Community Responder

Impact

The role of the Community Responder is varied, from o provide life-saving emergency treatment to people in their own communities to supporting community projects - Homeless Service, Hospital Care Volunteering initiative, Night-Time Economy support, Falls Response project or similar

What you would be involved in?

• Responding on your own to specific calls as part of a local team of volunteers at mutually agreed times within your local community.

• Assessing patients for immediately life threatening conditions.

• Providing basic emergency care until ambulance personnel arrive.

• Ensuring that equipment being used is fit for purpose, used correctly, is clean and defects reported

• Complying with our volunteer charter and meet the expectations for the role.

• Keeping appropriate patient treatment records, personal training received and volunteering hours.

• Undertaking training for role and keeping up to date as required. Maintaining patient safety and confidentiality at all times.

We are looking for people who:

• Are extremely reliable, trustworthy and good under pressure.

• Are able to work on their own and also with clinical professionals as part of a team.

• Have excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

• Are fit enough to meet the physical requirement for role.

• Are willing to undergo relevant training for this role and have the capacity to sustain and develop their skills and knowledge.