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Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting ‘Compassionate Companions’ to support patients, and their loved ones, at the end of life.
In response to feedback from patients and their families – thanks to the support of Kingston Hospital Charity – a new opportunity is available for people over the age of 18 to spend three hours per week, providing companionship to those at Kingston Hospital who are in the last days or weeks of life.
Laura Greene, Head of Volunteering and Community Partnerships at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust, said: “At Kingston Hospital, we’re here for everyone from birth to the last moments of their life, and beyond. We have been listening to what people would like us to know about their experiences of end of life, and the support that families would like after the death of a loved one. In response to this feedback, we have launched a new opportunity for people over the 18 to help make death, dying and bereavement in hospital even more compassionate.
"Some patients can feel alone at the end of their life, and our bereavement support volunteers provide a compassionate presence, which compliments clinical care – from holding someone’s hand to answering difficult questions about death, dying and what happens next. If you have an open mind, a mature perspective on life and death, and have time to spend with people at a difficult time in their lives, we would love to hear from you.”
To find out more about the role, view the volunteer vacancy online, email krft.