Become a volunteer hero with the ambulance service

Yorkshire Ambulance Service is calling for caring and compassionate individuals to become volunteers and make a real difference in their communities.

Whether you’re helping people to reach vital medical appointments, responding to emergencies in your local neighbourhood or shaping service developments, volunteering is flexible and offers the chance to make an impact and gain new skills.

To make it easier to get involved, the service has launched a new website, where you can explore how to join its team. It features inspiring stories from existing volunteers, role and training information as well as detailing how volunteering can open doors to a variety of future opportunities and careers in healthcare.

Amy Ingham, Volunteer Development Manager at Yorkshire Ambulance Service, said: “We have over 1,000 volunteers who come from all walks of life to support their local communities. Whether it’s supporting patients in an emergency, taking people to vital medical appointments or contributing to service developments, our volunteering opportunities are varied. We also offer total flexibility so you can choose when you volunteer to fit around your work, family and other commitments.

“Many of our volunteers have gone on to build careers with Yorkshire Ambulance Service or in other healthcare and emergency services. You never know where it might lead!”

Yorkshire Ambulance Service currently has three volunteering opportunities:

• Community First Responders are trained to respond to 999 emergencies in their local area, often arriving within minutes to provide life-saving care before the ambulance crew arrives.
• Patient Transport Service Volunteers use their own vehicles to take eligible patients to and from their pre-booked hospital appointments.
• Critical Friend Network volunteers have experience of the ambulance service and offer their support, opinions and ideas to influence service developments.

The website has been funded by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service Charity thanks to a grant from NHS Charities Together.

If you’re looking for a meaningful way to give back and make a difference in your community, now is the perfect time to get involved. Visit yasvolunteering.uk today.