JWC First Aid

At JWC First Aid we ensure that we deliver an outstanding customer service to all our clients. We will teach anyone, anytime and anywhere. We tailor our courses to meet the individual needs and requirements of all our clients, old and new using the latest guidance and evidence based training. We ensure that they have an enjoyable experience, by creating a comfortable, enjoyable learning experience, providing additional support when needed, enabling candidates to succeed meeting all learning styles.  

Qualsafe regulates our courses and none accredited courses meet HSE standards. We aim to make a difference and inspire others to do the same. During our training we use recognisable every day scenarios to suit your industry, using serving or recently having left the frontline, our Paramedics will deliver up to date training with visual and kinaesthetic training aids that are very relevant to your organisational needs. JWC First Aid will work in partnership with you to identify your individual needs and objectives to ensure an understanding of your learning goals. Courses can be delivered on our site designed with high quality training in mind, or we can come to your work place saving you on travel time and all the extra costs involved.

Intended Audience

This qualification is for people who have a specific responsibility at work, or in voluntary and community activities, to provide prehospital care to patients requiring emergency and urgent care/treatment. It is ideal for those looking to progress their careers within the NHS or private ambulance services as an emergency care assistant, intermediate ambulance practitioner, event medical provider, associate practitioner, healthcare assistant and supports specialist medical roles within the military, police and fire services.

Course Overview

This qualification forms part of the QA Prehospital Care suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:

• Resuscitation Council (UK)
• Skills for Health Assessment Principles for Qualifications that Assess Occupational Competence • Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (RCS Ed)
This QA qualification is:

• For people who work as emergency care providers in various healthcare settings who would be expected to assess patients using a variety of methods, including physiological measures, and be able to act on their findings
• Based on skill set E of the prehospital provider competencies Faculty of Prehospital Care (RCS Ed) framework
• This qualification should give Learners an intermediate level of prehospital care knowledge to deal with a range of prehospital care situations.

Entry requirements

Learners must be at least 18 years old on the first day of the training.

Learners must hold a valid (in date) Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) or a valid (in date) Qualsafe First Response Emergency Care (Level 3 RQF) qualification or a QA recognised equivalent and provide continuing professional development (CPD) profile containing evidence of 118hrs study and/or contextualised practice before they can begin the Qualsafe Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) qualification. This can be a log of CPD hours and should be emailed to jason@jwcfirstaid.co.uk before course start date or brought with you on the first day of the course.