Exercise Support Volunteer

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Home, community, hospital

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  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.

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.

The Musculoskeletal (MSK) outpatient service provide a range of exercise and hydrotherapy classes to support their patients with rehabilitation/treatment.

They are looking for volunteers to aid with the smooth running of
these classes and motivate patients to reach their goals. This role will support the MSK service to provide an organised, efficient programme and improve patient's experience, based at Teddington Memorial Hospital.

If you are interested in more than 1 role, please submit your application on your initial preference (other roles can be discussed at assessment).

Please kindly note, you will be given a 20-minute assessment on the week commencing either the 26th January 2026 or 2nd February 2026 at Kingston Hospital.

The Mandatory training for this role will be on Tuesday 10th March 2026
.

Please only apply if you are able to attend the above dates.

Please can you ensure you provide details for 2 references (one of which you have known for over 3 years). It is essential you provide an email address for each reference when submitting your application. Please note - you can provide a family friend but not a relative.

Please ensure to bring the below I.D documents to your assessment otherwise we will not be able to proceed with your assessment on the day.

A minimum of THREE individual forms of valid, current, and original identification are required
. Please bring one document from group one (below)
AND two documents from group two (Below).

• UK Passport
• EEA/Swiss Passport
• Other passport with indefinite leave to remain
• Other Passport
• Biometric Residence permit
• Driving Licence photo card (UK, IOM or CI)
• Current EU Photo Driving Licence
• EU national identity card - EU only

• Driving Licence photo card (UK, IOM or CI)
• Current EU Photo Driving Licence
• Driving licence - old-style paper licence (must be UK)
• Bank statement (UK/EEA) - less than 3 months old
• Utility bill - less than 3 months old (UK)
• Utility bill - 2nd Supplier - less than 3 months old
• Council Tax Statement - issued in the last 12 months
• Mortgage statement (UK or EEA) must be a recognised lender and issued in the last 12 months.

• Full UK birth certificate (A4 size original , not photocopy, containing mother and fathers details)

• Letter from head teacher or college principal, confirming you are a student and containing your name, current address and date of birth, PLUS either an official exam certificate in your name or a National Insurance number letter.

If you are unable to or have difficulty in providing the above evidence, please give us a call on  / 2549

Please ensure that you have read the Role Profile attached below.

You will be contacted by the Volunteering Services Team via email. Please ensure that you check your email account regularly.

• Caring - Displaying empathy, compassion, dignity and respect to patients, staff and volunteers.
• Safe - Make the safety of patients, staff and volunteers our prime concern as…