Job summary
This is a unique and exciting new role at London Ambulance Service which will be crucial for our work in reducing health inequalities and increasing community resilience throughout the capital as part of the London Ambulance Charity's London Heart Starters Campaign.
This role requires someone energetic, outgoing, and passionate about working with local communities and improving health outcomes, specifically improving survival rates of out of hospital cardiac arrests.
The Charity Defibrillation Coordinator will work closely with councillors, community groups in collaboration with the Charity and LAS First Responder Team to coordinate the promotion, registration, audit and maintenance of Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) in priority neighbourhoods across London.
Main duties of the job
To coordinate the promotion, registration, audit and maintenance of Public AccessDefibrillators (PADs) across London as part of the London Heart Starters Campaign.
To facilitate community training sessions and provide advice and guidance to communitieswishing to purchase and install a PAD.
To maintain accurate records of all PADs and ensure the correct logging of PADs on theCircuit.
To coordinate the checking of activated PADs and monitor their status in CAD
About us
Our vision is to deliver outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed for everyone in London, 24/7, 365 days a year. Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and is centred upon three missions focused on:
- Our care- delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed.
- Our organisation- being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for.
- Our London- using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital.
To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will be responsible for coordinating the promotion of the PAD scheme across London including the development of promotional materials to support this.
The successful candidate will provide advice and guidance to communities, charities, businesses and schools wishing toinstall a PAD and provide ongoing support following installation.
They will be responsible for responding to PAD and other enquiries in a timely manner. They will develop relationships with charities and fundraisers with an interest in the area of PADs, especially the London Ambulance Service Charity. They will assist in bringing together interested parties to develop PAD projects, and develop relationships with suppliers and manufacturers of relevant equipment.
They will liaise with colleagues within the First Responder Team and throughout the Trust tosupport the PAD programme.
To measure our success, they will analyse data on current PAD provision to establish areas of need and focus efforts in theappropriate communities.
(see attached for full Job Description and Person Specification)
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will be responsible for coordinating the promotion of the PAD scheme across London including the development of promotional materials to support this.
The successful candidate will provide advice and guidance to communities, charities, businesses and schools wishing toinstall a PAD and provide ongoing support following installation.
They will be responsible for responding to PAD and other enquiries in a timely manner. They will develop relationships with charities and fundraisers with an interest in the area of PADs, especially the London Ambulance Service Charity. They will assist in bringing together interested parties to develop PAD projects, and develop relationships with suppliers and manufacturers of relevant equipment.
They will liaise with colleagues within the First Responder Team and throughout the Trust tosupport the PAD programme.
To measure our success, they will analyse data on current PAD provision to establish areas of need and focus efforts in theappropriate communities.
(see attached for full Job Description and Person Specification)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Grade C (or equivalent) in English and Maths
- Must hold a full, current UK Driving Licence with no more than 3 penalty points
- Defibrillator trained
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of public speaking/delivering training
- Experience of working with community organisations and/or in the charitable sector
- Experience of administration, record keeping, IT systems
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates highly effective interpersonal skills
- Effective communicator (both verbal and written)
- Proficient user of IT applications including Outlook, Excel, Word, power point, Publisher
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Grade C (or equivalent) in English and Maths
- Must hold a full, current UK Driving Licence with no more than 3 penalty points
- Defibrillator trained
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of public speaking/delivering training
- Experience of working with community organisations and/or in the charitable sector
- Experience of administration, record keeping, IT systems
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates highly effective interpersonal skills
- Effective communicator (both verbal and written)
- Proficient user of IT applications including Outlook, Excel, Word, power point, Publisher
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
