Therapy Dog - Aldeburgh, Colchester, Felixstowe & Ipswich only)
Is your dog a registered therapy dog?
Are you looking for a new placement for your therapy dog?
If you answered yes to all of these, our staff would love to meet you.
At ESNEFT we are looking for registered therapy dogs to visit our wards and departments. We currently work with both Pets As Therapy and Essex Therapy Dogs (providing your dog isn't raw meat fed). We are seeking volunteers and their therapy dogs to:
- provide therapeutic visits,
- offer companionship and friendship to our patients, visitors and staff.
Volunteers can help to improve the patient experience through animal assisted interventions as part of a holistic approach to treatment. Providing conversation and stimulation – being a listening ear for patients’ worries and anxieties.
Volunteers will need to work in partnership with staff to help to improve the patient & carer experience through co-design & proactive involvement – engaging with patients & carers on a one-to-one basis through ward and clinic visits.
You will be required to maintain therapy registration for your dog throughout the whole period you are volunteering with us and be required to provide proof of registration.
If this sounds like something you'd like to try and you can spare 2-4 hours on the same time/day each week, we would love to hear from you.
Weekend and evening availability is limited so please check before applying by emailing Volunteers@esneft.nhs.uk.
