End of Life volunteer role description: York Teaching Hospitals

Tasks:

● Provide companionship to the patient and those important to them.

● Sit with the patient and provide a small period of respite for the people important to them.

● Help answer any questions the patient or those important to the patient might have.

● Offering a comfort bag to the patient or those important to them.

● Help provide drinks for the people important to the patient.

● Support the patient to complete the things that matter to the patient at that time.

● Provide a listening ear.

● Referring onto the Chaplaincy team if a need is identified.

● Alert the nursing staff if a nursing need is identified.

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