Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Preston Hospital
Town
Preston
Salary
None - Voluntary role
Closing
31/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Volunteer - Radio Presenter
Voluntary
Job overview
Are you ready to turn your passion for radio into a force for good in your community? Join us at Preston Hospital Radio where we're not just broadcasting, we are building connections!
Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, if you believe in the power of radio to uplift spirits and bring people together, we want you on our team.
Main duties of the job
As a volunteer at Preston Hospital Radio, you'll have the opportunity to craft unique radio experiences that leave a lasting impact. From live shows to pre-recorded gems, scripted banter to off-the-cuff charm, there's a place for your style here. Dive into interviews that spark conversation, debates that ignite passions, and events that pulse with energy. Your creativity sets the stage for unforgettable moments.
But it's not just about the airwaves. It's about the community we serve. Through meticulous planning and warm introductions, you'll become the voice that guides listeners through their day. With carefully curated playlists tailored to the moment, you'll set the mood and keep spirits high.
Full training is provided because we believe everyone has the potential to shine behind the mic. So, if you're ready to make waves and make a difference, join us at Preston Hospital Radio. Let's turn up the volume on joy together!
Working for our organisation
We have 400 fantastic volunteers working hard to support the services that we deliver to our patients. As a Trust, we help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Volunteering with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means our volunteers are pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you are interested in volunteering in this role, please see Job profile.
Please note, we do not need to know your full work history in your application to become a volunteer with the Trust. Although there are spaces to add this information, you can just add not applicable (N/A) if you would like to. This is following recent legislation changes to make the application process easier for volunteers. For further information regarding this, please click here.
Person specification
None
Essential criteria
None
If you are successful in obtaining a position with our Trust which involves working with patients, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check. As a registered body with the DBS, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will conduct the administration of this application on your behalf. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. This check will be undertaken free of charge.
Successful applicants will be contacted by e-mail. Please ensure that email addresses are provided for your referees wherever possible
The NHS Constitution outlines what staff working in the NHS can expect from their employer and what is expected of you. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is committed to the NHS Values and Pledges as expressed in the Constitution.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. An interview is guaranteed to any applicant with a disability who meets the essential criteria of the person specification.
If you have any difficulty applying on line, please contact the Recruitment Team.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.