Clinical Engineering Volunteer

Please note this role is for Kington Hospital only. Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is a busy acute hospital serving communities across South West London and Surrey. The Clinical Engineering Department plays a vital role in ensuring that the medical equipment used throughout the Trust is safe, reliable and ready to support patient care. The team maintains, services, repairs and tests a wide range of medical devices, working closely with clinical staff to ensure equipment is available whenever it is needed.

As a Clinical Engineering Volunteer, you will work alongside the department to support the day-to-day management of medical equipment. By assisting with a range of non-clinical tasks, you will help keep essential devices available for use, enabling clinical teams to deliver safe, effective and high-quality care to patients every day.

Essential Information:

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 28th September 2026 or 5th October 2026 at Kingston Hospital.

The Mandatory training for this role will be on Tuesday 24th November 2026.

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

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.

The team will be in touch with you to organise a time for us to view your ID documents.

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):

Group One:

• 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

Group Two:

• Driving Licence photo card (UK, IOM or CI)
• Current EU Photo Driving Licence
• Driving license - 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.

NB: If you are aged 16 - 19 years, in full time education and you are unable to provide two documents from group 2 above, please provide the following:

• 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 an official exam certificate in your name and a National Insurance number letter.

If you are unable to or have difficulty in providing the above evidence, please give us a call on 0208 934 3620 / 2549

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.