportunity is available at both Bedfordshire NHS Trust Hospitals: Bedford Hospital MK42 9DJ Luton and Dunstable Hospital LU4 0DZ
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