East of England Ambulance Service Trust. Job description template

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1 East of England Ambulance Service Trust Job description template Job title: Directorate: Reports to: Accountable to: Please attach organisation chart if possible Hours of work: (including any shift pattern and/or on-call) Job purpose: Volunteer community first responder Operational partnership Volunteer co-ordinator Community partnership manager Voluntary hours that are suitable for the responder To provide early life saving treatment to patients in the local community Responsible for: a) Staff b) Resources When on call and in possession of the responder equipment, and the Trust phone. 1

2 Main duties and responsibilities: Continue onto further pages if necessary. 1. To attend local emergency calls to patients within the defined call out criteria as set by the Trust; including chest pain, breathing difficulties and unconscious casualties. 2. Community first responders will not knowingly be asked to attend unsafe or potentially violent incidents, or any other incidents which require specialist skills e.g. maternity cases. 3. Community first responders will also reserve the right to decline any incident they wish. 4. To provide emergency care for these patients until the ambulance arrives. Community first responders must be prepared to stand back once more highly qualified help arrives e.g. ambulance crew or GP. When required to, provide continuing care under direction of the ambulance crew. 5. To have a calm and confident approach this will provide reassurance both to the patient and their relatives. 6. To use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and Trust approved equipment when indicated, on patients and provide effective care until help arrives. 7. To provide a concise verbal hand-over to the ambulance crew on their arrival. Where time and patient condition permits to start completing a community first responder incident report form. 8. Complete paperwork as appropriate e.g. Incident summary sheet, AED use form. 9. The number and nature of these calls are difficult to predict, however it would be anticipated that a group would respond to at least one emergency call a week. 10. To be able to carry a responder bag at the approximate weight of up to 20 Kilograms. 11. To attend and complete their mandatory training requirements This text must appear on the job descriptions of all Trust Staff: 1. This job description should be regarded only as a guideline of the duties required and is not definitive. The nature of the post and the organisation is such that duties may be reviewed in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder. 2. The job holder is required to act at all times in accordance with the Trust s agreed policies and procedures. 2

3 Person specification: Job title: Community Trainer TRAINING DEPARTMENT Qualifications/attainments: Skills and knowledge: Experience: Essential 5 GCSEs or equivalent. Health & Safety Executive First Aid at Work certificate. City and Guilds 730, Cert Ed, D32/33 or equivalent Good verbal and written skills. Good organisational skills. Presentation skills. Able to work on own initiative. Leadership skills Able to motivate Knowledge of Manual Handing Legislation. Assessed as competent in the use of Medical Gases and Defibrillation. IT skills One years experience in a training environment. Desirable NVQ Assessors Awards or IHCD Instructional Methods Qualification Moving and Handling Trainers qualification ILM qualification. Previous experience of prehospital care. Previous work with volunteers 3

4 Other specific requirements: Current driving licence. Physically fit Reliable Flexible Committed Diplomatic Enthusiastic Good interpersonal skills. Ability to work on own initiative. 4

5 I am happy that the above job description and person specification is an accurate reflection of the post of (insert job title). Signed by Job Holder Signed by Manager Print name Date Print name Date Contact phone number Please send agreed job description and person specification to Louise Babbs, Agenda for Change Office, The Annex, Ambulance HQ, Broomfield, Essex CM1 7WS. 5