YAS CFR, Richmond Community First Responders

03/09/2025

What is it like to be a front-line ambulance responder with Yorkshire Ambulance Service? One of our current volunteers explains in this video
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1693P9dWQp/

We need CFRs in The North.

Especially

Villages in and around
Hawes
Askrigg
Carperby
Redmire

Reeth
Gunnerside
Langthwaighte
Healaugh
Grinton

Downholme
Hudswell

Ravensworth
Whashton
Hartforth
West Layton
Melsonby
Gilling West

Scorton
Cowton
Streetlam
Ekkerton
Kirby Fleetham

Hutton Rudby
Potto
Kirklevington
Osmotherley
Ellerbeck
Thimbleby
Thirnton-le-beans
Borrowby

Masham
Londonderry
Exelby
Snape
Well
Nosterfield

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29/08/2025

August Recruitment closes in 2 days
if you wish to start your Volunteer Community First Responder journey why not get it in now....
Don't think your ready, let me guide you on time scale....
Recruitment closes on a working day close to the end of the month.
My line manager and I then have to short list all applications.
You are then invited to an induction evening approx, mid month. (generally a wed night)
If successful at induction and interview, you then go to the world of DBS, this can take between 6 weeks and 6 months.
once DBS is Clear and returned, You are then invited to a training course, these courses are 4 days and over a weekend. In the North these are 1 day on the first weekend, both days on the next weekend and one day on the following weekend.
Once you have passed the course you are introduced to your local Scheme and start to support patient care within your community and beyond, due to modern technology, you are no longer restricted to your local area, so can log on call whilst moving around Yorkshire and continuing with your life.
Are you 18 years old?
do you have access to a vehicle?
Can you commit to a 4 day weekend course?
can you give a minimum of 20 hours of on call time a month? (flexible)
Do you want to make a difference within your community and be a part of an amazing organisation?

27/08/2025

Happy 9th birthday to the Northallerton Community First Responder Team. They are all volunteers who are trained by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to attend medical emergencies, often life threatening, within the local local community until an ambulance arrives. The volunteers can make a difference to people's lives in a matter of minutes. Each responder is required to provide a minimum of 20 hours a month however, their eight strong team collectively goes above and beyond regularly giving 400-500 hours per month within the Northallerton and surrounding area. Could you give 5 hours a week? Interested? Join the team at www.communityresponders.yas.nhs.uk

Copy Credit: David Cundall.

The Community First Responder (CFR) scheme is a life-saving partnership between Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) and local communities.

22/08/2025

Our volunteers may be the first responders you see when you ring for an ambulance when you recognise someone has had a stroke.

They are there to reassure you and gather information for the clinicians prior to the arrival of an ambulance.

They will take the patients story and carry out a series of observations, such as heart rate and blood pressure. These can then be shared with our remote clinicians in our control centre for further early advice on your care.

14/08/2025

Received your results today and wondering what to do next?

Take a look at our current vacancies, and start your career at Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

Visit https://bit.ly/411SCcT

10/08/2025

Thanks to Linda for supporting The mighty North, North Yorkshire.

05/08/2025

Our volunteer CFRs support A&E Operations and are often first on the scene to support patient care.

Do you have 20 hours a month where you could be “on call” just in case?

We provide you with a four day course (ran on weekends) and on going learning.

Come and join us North, North Yorkshire Recruitment is Open Now (apart from central Northallerton)

In the last 12 months, we received 1.23 million calls to 999 and 1.8 million calls to 111.

08/07/2025

Massive shout out to all Paramedics and road crews across the country, but especially the amazing crews we work with in Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust and even more the ones in the Amazing North. 😀

The support you all show our Community First Responders is amazing thank you.

02/07/2025

June was good to us with our second largest recruitment in North Yorkshire and The Yorkshire Dales Area, in the past 3 years.

Due to summer holidays I have opened a quick link, its only opened until 17th July, to allow time for shortlisting and Inductions before people start to disappear for the holidays.

After that you will have to wait until Sept.

So you have a realistic understanding how our volunteer recruitment works in the North.

TRAC link opens (generally North Yorks, it is the 1st working day of the month until the last, each month).

If you apply on the 1st, you will not hear anything until after TRAC closes.

Once TRAC closes, myself and Neil have 5 days to complete shortlisting.

If successful, you are invited to an induction / interview evening. (generally, in the North This is a Wed Evening 1800-2000, 10 days after shortlisting)
If you Can Not make the induction evening, please don’t withdraw, please email recruitment and request another date.

If successful on Induction / Interview evening, you enter the world of DBS and NHS checks. (this takes as long as it takes).

Once your DBS is back, you are offered a course date, which is 4 days over 3 weekends.

On completion of this course and some E Learning modules you meet your team and start saving lives within your community.
We request that you give a min of 20 hours a month and 1 scheme meeting bimonthly.

Sound good??

Follow the QR code and come and join us.

01/07/2025

I am very honored to work with some amazing volunteers within North, North Yorkshire and The Yorkshire Dales, supporting Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust Volunteer Community First Responder Scheme.

My area covers Leeming, out to northallerton, over to Great Ayton, over to Langthwaite, Gunnerside, across to Hawes and back to Leeming and everything in between, approximately 520 square miles.

These volunteers offer 20 hours a month, so as an area with present volunteer numbers we should give YAS 1040 volunteer hours a month. As you can see (pic attached) these hero's gave YAS 2,387 volunteer hours last month and a massive 15,261 hours this year so fare.

Could you spare 20 hours a month?

Would you like to be trained as a volunteer responder for YAS?

Take a look at our website or follow the QR code to register your interest.

Community First Responder recruitment video: https://youtu.be/EPIMK4YH5_M
To join our CFR team please click on the link. http://www.communityresponders.yas.nhs.uk/

26/06/2025

🚑 Become a Lifesaver with YAS! 🚑
Volunteer Responders Needed in Your Community

Are you ready to make a difference? Join our team of Volunteer Community First Responders and help save lives across North Yorkshire and The Yorkshire Dales.

No medical experience needed — just a willingness to help and a commitment to your community.

✅ Full training provided - 4 Day Course over weekends
✅ Flexible commitment - 5 hours a week / 20 hours a month
✅ Support from YAS dedicated Team Leader / Trainer
✅ Make a real impact

📍 Based in North Yorkshire Dales?
We especially need volunteers in your area!

👉 Learn more and apply today: [https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO42HicrZJ8JlKqQoVRPrsNq1UNzRGMjlNTjNHMTlSQU1DVjlTNlhDTFFHNS4u&route=shorturl]

Together, we can save lives. Join YAS today.

24/06/2025

With only 6 days left of this months Recruitment being open in, The North, North Yorkshire and The Yorkshire Dales, can we make it to double figures.

Do you live between
Great Ayton - Northallerton

Arkengarthdale - Hawes

Or anything in between?

We need your support.

Urgent support needed in., or near...

Hawes
Askrigg
Carperby
Readmire
Reeth
Arkengarthdale
Langthwaite

Hurworth-on-Tees
Dalton-on-Tees
Cowton(s)
Moulton
Middleton Tyas
Scorton

Hutton Rudby
Sexhow
Osmotherley
Thimbleby
East Harlsey
Thornton-le-Beans