Volunteer Physiotherapy Support
Location: Canterbury, Ashford, and Thanet
Status: Voluntary
Volunteer Physio Support – to assist at a seated exercise group.
Volunteers required at all three Hospice sites – Canterbury, Ashford and Thanet.
Typically 3 hours per week at the Wellbeing Centres.
The key duties of the Physiotherapy Support volunteer will be:
- To support the physiotherapy assistants in setting up before the group session and clear away at the end
- To attend pre and post group session briefing/handover as required
- To meet, greet and register patients attending the group session
- To pro-actively engage in conversation with and befriend patients attending the group session, in a compassionate and empathetic way
- To support the physio assistants in managing and facilitating group sessions
- To participate in activities during the group session and support patients to participate in activities as required
- To assist the physio assistants with administrative tasks in relation to the group session, including making telephone contact with non-attenders where required
- To contribute to the evaluation of the group session
If you are interested in this role, please complete the application form and return to:
justine.robinson@pilgrimshospices.org