First Response Unit Ambulance Volunteer - Rawene (REF516P)

Hato Hone St John has been serving New Zealanders and working to save lives since 1885. As well as providing Ambulance Services, our programmes and team of over 11,000 staff and volunteers are helping to build strong, resilient communities across the motu; supporting everyone in Aotearoa to live healthier, happier and longer lives.

The First Response Unit will operate in time-critical emergency incidents (i.e. a cardiac arrest) when a full-time ambulance is not immediately available. The FRU volunteers will be supplied with pagers and can choose whether or not they can respond, there is no roster or obligation. Volunteer crews will meet at the Station, take the FRU to the scene to and provide the critical patient care until further assistance arrives.

What Hato Hone St John will provide:

• Continuous and regular NZQA recognised advanced first aid and clinical training
• Driving and radio training
• Pager/responder tools
• Ongoing support
• An excellent sense of team and purpose
• Membership of one of New Zealand's most trusted brands as well as benefits and discounts for Hato Hone St John services and products and at national and local retailers

We will give you all the support and education needed to make you safe and effective in the field. This includes:

A two day Operations Induction course.
A two day Operations Risk Management course which is designed to help you stay safe in the field.
A two day Ambulance Driving course (where driving is part of your role) which is supported by online learning and the completion of a driving logbook.
A four day First Responder course which is designed to enable you to assess patients and manage immediately life threatening emergencies in the community. This is supported by online learning and the completion of a First Responder Student workbook.
At the completion of the Operations Risk Management and First Responder courses you will be issued with a Level 3 New Zealand Certificate in Emergency Care (First Responder) and will hold the clinical practice level of First Responder (the foundation clinical level for ambulance in New Zealand).

Requirements

Before you apply; you will need the following:

A full and clean NZ driver's licence for at least 12 months or have completed an approved NZTA advanced driving course (if full licence held for less than 12 months)
To be 18 years of age or over
A New Zealand citizenship or permanent resident status
A Clean Police record
To be able pass the Hato Hone St John assessment requirements - physical / literacy / numeracy test plus an interview
Meet our health requirements by passing a health questionnaire
To be trustworthy and reliable
Have excellent communication skills (written and oral)
Have great time management
To be computer literate
Have flexibility for responding at nights
Ideally be living within a short drive from the Station

A Police background check is required for this role.

Time commitment

Your commitment

Once accepted, your online and classroom training will take around 6-9 months to complete.
Upon completion of training, you will be expected to remain engaged in training and attend a reasonable number of callouts.

Getting Started

The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below. We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.