Therapeutic Care Ward Volunteers - Closing date Wednesday 24 Jul 2019
This role may include:
This role will provide a full range of therapeutic interaction to patients whilst maintaining respect for the individuality, confidentiality and dignity of all patients. This could include:
• Engage with patients to provide therapeutic care
• Offer therapeutic contact that will provide comfort if appropriate
• Read quietly to patients if requested at an appropriate time
• Chat about the patient’s history and interests, reminisce using memory boxes, photographs and music etc
• Accompany patients with staff permission to allow them the freedom to walk around thereby reducing restrictions that may lead to escalation of behaviours
• Help to therapeutically distract patients for example playing cards, jigsaws, drawing etc
• Talking and listening to patients and if appropriate have informal chats over a cup of tea
• As part of the therapeutic interaction, encourage patients to be aware of their nutritional and hydration needs
• Support patients with staff permission who may need to leave the ward to attend other areas of the hospital
• Support/relieve carers of the patient who may be in need of a listening ear.