What is a Community First Responder?
Who We Are
CFRs are volunteer members of their community who are trained to respond to emergency calls in conjunction with the South East Coast Ambulance service (SECAmb).
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As they respond in the local areas where they live and work they are able to attend the scene of an emergency within a few minutes, and often before the emergency service arrives. They are able to offer life-saving first aid further increasing the patient’s chances of survival.
SECAmb currently has more than 400 CFRs spread across Kent, Surrey and Sussex and north east Hampshire. SECAmb CFRs attend roughly 20,000 emergency calls per year of which were categorised more than 10,000 are categorised as life-threatening including more than 1,000 of which are cardiac/respiratory arrest calls.
The calls we attend
- Cardiac/Respiratory Arrest
- Choking
- Chest Pain/Cardiac Problems
- Breathing/ENT Problems
- Stroke/Neurological
- Unconscious/Faint
- Allergic Reaction
- Bleeding
- Diabetic problems
- Seizures
Be a Community First Responder
Are you….
- Someone who enjoys working in a team?
Keen to make a difference to your community?
- Calm in a crisis?
- Able to volunteer a minimum of 20 hours per month?
- At least 18 years old?
- A holder of a valid UK full driving licence held for at least one year with no more than 3 penalty points and have access to a B class vehicle with current tax, MOT and insurance for your use.
Applications are received online, through the NHS Jobs site or alternatively contact us through the form below.