The Alderney service operates with five staff members and is currently running with four, with shortfalls in staffing covered by Guernsey crew.
‘At the Alderney ambulance station, you’re sat at the desk overlooking the bay, it really is the most gorgeous place to work, it really is lovely,’ said St John Ambulance & Rescue Service head of operations Dean De La Mare.
‘Being a small community, they probably know a lot of the people they’re dealing with day by day.
‘If possible, we’d like to find somebody who is already living in Alderney because they will already know the Alderney community.’
The shift rotation in Alderney means being on call for a 24-hour period for four days, followed by four days off.
On days on shift, three-and-a-half hours are spent at the station and the rest of the day on call.
‘Although you’re not at work, you have to be immediately available to respond,’ said Mr De La Mare.
‘We want people who are caring and when they’re on call can immediately get to the station.’
The new recruit will receive full training, the same as Guernsey colleagues and will go to the UK to receive emergency driver training.
Every few months Alderney staff spend some time working in Guernsey to maintain their competency levels.
There are only ever two people on call in Alderney at a time, but they train to the same clinical levels as Guernsey colleagues.
The island has two ambulance vehicles but only one ambulance is on call at a time. They are called on average about 10 times a week.
The busiest day on record in Alderney was seven calls in one 24-hour period.
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