Community Training Volunteer

The Community Training Volunteer plays a key role in South Western Ambulance's aim to improve community resilience by increasing knowledge of CPR and how to use a public access defibrillator in case of an emergency.

In the UK, only 1 in every 10 people experiencing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survives to discharge from hospital. Our aim, at the South Western Ambulance Service, is to give more people and communities the skills and confidence to perform those lifesaving interventions in the first critical minutes before an ambulance arrives.

Community Training Volunteers are supported by their local county Community Engagement and Training Officer (CETO) at South Western Ambulance Service.

As a Community Training Volunteer you deliver our hour and a half long CPR and defibrillator awareness session. The sessions consist of a presentation and practical exercises. Through the session, you will also:

Raise awareness of the GoodSAM Application, which aims to match those with CPR skills with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests; and
Raise awareness of the South Western Ambulance volunteer Community First Responder schemes.
Raise awareness and invite donations for the South Western Ambulance Service Charity

Overall, you will be giving members of the public the skills and knowledge to save a life.

Main duties of the job

RESPONSIBILITIES

To volunteer reliably to the best of my ability and to give as much warning as possible whenever you cannot complete a session as arranged.
Carry out volunteering tasks as guided by the local Community Engagement and Training Officer.
Select and apply in each task the appropriate procedures in accordance with the training received and relevant policies and procedures.
To communicate with everyone in a clear and effective manner to ensure the best possible experience for everyone involved in the initiative.
To always maintain the confidential information of the organisation and of its patients, and in accordance with the Trust's information governance guidance and policy.
To treat everyone with whom you come into contact with dignity and respect.
Promote Equality & Diversity and a non-discriminatory culture. Identify and take action when other people's behaviour undermines the expectations of the Trust and of yours.
To join this volunteering role on the understanding that there is no remuneration by the Trust for pay.
Maintain appropriate standards of cleanliness of the SWAST Volunteer uniform, operating environment, and all equipment.

About us

At South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), we have a culture where everyone is valued for being themselves. Our aim is to work together to promote the most inclusive environment possible, which attracts people from the widest range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work that we do together, for the benefit of all of our employees, our patients and the communities we serve.

We offer flexible working opportunities, inclusive policies, and a range of feedback mechanisms to support individuals and to enable a positive, welcoming environment where our people and their careers can thrive.

We employ over 5,000 employees, mainly clinical, operational and emergency response staff, as well as supporting roles. We also employ Doctors and volunteers, who include community first responders and fire co-responders.

We take all the steps needed to provide the most compassionate patient care possible, whilst also providing an enjoyable and safe place to work. We actively promote a positive set of behaviours as being key to our performance both individually and collectively.

Our recruitment, selection and screening processes are designed to uphold these standards, and we invite all our candidates to actively share with us through these processes how they will bring these behaviours to life.

To view the Trust's Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals, click here

Job description

Job responsibilities

We welcome applicants from throughout the South West but are particularly interested in people from the following counties: Bristol, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Gloucestershire.

For further information about this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Role profile

Essential

Ability to drive to pre-arranged training sessions using your own vehicle or a Trust Community Response Vehicle.
Ability to communicate effectively with groups of people.
Positive outlook
Good time management.
Ability to interact with people from diverse cultural and social backgrounds
Emotionally intelligent and able to deal with sensitive subjects in an empathetic manner.

Desirable

Previous training in Basic Life Support - it does not matter if you are a bit rusty - we can update you!
Experience in dealing with a range of ages and social groups.
Good time management.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information, visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Multiple sites across SWASFT

EX2 7HY

Click the link below to view the supporting documents.

https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9202-25-0347?contractType=Voluntary&language=en&page=2