[ref. m79938204] Community Ambulance Response Team member | North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

As part of our team, you will be making a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of your community.

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Community Ambulance Responder to join our team. The successful candidate will work as a solo responder on a dedicated response vehicle, providing emergency care in response to 999 calls. You will be responsible for delivering immediate patient care, managing emergency situations all while adhering to the service’s policies, procedures, and strategies for patient care.

The expectation is that you will be available in the local community to be on-call for one 24 hour period every 6 days to respond to emergency incidents during that period.

Full training will be provided.

If you are passionate about emergency care and want to make a difference in the Alston community, we would love to hear from you!

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.

We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.

Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.

We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Before submitting your application, please ensure you have read through the attached job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Mar 2025