Community Engagement Group (CEG) Volunteer Member

Provide and facilitate a “critical friend” voice and perspective to the Trust and support the improvement of public and community knowledge of East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST).

Join virtual (and eventually actual) group meetings when required for example CEG, Trust meetings.

Attend local community events and forums as the opportunities present, networking and contributing to discussions and consultations in such a way as to raise awareness of the challenges, goals, strategy and achievements of EEAST, and to encourage further interest in helping the public to enable EEAST to address and reach these goals.

Would need to have an interest both in the local community and the ambulance service, from a patient perspective, or from other life-experience.

What skills do I need?

Good listening and constructive problem-solving skills, sense of humour, basic IT skills, outgoing nature, working in a team.

Ideally be able to undertake Inspection Prevention Control (IPC) audits as and when needed (training will be given).

To be able to engage with the public and local community in a confident and warm way whilst representing EEAST. For example attending various community events (fetes, WI’s meeting,) as and when they arise and are relevant to the work of the ambulance service.

EEAST needs a diverse group, able to draw on the widest-possible range of perspectives, including young and older, BAME, Male/Female/LGBT

Interests

• Emergency Response
• Health and Social Care
• Mental Health
• No specific interest

Activities

• Advice and Information
• Local Events
• Practical Skills