Festival Medical - Stage Team.
ONE OF THE MANY KEY ROLES PROVIDED BY FESTIVAL MEDICAL SERVICES (FMS) AT GLASTONBURY (GF) AND READING (RF) FESTIVALS IS TO DELIVER QUALITY MEDICAL CARE AT THE STAGES FOR BOTH THE FESTIVAL GOERS AND THE PERFORMERS.
THIS HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF MEDICAL STAFF IN THE PIT MEDICAL AREAS, LOOKED AFTER BY MIKE SINCLAIR AND MORE RECENTLY A TEAM OF SPOTTERS IN THE FRONT PITS LOOKED AFTER BY DAN PARRY. THANKS TO THE BOTH OF THEM FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE YEARS.
FMS ARE NOW LOOKING TO CONSOLIDATE THIS GOOD WORK AND FORM ONE TEAM TO LOOK AFTER ALL ASPECTS OF THE STAGE PIT AREAS WITHOUT HAVING TO RELY TOTALLY ON OTHER TEAMS PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS.
WITH THIS IN MIND FMS ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE ON THE COORDINATOR ROLE FOR THIS NEW TEAM.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS ROLE?
THE MAIN QUALIFICATION IS AN ALL ROUND ABILITY TO ORGANISE AND MANAGE A VERY DIVERSE GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS.
SPECIFIC MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE IS DESIRABLE, THOUGH NOT ESSENTIAL.
GOOD ORGANISATIONAL AND IT SKILLS.
A COMMITMENT TO ATTEND THE 2 MAIN FESTIVALS EACH YEAR (GF & RF).
RESPONSIBILITIES.
THE MAIN RESPONSIBLITY OF THE COORDINATOR WILL BE TO PROVIDE A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS AT EACH OF THE 2 MAIN STAGES AT BOTH GF AND RF. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE TO LIAISE WITH PRE HOSPITAL MANAGER 1 (PMH1), CURRENTLY MALCOLM SMITH, WITH REGARD TO ANY OTHER STAGES THAT MAY NEED COVER AT THESE OR ANY OTHER FESTIVALS FMS MAY COVER. DURING FESTIVALS THE COORDINATOR WILL BE EXPECTED TO RESPOND TO CALLS FOR LAST MINUTE STAGE COVER, FOR 'SURPRISE ACTS!!' THIS WILL PROBABLY INVOLVE HELP FROM OTHER COORDINATORS.
IT WILL BE THE COORDINATORS RESPONSIBILTY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE COVER AT EACH STAGE DURING THE TIME EACH STAGE IS OPEN AND OBVIOUSLY RELEVANT TO THE NATURE OF THE ACT ON AT ANY ONE TIME.
THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AT FMS HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW THIS TEAM SHOULD BE FORMED, BUT THERE MUST BE VOLUNTEERS ON DUTY THAT ARE QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS), BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS), PRE HOSPTAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT (PHTLS), BASIC FIRST AID (preferably at FIRST RESPONDER LEVEL). AT TIMES THERE MAYBE THE NEED TO GET ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS FROM OTHER COORDINATORS WHERE AGAIN THE ACT DICTATES THE LIKELIHOOD OF A BUSY STAGE.
THEY WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO SOURCE AND MAINTAIN THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED AT THE STAGES AND TO ENSURE THAT, ALL ARE SERVICEABLE AND IN DATE. THEY WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE REQUIRED EQUIPMENT IS READY AND AVAILABLE THE DAY BEFORE THE STAGES OPEN AT GF AND RF AND THAT THEY ARE DELIVERED TO THE STAGES WITHIN PLENTY OF TIME ON THE FIRST DAY (some things may have to returned each night and returned the next day). THEY WILL HAVE TO ENSURE SAFE STORAGE DURING THE FESTIVALS AND RETURN FROM THE STAGES TO THE STORES AT THE END OF THE FESTIVAL. THEY WILL ALSO LIASE WITH THE STORES COORDINATOR DURING THE OFF SEASON TO ENSURE ADEQUATE STOCK LEVELS OF EQUIPMENT ARE MAINTAINED AND TO DEAL WITH THE DESTRUCTION AND DISPOSALL OF ANY OUT OF DATE STOCK.
DURING THE OFF SEASON THE COORDINATOR WILL ALSO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ENSURING THAT THEY AND ALL THEIR VOLUNTEERS MAINTAIN THEIR FMS MEMBERSHIP AND ALSO THE RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS FOR THEIR ROLE WITHIN THE TEAM, eg ALS CERTIFICATION. THIS WILL REQUIRE A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS TO MANAGE EXISTING MEMBERS AND ADD NEW ONES TO THE SYSTEM.
THEY WILL LIAISE CLOSELY WITH PMH1 DURING THE OFF SEASON AND ATTEND REGULAR MEETINGS WITH OTHER COORDINATORS AS REQUIRED.
THIS NEW TEAM WILL START AT THIS YEARS GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL AT THE END OF JUNE.
ANYBODY WISHING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS EXCITING NEW POSITION PLEASE CONTACT PHM1, MALCOLM SMITH AT - phm1@festival-medical.com
PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS OF YOUR CURRENT ROLE WITHIN FMS, ANY QUALIFICATIONS YOU FEEL ARE RELEVANT TO THE ROLE, AND HOW YOU SEE