Devon EMS Membership Options Within your Community Division you will be offered various options for membership for those who do not wish to be involved in a direct clinical role you may wish to consider becoming a "Friend of Devon EMS"  which may involve some simple fund raising, acting as a driver/escort for our car based patient transport service, training as a radio operator at larger duties or joining our Community First Aid Team as a Trainer/Support Trainer.
Event Medical Team For members who wish to provide a direct clinical role at various public events then membership of our multi-skilled Event Medical Team will be for you, it may be that you have existing qualifications in which case you will be assimilated into the appropriate grade, if you have no previous experience then that is not a problem as a full training programme is available starting off as a Support First Aid Responder working under the direct supervision of a qualified first aider you will be afforded this grade following completion of our three hour Essential First Aid Course plus induction after which  you will go into uniform Where you move onto after that is up to you the grades below will give you some idea
					COURSES REQUIRED/QUALIFICATIONS Essential First Aid Course HSE EFAW, Internal Completion Modules plus assessment HSE FAW Course plus experience Devon EMS - FPOS Module IHCD FPOS Course Devon EMS Ambulance Training Programme/Other approved EMT Course City & Guilds NVQ Level 3 Care/National Diploma Health & Social Care involved in direct care environment. City & Guilds NCQ Level 3 Care working in NHS acute care environment. Year 2 Student Nurse Foundation Degree in Health & Social Care involved in acute environment.    Year 3  Student Nurse Student Paramedic NHS Ambulance Technician [Working for NHS Trust or Private Company answering 999 Calls]  RGN plus Ambulance Training Programme or APL'd Registered Paramedic Relevant registration plus training.    Registered Medical Practitioner with Emergency Department Experience/   ATLS etc.
	GRADE Responder Grades Support First Aid Responder First Aid Responder Senior First Aid Responder  Emergency Care - First Responder/Advanced First Aid Responder  Practitioner Grades Emergency Medical Technician  [Basic] Support Nurse   Senior Support Nurse   Assistant Practitioner   Ambulance Technician/EMT [Intermediate/Advanced]   Emergency Nurse Emergency Paramedic    Emergency Nurse Practitioner/ Emergency Care Practitioner Medical Office/Emergency Doctor
This list is a guide in essence to be classed as a practitioner or support practitioner in Emergency Care you will not only require the relevant external qualification/experience but MUST have acheived the competencies of our Ambulance Training Programme and hold a valid FAW Certificate unless exempt. PLEASE NOTE - The Devon EMS -  Emergency Medical Technician [Basic] should not be compared with the NHS Ambulance Technician/EMT, members who are granted this grade within Devon EMS will have undertaken a rigerous training programme covering both knowledge and skills taught by Healthcare Professionals with the theory content based on the APAP Technician Theory Handbook and written assessment based on questions from this book, however neither the training or assessments have been approved by the ASI or IHCD. Members with this grade are not "just" Advanced First Aiders but neither are they NHS Ambulance Technicians/EMTs                                            For skills/knowledge profile click here.
Young Responders Development Programme If you are aged 16 to 18yrs and have a genuine interest in First Aid or seeking a career in healthcare then this structured programme may be for you.