Casualty Actor – (Casual Contract)

Job Position(s): Casualty Actor - (Casual Contract)

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Casualty Actor

*Must be available for interview date of 26/01/2026

About LIVES

At LIVES we literally save lives in Lincolnshire. When someone calls 999 with a medical emergency a LIVES responder may be dispatched carrying the skills, experience, and equipment to make a difference for that patient that might just be the difference between life and death. In a large rural county like Lincolnshire that’s important, and it’s why we’ve been responding for over 50 years.

We are a charity, and our reach and impact has grown significantly over the last few years as we’ve developed new models and services for supporting the communities of our county. We’ve got an army of volunteers, both laypeople and healthcare professionals, we have a team within HQ who lead and support the charity in every way.

We believe it takes a team to save a life and every member of that team is vital to delivering the best outcome for patients. That could be the bystander who witnesses a member of the public collapse in the street and calls for help or an ambulance crew that back up a LIVES community first responder and take over the patient’s care or a fire crew who work alongside colleagues from LIVES and the ambulance service to extricate a seriously injured patient from a road traffic collision. This role is part of team by ensuring that our volunteers and partners are educated in being able to save lives.

We’re currently based in Horncastle, but we operate right across the county of Lincolnshire, including the North and Northeast Lincolnshire Unitary Authorities. We deliver education across the United Kingdom and beyond.

Employment Details

Job Title: Casualty Actor

Location: LIVES HQ, Units 5 – 8 Birch Court, Spratt Close, Boston Road Industrial Estate, Horncastle, LN9 6SB and other venues within the United Kingdom and worldwide as required.

Working Pattern: Bank/Casual Worker

Hourly rate: £ 12.21

Responsible to: Casualty Actor Team Lead

Line Management: No line management responsibilities

Job Purpose

LIVES are currently looking to recruit more Casualty Actors within its team so we can deliver a high-class programme of prehospital care education to our partners and customers. This is an exciting opportunity to work with us in evolving our prehospital care education across the United Kingdom and beyond. As well as contributing to the future development of the organisational educational delivery activity. Due to expansion, we are looking to appoint up to 8 casual workers within this team.

Duties include:

· Delivering live simulations to learners on a variety of educational courses. Learners on the course will expose, control, and manage realistic wounds/bleeding on the casualty actor under the supervision of the LIVES Educator. Simulations will be conducted in all weathers with appropriate personal protective equipment being provided.

· Developing and piloting new simulation wounds and equipment

· Supporting with the delivery of education to our volunteers who respond to their communities and our commercial clients.

· Partake in sharing experiences to our wider team and volunteers by attending regular CPD days.

Person Profile

You will be a team player who wants to do the very best for our customers and clients.

You will:

· Be fit and able to undertake regular lifting of equipment and other objects.

· At times the role may require our actors to be able to manoeuvre into tight and confined spaces.

· Be able and willing to work from various locations across the United Kingdom and occasionally overseas.

· Have good IT skills and be proficient in the use of standard Microsoft Office packages. A willingness to use technology to improve the way we work within the organisation is vital.

· Take a focused and considered approach to quality.

· Be comfortable communicating with people face to face, over the phone or in writing.

· Hold a full UK Driving Licence with no more than 6 points.

· Need an enhanced DBS clearance.

· Have availability Monday-Friday with some weekend working

· Be able to commit to at least 1 shift every 3 months.

Of course, this is not the limit of what you may be asked to deliver, and there will be times when you’ll be asked to undertake other tasks or responsibilities as are deemed appropriate.

To apply please send your expression of interest and CV to Chloe O’Gorman cogorman@lives.org.uk

Pay: Up to £12.21 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Application question(s):

• Do you hold a full UK Driving Licence with no more than 6 points?

Work Location: In person