Volunteering

Why volunteer for us?

When you volunteer for us, you help us improve the well being of individuals in our local communities by enhancing the support we can offer. Working with a wide range of health professionals across services for adults, children or older people, we promise you a rewarding experience.

Volunteering with us brings a range of benefits, including:

New skills and experience to boost your CV and make you stand out from the crowd
Giving something back to the local community
Increased confidence and improved self-esteem
Opportunities to contribute to the vital work of the NHS
The chance to meet new people from diverse backgrounds, have fun and extend your network
Develop personal and social skills
Flexible opportunities that can fit around your routine

Access to a wide range of NHS e-learning courses
Access to career development support, including coaching
Opportunities to celebrate the contribution volunteers make to the Trust including Celebrating Excellence awards and Volunteer Long Service presentations
Regular updates by email and a quarterly volunteer newsletter
Annual flu vaccination
Access to staff intranet
NHS staff discounts
Use of the free hospital hopper bus

Volunteer stories

See what existing volunteers have to say about volunteering at LPT.

Volunteering opportunities

During the Covid-19 crisis many volunteers have been temporarily stood down to minimise the risk from the virus. We are now in the process of welcoming them back and looking to recruit again.

Please see below our current volunteering opportunities, where you will find the role descriptor, application form or ability to make further enquiry.

We’re always adding more opportunities, so be sure to check back on a regular basis.

To contact a member of the Volunteering Team:

Tel: 0116 295 0918 or email: lpt.volunteering@nhs.net

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