Volunteer Recruitment
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust proudly offers both patient facing and non-patient facing volunteering opportunities. All vacancies are advertised on the NHS Jobs website and are subject to relevant recruitment / HR checks.
If you are unable to find a current recruitment campaign for the role you are interested in we welcome you to register interest here: Volunteer Expression of Interest. We will contact you when the next recruitment campaign starts in your selected area for the roles selected.
(Personal details will be stored from this survey for 12 months and then removed)
Current recruitment locations
We want to make the whole of the South West a safer place to live. To achieve this, recruitment areas are under constant review and will be updated on each campaign. This helps ensure we meet the needs of the communities across the South West.
| County | Target Areas | Advert Open | Advert Close | Interview Dates | Proposed Training Dates | Training Location |
| Cornwall 1 | Polperro, Looe, Fowey, Launceston, Par, Padstow, Bude, St Ives, Camelford, Newquay, St Austell, Helston, Liskeard, Delabole, Bodmin, Wadebridge, Penzance, Lifton. | 03/03/2025 | 23/04/2025 |
24/03/2025 — 30/03/2025 14/04/2025 — 20/04/2025 05/05/2025 — 11/05/2025 |
14, 15, 27, 28, 29 June 2025 20 July 2025 |
TBC |
| Gloucestershire | Berkeley, Bourton on the Water, Churchdown, Cirencester, Chipping Campden, Fairford, Lechlade-on-Thames, Mickleton, Moreton in Marsh, Newent, Northleach, Stroud, Stow on the Wold and Winchcombe, Wotton-under-Edge. Gloucestershire CFR car base in Staverton, Gloucester and North Cotswolds | 03/03/2025 | 23/04/2025 | TBC | 7,8,21,22 June 2025 | Skill Zone |
Ambulance Service Volunteer - Crew Welfare Car Recruitment
Dates TBC
*Truro, Plymouth, Bristol, Bournemouth, Gloucester and Swindon.
Who can I talk to?
If you would like any additional information please contact the Community Responder Officer for the county that you would like to volunteer in.
Role Descriptions