Our volunteer doctors provide high level advanced care to the local community. They support East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) with their extended skill sets. They deliver hospital emergency department interventions at the scene, whether that be roadside, in the home, children’s playgrounds, in rural terrain or in city centres. Basically, wherever they are needed – always in their spare time and always unpaid.
EMICS Doctors specialise in pre-hospital medicine (PHEM). This is a new and branch of medicine that has recently been recognised as a sub-speciality of Anaesthetics, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, and Acute Medicine by the General Medical Council.
EMICS Paramedics have at least 5 years post-qualification experience and alongside volunteering for EMICS ,often work as enhanced or advanced paramedics for the local ambulance service or the air ambulance.
EMICS recruits doctors as volunteer responders from within the East Midlands Ambulance Service area. In order to work towards volunteering as an EMICS doctor you would need to:
Live or work within the EMAS region
Have attended a pre-hospital specific training course (eg BASICS PHECC, PHTLS)
Ideally have some pre-hospital experience
Generally have five years post-registration experience
Doctors who become active responders for us must commit to:
At least three years responding in the EMAS region
Take part in the EMICS and EMAS governance process as required
Follow EMICS and relevant EMAS policies and procedure
EMICS recruits paramedics as volunteer responders from within the East Midlands Ambulance Service area. In order to work towards volunteering as an EMICS paramedic, you would need to:
Paramedics who become active responders for us must commit to:
Registered office: 51 West Road, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6LT
Charity Number: 1188852
