Fleet and Equipment Volunteer Driver

The Logistics Volunteer Role is to assist the AVP/Fleet & Equipment Team in the movement of vehicles.

The aim of AVP is to support A&E Operations by providing clean, stocked ambulances that are ready for our colleagues to deliver patient care.

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust offers volunteer placements across the organisation with both patient facing, and non-patient facing roles. This role description summarises the Logistics volunteering role and will be supported by local inductions specific to the tasks applicable at that AVP site. The role is non-patient facing (does not deliver clinical care / assessments to patients)

As a Logistics volunteer you are a valued member of our service, supporting our organisation to deliver its mission, vision and uphold our values, willingly and without pay. This role is highly rewarding and offers opportunities to meet new people and learn valuable social and lifesaving skills through the training and ongoing support provided by South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. As the Logistics volunteer will be moving SWAST assets around our counties they will be provided with Basic Life support and First Aid training. The volunteer is not obliged to support an incident if they come across it, but if it is safe and they feel competent they could assist whilst awaiting emergency services to attend

Applicants will have a good all round education; a full driving license held for at least one year (including C1 category), with no more than 6 current penalty points. Following shortlisting, applicants will be invited to attend a role suitability discussion, whereby they will be expected to have some knowledge of the role and South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust.

Candidates willbeoffered an organisational and local workshop inductionand receive training and a driving assessment in order to complete the recruitment process and commence volunteering sessions. They will also need to complete some online Mandatory Training Modules before starting the role.