A Ministry of Health and Wholeness
Promoting the Whole Health of the Walton Community
Enabling people to be whole people
through God's unconditional love.
"...and He sent them to preach
the Kingdom of God, and to heal the sick." Luke 9:2
Who
is the Parish Nurse?
Our
Parish Nurse is Jane Pears, a Registered Nurse and a member of
Maidstone Road Baptist Church. Jane was appointed in 2006 and
works 2 days a week out of the church in her Parish Nurse capacity.
Jane also works for the NHS in Felixstowe as a District
Nurse.
Below
are a few of the ways Jane gives help and support to
people in the community. Being a Parish Nurse
enables Jane to provide care in a way that is not fully
covered in conventional statutory care. Jane helps people
of all ages and from all backgrounds.
Parish
Nursing is more than just Jane...
Jane
heads up a team of Support Workers who help her with foot and leg care for elderly clients and chair -based exercises weekly
at Collimer
Court. Jane
is starting a Fit for Life course soon which is aimed at
people of all ages. Please
check back here for details in a few weeks.
How
do I Contact Jane?
Jane
can be emailed at .
She can be contacted on 07969 901001 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
(messages can be left at other times). Appointments with
Jane can be made in person before the Service on Sunday morning
and also at the church between 11 and Noon on a Tuesday.
Other church contact details are here.
What
actually is Parish Nursing?
A
Parish Nurse is a Registered Nurse with community experience who
works through the local church offering spiritual as well as
physical and mental health care. The Parish Nurse will
serve the church and community with respect for people of all
faiths and none. Parish Nursing is a growing national
movement within churches of all Christian denominations and
their national website is Parish
Nursing Ministries UK
.