The Community Volunteer

Category: community first responder

  • Busy, busy, busy…

    Busy, busy, busy…

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    So it appears I stopped writing after I qualified as a CFR with SCAS and for that I am sorry. It has been a busy few months of a few buddy shifts and going it alone. But first, and update on HART. I continue to be a volunteer driver for them, but at this time…

  • I qualified

    I qualified

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    So over the lat few weeks my training started, and I have spent nearly every waking, and many sleeping, moments thinking about what I have learnt, processing the chain of survival etc. It all culminated in a day of assessments, detailed below, all of which had to be passed to be able to get issued…

  • Induction

    Induction

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    So last week I officially started my training for the Community First Responder which started as my thinking it was 18.00-20.00 as per the previous evening session. Only to realise very quickly it was 18.00-22.00 with no dinner consumed. The session its self consisted of 4 main elements All were delivered as well as can…

  • Vaccine review

    Vaccine review

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    The next part of the application, now that I have passed the recruitment assessment was a vaccine review with SCAS health partner. This was really simple, albeit slightly inconvenient in regard to having to fit it around work and it being a good hours drive (with traffic) from where I normally work etc. In short,…

  • The assessment

    The assessment

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    So on Thursday I had the final assessment piece to finally become a CFR for SCAS. I wrote about my apprehension around having to learn different things to that which I had been taught before, or having some learning material that was slightly less than I would choose. As it turns out, it was not…

  • The assessment evening

    The assessment evening

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    The next step on my Community First Responder (CFR) journey is to go along to a SCAS (South Central Ambulance Service) assessment evening, where they will finalise a few of the checks required for this role. Most of these are administrative checks that I have no fear or thought I will fail, such as The…

  • The how and why

    The how and why

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    I have always wanted and enjoyed giving back to my local community. Not just by providing a service, but actually helping people in a time of need. For some people this is helping at a local foodbank, or litter picking regularly in their local park. For me, I have always been drawn to helping the…