Community First Responder - Gloucestershire

"Exciting Volunteering opportunities have arisen within South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust for Community First Responders to join Community First Responder schemes across Gloucestershire"

We welcome applicants from throughout Gloucestershire; however we are particularly interested in people from the following areas:

Berkeley, Bourton on the Water, Churchdown, Cinderford, Cirencester, Chipping Campden, Fairford, Lechlade-on-Thames, Mickleton, Mitcheldean, Moreton in Marsh, Newent, Stroud, Stow on the Wold and Winchcombe

A Community First Responder (CFR) scheme is made up of a group of trained volunteers who within the community in which they live or work attend emergency calls on behalf of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust to provide patient care, including basic life support and Defibrillation skills, until the arrival of an emergency ambulance.

If you do not live in one of these areas but you are still interested in becoming a CFR, we operate a Community First Responder car which is based at Staverton Ambulance Station in Gloucester. The car is used to respond to patients in and around all areas of Gloucestershire which is booked out by CFR's in advance., As a volunteer and a member of a Community First Responder Scheme you would provide this community based service willingly and without pay. This role is highly rewarding and offers opportunities to meet new people and learn valuable lifesaving skills through the training provided by South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust., Volunteering for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.