Volunteer - Gardening

2 weeks ago

Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into the wonderful world of gardening? We're seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join our garden team and help us nurture a beautiful outdoor sanctuary for patients, visitors, and staff to enjoy. We welcome your creativity

Share your suggestions and ideas for enhancing our garden area. Your input is valuable, but please consult with our staff first to ensure alignment with our vision.

**Here's what you'll be doing**:
Embrace the serenity of gardening with light tasks such as weeding, pruning, and deadheading.

Plant seeds of joy as you prepare beds and bring new life to our garden with vibrant blooms.

Keep our pathways clear and inviting through regular tidying and maintenance.

Ensure our garden tools are readily available and well-organized in our storage box

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.

**What You'll Gain**:

- A sense of fulfilment from contributing to a peaceful and inviting environment.
- The therapeutic benefits of connecting with nature and nurturing living things.
- Opportunities to collaborate with like-minded volunteers and exchange gardening tips.
- The satisfaction of knowing you're making a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

**Gardening Volunteer Requirements**:

- A passion for gardening and a willingness to learn and contribute.
- Reliability and a commitment to maintaining a clean and organised garden space.
- Respect for patient privacy and sensitivity to their needs.

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