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Community First Responder - South & West Devon

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Location
Salary
Unpaid
Profession
Ambulance and emergency care
Deadline
17 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Voluntary
Posted Date
20 Jun 2025

Job overview

“Exciting volunteering opportunities have arisen within South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust for Community First Responders to join Community First Responder schemes across South and West Devon.

We welcome applicants from throughout South and West Devon; however we are particularly interested in people from the following areas:

Ivybridge, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Brixham, Totnes, South Brent, Buckfastleigh, Ashburton, Yelverton, Noss Mayo, Plymstock, Princetown,Chudleigh, Bovey Tracey, City Centre Plymouth, Torquay, Scheme Car based at Derriford Ambulance Station. Tavistock

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, until the arrival of an emergency ambulance.

Applicants will have a good all round education; a full driving license held for at least one year, with no more than 6 current penalty points and have access to a vehicle with current tax, MOT and insurance for your use. Following shortlisting, applicants will be invited to attend a formal interview whereby they will be expected to have some knowledge of the role and South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust. Candidates will be required to attain the Level 3 Award for First Responders on Scene during training in order to complete the recruitment process.

Main duties of the job

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.

It is vital you include what would make you a exceptional Community First Responder and how you meet the person specification for the role. Please be aware, if there is not currently a Community First Responder scheme running within a 3 mile radius of your home postcode you may not be short listed. Should you wish to respond from your work place as well as or instead of your home address, please detail this in the additional information section.

If you are currently in the Emergency Care Assistant pool please do not apply

When applying for this position, please be aware that you must be able to attend the following interview dates and all of the training course.

Interviews are scheduled to be held during the week commencing Monday 18 August 2025.

The training course is scheduled to be held in Paignton on the following dates:

  • Saturday 20 September 2025
  • Sunday 21 September 2025
  • Saturday 04 October 2025
  • Sunday 05 October 2025
  • Saturday 11 October 2025
  • Sunday 12 October 2025

YOU MUST BE ABLE TO MAKE ALL OF THE TRAINING SESSIONS

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Please do however re register your interest to be notified of future recruitment campaigns: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=1Jr8HAsL0ECdxOdKjT0WUjryOBEWEoFGoolRy68IBA1UNU5ZRU9YUDBDUEFWQkdaRkhNUUtDQkg2UCQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl

To make your application stand out it is vital you include what would make you a exceptional Community First Responder and how you meet the person specification for the role.

Please be aware, if there is not currently a Community First Responder scheme running within a close proximity to home postcode you may not be short listed.

More information including a video is available on our website: https://www.swast.nhs.uk/volunteer-recruitment