# Dining Buddy and Befriender

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Furness General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Salary:** Volunteer
- **Contract type:** Voluntary: Volunteer
- **Employment type:** to be discussed
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T11:52:54.968Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Barrow_Furness/Lancashire_South_Cumbria_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Volunteer/Volunteer-v8268188
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8268188?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust recognise and value the importance volunteer support is to us and our patients. We currently have a volunteer role available supporting us at Dane Garth, Furness General Hospital in Barrow in Furness.

To apply for this role, you should live within the Barrow in Furness area and have full UK right to work. We cannot accept applications from people living abroad.

### Main duties of the job

Volunteering on award involves a long term commitment (for example 9 – 12 months), and to bring continuity and stability for patients and staff, we ask volunteer to support by doing the same periods each week, which are discussed and agreed by the volunteer and volunteer supervisor.

We have merged the role of dining buddy and befriender to maintain familiarity and consistency for our patients Ramsey Unit. Dining buddies are volunteers who provide extra support during mealtimes and help complete diet/fluid charts. The role supports people to maintain optimal health and wellbeing, nutrition and hydration.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Role Description, or email main contact, for further information on this role. To apply for this role, please click the link below or contact us for a paper application form.

LSCFT – My Impact

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Requirements

**Essential**

- See Role Description

## Documents

- [welcome guide (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10582915)
- [role description (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10582914)

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