Job Description

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.



To coordinate the promotion, registration, audit and maintenance of Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) across London as part of the London Heart Starters Campaign.



To facilitate community training sessions and provide advice and guidance to communities wishing to purchase and install a PAD.



To maintain accurate records of all PADs and ensure the correct logging of PADs on the Circuit.



To coordinate the checking of activated PADs and monitor their status in CAD



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.



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 to install 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 to support the PAD programme.



To measure our success, they will analyse data on current PAD provision to establish areas of need and focus efforts in the appropriate communities.



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