Community volunteers

Conversation Partner

Role purpose

The Conversation Partner scheme is operated by the Community Speech and Language Therapy - Stroke team in Mansfield for people with acquired speech /  language difficulties following a stroke. 

Each person has a different set of speech and language difficulties; these can include slurred speech, which is hard to understand, comprehension problems (so that it is hard for patients to make sense of spoken speech and / or written text) and expressive difficulties (including problems with finding words, constructing sentences, writing, and spelling). 

People with acquired speech and language difficulties are visited in their own homes once a week for support with their communication, accessing opportunities for conversation and social inclusion.

 

  Details of this opportunity

• Location: TBC
• Time commitment: Volunteers must commit to at least one hour per week for a minimum of six months.

 

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Mealtime Volunteer

Role purpose

The purpose of this role is to support the Trust’s provision of the meal service for inpatients, support the provision of good nutritional care at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and its protected mealtime principles. The mealtime facilitator will be supervised by the ward sister or nurse in charge and work operationally alongside either the housekeeper or other team member serving the meal on a dedicated ward. The mealtime facilitator role might be a standalone role or aspects of this description might fall within another volunteer role.

Mealtime facilitators will not be responsible for feeding patients as many have very specialist needs and requirements surrounding their food and mealtimes.

 

  Details of this opportunity

• Location: Lings Bar Hospital, Gamston
• Time commitment: Volunteers must commit to 2 hours per week for a minimum of 6 months.

 

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Parent to Parent Support Volunteer (Eating Disorders Team, AMH & CAMHS)

Role purpose

You will provide support to the group facilitator and offer support to carers who attend the group and offer time to listen.

Individually matched to current parents / carers of clients within the ED case load, volunteers will meet with their match at least once a fortnight to offer peer support.

You will support the colleagues team to deliver training to other professionals (GP’s) this may be in the form of telling your story.

 

  Details of this opportunity

• Location:
  • Hopewood Centre, Nottingham 
  • In the Community
• Time commitment:
  • Days/Times Flexible
  • Volunteers must commit to 2 hours a week for a minimum of six months

 

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