Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Volunteering and Community Services Department  on a Bank basis within South Western Ambulance Service as an Community Engagement and training Officer in the North and East Devon area.

We are looking for an individual to join our team who has excellent communication skills and able to establish and deliver community based resuscitation training to support our Community Public Access Defibrillator and Community First Responder initiatives across the trust.

Main duties of the job

The primary role of the Assistant Community Responder Officer is to support the day to day management of Community Public Access Defibrillators (CPADs) and Static Site Defibrillators. Delivering annual Basic Life Support & Defibrillator awareness training within the community and local businesses, as part of the trusts supportive defibrillator package that is on offer.

Alongside this the role also supports the Volunteering and Community Services Officer with the training and development of Community First Responders and additional volunteering projects across the area.

Working for our organisation

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 in.

We employ over 5,000 employees mainly clinical, operational and emergency response staff as well as supporting roles. We also employ Doctors and volunteers which 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