Healthcare Professionals

Key information

What to expect

• Conduct thorough patient assessments and evaluations to determine their medical needs and develop appropriate care plans.
• Provide immediate emergency care, including administering first aid and life-saving interventions as necessary.
• Work closely with other healthcare professionals and support other clinical volunteers to ensure coordinated and effective patient care.
• Maintain accurate records of patient assessments, treatments, and outcomes to support ongoing care and reporting.
• Educate patients and the community on health-related topics, promoting awareness and preventive care measures.
• Offer emotional support and guidance to patients and their families, helping them navigate healthcare options and resources.

Benefits of volunteering

Make a Difference: Play a key role in improving the health and well-being of individuals in your community.

Enhance Professional Skills: Gain valuable experience in clinical practice, patient care, and teamwork within a healthcare setting.

Networking Opportunities: Connect with other healthcare professionals and volunteers, expanding your professional network.

Personal Fulfilment: Experience the satisfaction of giving back to your community and making a positive impact in people's lives.

Training and Development: Access various training opportunities to further develop your medical knowledge and skills.

Flexible Commitment: Volunteer hours can be tailored to fit your schedule, making it easier to balance your professional and personal life.

How often will I be volunteering?

As a HCP, your volunteer hours can be arranged to accommodate your existing professional commitments and personal life.

With opportunities to volunteer at various events, such as music festivals and sports matches, where your clinical skills will be utilised. The ability to participate in training sessions and ongoing professional development is encouraged to enhance your skills. We have space for meetings to discuss patient care, share experiences, and stay updated on best practices, as well as support other volunteers with less clinical knowledge to learn and grow.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Relevant professional registration (HCPC, NMC, GMC, PAMVR) with experience in pre-hospital emergency medicine.
• Proficient in conducting patient assessments and delivering immediate emergency care.
• Strong verbal communication skills to engage effectively with patients and healthcare teams.
• Ability to educate patients and the community on health-related topics and preventive care.
• Proven teamwork skills, supporting other volunteers and healthcare professionals.
• Excellent organisational skills for maintaining accurate patient records and reporting.
• Compassionate, empathetic, and professional approach to patient care.
• Physical fitness and flexibility to meet the demands of various clinical environments.

What you'll learn

• Welcome programme introducing you to the role & wider charity.
• Complete an annual professional discussion with a Clinical Lead to evaluate how your skills can help you in your role St John
• Training in appropriate SJA policies
• St John safeguarding training relevant to your role (if you prefer, your existing NHS safeguarding training can be recognised in St John)
• Top-up training if you would benefit from it, for example in First Aid or Immediate Life Support
• The opportunity to be part of a local team, where you will have ongoing support from peers and further learning & development opportunities.
• Ongoing support from fellow HCPs to deploy or develop your skills according to your needs and wishes.

How you’ll get started

Application: fill out an application form online to register your interest

Interview: We will invite you to participate in an informal interview to explore your interest as a HCP at St John. This conversation will help us understand your skills, motivations, and how they align with our mission at St John Ambulance. This will also enable you to talk with a clinician to understand how you can best support St John, including how your professional background can be recognised to deliver essential services to the community.

Recruitment checks: To keep everyone safe, we’ll need to run right to volunteer checks, a health check, an enhanced DBS check and complete other checks like two references - just a standard procedure when volunteering in this type of role.

Get started: You’ll meet the team again and the people you are going to be volunteering with, complete a Professional Discussion, start your additional St John training and begin making an impact!