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A Volunteers Story: Buddhist Centre Nottingham

Posted By Sam5

"A Volunteers Story: Buddhist Centre Nottingham"

About: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

(as a staff member posting for a patient/service user),

Sent on behalf of the service user:

Working with people who have kindness, understanding and respect has been very helpful.

Mary my OT was a person who I could connect with, who visited my home and I was able to contact whenever I needed to. She helped me to think about my interests and my options for the future and ambitions. She referred me to the Social Inclusion and Wellbeing Team and I met with OT Rachel and my volunteer co-ordinator, who are amazing people and have a lot of experience.

It is important to look at a person fully, where they have been in the past, what they have been through, what they want in the present and what are their hopes and abilities for the future.

I like to help and be useful and the Social Inclusion Team helped me to work part-time voluntarily at the Buddhist Centre. I have some catering experience in the past and it is good to do something positive.

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Responses

Response from Jane Danforth, Involvement & Experience Officer, Involvement, Experience and Volunteering Team, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 10 years ago
Jane Danforth
Involvement & Experience Officer, Involvement, Experience and Volunteering Team,
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Hello, my name is Jane Danforth. My role involves helping our service users, volunteers and staff to understand that Notts Healthcare wants to hear stories about our services. We reply to every story and it really helps us to improve what we do, how we do it and to hear about what works well too.

Submitted on 13/06/2013 at 13:43
Published on Care Opinion at 19:31

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Thank you for your posting which I read with great interest. The social inclusion and well-being service will reply to you more fully soon.

It's really good to hear that the service was so helpful to you in planning for the future. I wish you every success in the future.

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Response from Sangita Dhawan, Senior Employment Specialist, AMH, Future's Positive IPS Service, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 10 years ago
Sangita Dhawan
Senior Employment Specialist, AMH, Future's Positive IPS Service,
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

I manage a team of employment specialists which is attached to Mansfield, Ashfield and Newark& Sherwood LMHT. the service supports the service users to seek suitable job opportunities by offering intense support that is responsive to individuals' strenghts, skills abilities and percieved barriers and follows this with time unlimited on job support to help sustian employment. provides employment support, careers advise and guidance to the service users who are under the care of AMH.

Submitted on 18/06/2013 at 15:57
Published on Care Opinion at 17:05

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. we hope that you continue to build upon your positive experience and enjoy your volunteering at the buddhist centre. we wish you all the best.

Julie Swann(team leader) sangita Dhawan(co-ordinator community volunteering)

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