Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
An exciting opportunity to join the Volunteering Services Team, providing administrative and coordination support across all aspects of the volunteering programme. The postholder will deliver excellent customer service to volunteers, members of the public, and Trust staff, in line with team and Trust values.
The role plays a key part in supporting volunteers throughout the NHS recruitment process, helping them become skilled, confident volunteers who are successfully matched to rewarding placements across the Trust. Working closely with colleagues, the postholder will contribute to the delivery of key stages of the volunteer journey, including recruitment, onboarding, induction, engagement, and retention.
This is a varied role that combines administrative responsibilities with volunteer coordination activities, making it integral to the success of the Volunteering Services Team. The postholder will help foster positive volunteer experiences, support volunteer engagement, and contribute to raising the profile of volunteering both internally and externally.
To work as part of the Volunteering Services Team, providing administrative and coordination support to the Deputy Head of Volunteering across all aspects of volunteer recruitment, assessment, induction, onboarding, and specialist training for both new and established volunteers across the Trust.
The postholder will support and guide prospective volunteers throughout their volunteering journey, using the TRAC recruitment system to manage applications, assessments, recruitment checks, induction, and specialist training requirements, enabling volunteers to become fully qualified KRFT volunteers.
On a day to day basis, the role involves communicating with, motivating, and supporting volunteers to complete each stage of the recruitment process. The postholder will use the TRAC recruitment system to progress volunteers through their recruitment journey and provide information, guidance, and practical support to ensure completion of mandatory and role specific training requirements.
We are a small and dynamic team, skilled in the development of high impact volunteering that is rewarding to do. We are proud of our sector-leading service and welcome individuals who can demonstrate a caring, supportive, thoughtful and 'can do' approach to delivering the Volunteering Strategy and realising its benefits for patients, staff, volunteers and the community.
The role will also include maintaining accurate records and administering data relating to volunteer recruitment, vacancy management, training, induction, and compliance requirements.
In addition, the postholder will contribute to the development and retention of volunteers by providing buddying, mentoring, and ongoing support to newly recruited volunteers, helping them build confidence, develop the skills required for their role, and integrate successfully into their volunteering placement.
This is a part time position working as part of a job-share arrangement.
Please refer to the supporting document attached, ensuring that your application refers specifically to the Job Description. Person Specification to be added soon.
Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
E: [email protected]
Your application
Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.
Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.
Use of Artificial Intelligence
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.
References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years’ employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.
Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
