South West

Sarah-Jayne Fell

Regional Rep (South West)

I have been with Dorothy House since 2022 and have a seen a few changes during my time here. I am now the Community Engagement Lead for Bath, Keynsham and North Wiltshire, sharing half our catchment area with a colleague. My role consists of liaising and networking with different organisations across the charitable sector, businesses, and groups to support our clinical teams with patients and their families in signposting them to additional support and care needs. I recruit, train, and support the community volunteers in my area who facilitate at our support groups and support our patients as companions. This role includes delivering and supporting with training, supervision and of course celebrating our wonderful volunteers and the talents they bring to our hospice. I have been in employment as a volunteer manager for over 8 years but have been supporting volunteers in my own voluntary role in the Royal Air Force Air Cadets for nearly 16 years. Supporting other hospice volunteer managers as the southwest rep is something I cherish, and I love meeting up with colleagues from across the region to celebrate their good news and positive achievements as well as share the burden of what is often a challenging sector to work in.