Community Training Volunteer (Wiltshire)NHS

Job summary

The Community Training Volunteerplays a key role inSouth WesternAmbulance's aim to improve community resilience byincreasing knowledge of CPR and how to use a public access defibrillator in case of an emergency.

In the UK, only 1 in every 10 people experiencing an out of hospital cardiac arrest survive to dischargefrom hospital.

Our aim, at theSouth WesternAmbulance Service, is to give more people and communities the skills and confidence to perform those lifesaving interventions in the first critical minutes before an ambulance arrives.

Community Training Volunteersaresupportedby theirlocal county Community Engagement and Training Officer (CETO) atSouth WesternAmbulance Service.

As a Community Training Volunteer you will need to deliver an hour and a half long CPR and defibrillator awareness session.The sessions consist of a presentation and practical exercises. Through delivery of the session you will also:

• Raise awareness of the GoodSAM Application which aims to match those with CPR skills with out of hospital cardiac arrests; and
• Raise awareness of theSouth WesternAmbulance volunteer Community First Responder schemes.
• Raise awareness of theSouth WesternAmbulance Service Charity and invite donations at sessions.

Overall, you willbe giving members of the public the skills and knowledge to save a life.

Main duties of the job

• RESPONSIBILITIES
• To volunteer reliably to the best of your ability.
• Carry out volunteering tasks asguidedby thelocal Community Engagement and Training Officer.
• Select and apply in each task theappropriate proceduresin accordance withthe training received and relevant policies and procedures.
• To communicate with everyone in a clear and effective manner to ensure the best possible experience for everyone involved in the initiative.
• Toalwaysmaintainthe confidential information of the organisation and of its patientsandin accordance withthe Trust's information governance guidance and policy.
• To treat everyone with whom you come into contact, with dignity and respect.
• Promote Equality & Diversity and a non-discriminatory culture.Identifyandtake actionwhen other people's behaviour undermines the expectation of the Trust and of yours.
• To join this volunteering role on the understanding there is noremunerationby the Trust forpay.
• Maintainappropriate standardsof cleanliness of the SWAST Volunteer uniform, operating environment, and all equipment.
• To give as much warning as possible whenever you cannot complete a session as arranged.

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Job description

We welcome applicants from throughout Wiltshire and but are particularly interested in applicants from Chippenham, Devizes, Salisbury and Mere.

Successful applicants will be invited for interview on 14th ,15th, 16th September 2026 at Methuen Park - SWAST Training Centre Chippenham SN14 0GX

Successful candidates will be invited to attend a two day training course on the weekend of the 26th & 27th September 2026.

About us

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 and volunteers which include community first 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 clickhere