Can you answer these questions:
- Are you aged over 18?
- Do you enjoy music?
- Do you enjoy meeting new people?
- Do you enjoy making new friends?
- Do you want to learn about radio?
- Do you have a few hours spare each week?
- Do you want to make a difference?
If the answer is YES, then volunteering to be a Patients Ward Visitor at Cotswold Hospital Radio may be what you’re looking for. Volunteering at Cotswold Hospital Radio is a significant commitment, and our volunteers form a community of dedicated people serving the Gloucestershire hospitals week in, week out. Here’s what you need to know if you want to join our station.
- What’s involved in being a volunteer in hospital broadcasting?
- What skills do I need?
- Do I have to go on air?
- How much time will I have to give?
- Is there an age limit?
- Do I require DBS clearance?
- Do we offer Work Experience?
- What will it cost?
- What training is there?
- Will hospital broadcasting help my career?
- How do I find Cotswold Hospital Radio?
- I phoned/emailed Cotswold Hospital Radio – but I’m still waiting for a reply?
- What’s involved in being a volunteer in hospital broadcasting?
We provide a special service to hospital patients, and only a small part is about presenting programmes! Keeping the station running takes a lot of work, and most stations expect volunteers to help with a range of the jobs involved. That includes ward visiting and request collecting, fundraising activities and cleaning the studio, as well as operating the studio equipment and presenting programmes.
- What skills do I need?
You should be able to communicate well. It helps if you are outgoing and enjoy meeting people, especially for collecting requests on the wards or fundraising for Cotswold Hospital Radio. You don’t need expert knowledge of music, nor any technical expertise, most important is a willingness to learn and be part of a team and be able to make a regular commitment.
- Do I have to go on air?
Most members want to be involved in presenting programmes, but you won’t be forced to speak on air if you don’t want to! You’ll be equally welcome if you just want to visit the wards, chat to the patients and collect requests.
- How much time will I have to give?
You’ll be expected to make a regular commitment, such as one evening a week from 6.00 pm to 9.30pm if you’re involved with a programme. Plus there may be fundraising events or outside broadcasts at weekends. Because stations are run by volunteers, most activities happen in the evenings or at weekends. Presenting a show doesn’t just mean turning up at the studio and going on air, it means visiting the wards to collect requests, finding the records in the library, doing the programme, and putting everything away afterwards.
- Is there an age limit?
Cotswold Hospital Radio requires that members are a minimum age of 18. This is because our insurance only covers people to be that age as a minimum.
- Do I require DBS clearance?
Yes. A DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check will be required to be completed as part of the probationary period on Cotswold Hospital Radio. Full membership status is dependent upon results.
- Do we offer Work Experience?
No. Sorry. Cotswold Hospital Radio can not offer Work Experience due to our age restriction.
- Vacancies
Sorry we currently have no vacancies at present.