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

Interview Location

Proposed Training Dates

Training Location

Bristol & Somerset

Wincanton, Penselwood, Cucklington, Holton, Yarlington, Frome, Beckington, Dulverton, Watchet, Minehead, Wells, Shepton Mallet, Glastonbury, Langport, Pill, Portishead, Uphill, Weston Super Mare, Clevedon, Wedmore, Banwell, Thornbury, Olverston, Easter Compton, Chew Valley, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, Blagdon, Wrington, Charterhouse, Rudgeway, Nether Stowey, Cheddar, Williton, Portlock

21/04/2025

11/06/2025

16-17 May 2025 and 23-31 June 2025

Bridgwater

01, 02, 03, 08, 09, 10 August 2025

Bridgwater

Dorset

Bridport, Blandford, Lyme Regis and Sturminster Newton.

21/04/2025

11/06/2025

12-16 May 2025

02-06 June 2025

23-27 June 2025

St Leonards

09, 10, 22, 23, 24 August 2025

 

St Leonards

Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire

Ludgershall, South of Devizes, Burbage (new group), Mere, Tisbury, Calne, Midsommer Norton, Malmesbury (new group), Lavingtons, Devizes, Warminster, rural district west of Salisbury (Tisbury, Teffont, Berwick St James, Broad Chalke), Paulton, Pewsey, Westbury, Lyneham, Tidworth

16/06/2025

06/08/2025

07-13 July 2025

28 July - 03 August 2025

18 - 24 August 2025

 

 

Methuen Park

04, 05, 17, 18, 19 October 2025

Methuen Park

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

16/06/2025

06/08/2025

TBC

 

TBC

Gloucester

North and East Devon

TBC

16/06/2025

06/08/2025

TBC

 

TBC

 

South and West Devon

TBC

16/06/2025

06/08/2025

TBC

 

TBC

 

Dorset

TBC

11/08/2025

01/10/2025

TBC

 

TBC

 

Cornwall

Polperro, Looe, Fowey, Launceston, Par, Padstow, Bude, St Ives, Camelford, Newquay, St Austell, Helston, Liskeard, Delabole, Bodmin, Wadebridge, Penzance, Lifton.

19/09/2025

16/11/2025

03-07 and 18-19 November 2025

Bodmin/Redruth

24-25 January 2026, 6-8 and 21 February 2026

Roche

Bristol and Somerset

TBC

29/09/2025

19/11/2025

TBC

 

TBC

 

North and East Devon

TBC

24/11/2026

14/01/2026

TBC

 

TBC

 

South and West Devon

TBC

24/11/2026

14/01/2026

TBC

 

TBC

 

Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire

TBC

24/11/2026

14/01/2026

TBC

 

TBC

 

Volunteer Recruitment

 

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

Community First Responder

Amblance Service Volunteer