Resilience Volunteer - Role Description

This volunteer role description has been developed by the volunteering team at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Resilience Volunteer – Role Description

Volunteer Role Title: Resilience Volunteer

Daily Supervision: Therapeutic Support Programme Team

Accountability/Professional Responsibility: Debi McKeown - Lead Nurse Therapeutic Support

Therapeutic Support Programme Team

Location: James Cook Hospital, Middlesbrough

Key Relationships: Therapeutic Care Team

Wards/Departments

Resilience Volunteers will:

• Help to improve connections with others and bring people together providing a sense of belonging
• Give support and provide reassurance to others
• Encourage others to value their strengths
• Develop ways in which they can increase the self-esteem of others
• Provide confidential support for anyone requiring a listening ear
• Provide a space where people feel accepted and understood
• ‘Check in’ with people and involve them in current projects and ideas
• Organise events or projects which will enhance the wellbeing of others
• If required, provide mentoring
• Build self-esteem and confidence in others whilst helping them to feel hopeful about the future

Personal Qualities

• Tact and sensitivity
• Excellent communication skills
• Commitment to the service
• Approachable
• Friendly
• Professional approach

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