Find the NHS jobs website and you can register there for vacancies which match any search term. Use community first responder as your search term and save that, so when any CFR vacancies in your area open up you'll get notified. Each area is probably different, I think I waited about 6 months before the next round of recruiting where I live. There's an online application process, then an assessment day before you're selected (this may also vary per area). Next up are a ton of online courses about all sorts of stuff, some medical pre-read, then a 4 day Level 3 First Responder course. After that, you'll be going out on calls with a mentor until they're happy you can function solo. You can also go on a 12 hour shift with a paramedic crew. There's also a workbook where you need to evidence having dealt with a wide range of situations. Once you're signed off you are on your own. You can book on whenever you want, and for however long you want, and 20 hours a month minimum is the requirement in my area. You can choose the level of calls you take, which can vary from C1 (the most serious) to much lower level stuff. I think from application to being signed off solo took me about 6 months. It's not easy, and you'll need patience and resilience and be able to cope with situations where people are having the worst day imaginable at times, but it's not always like that. The paramedic crews in my area are all really helpful and I've learned loads of things from them. When you turn up to a job they're usually not that far behind. It's challenging but also really rewarding. I have an emergency service background but never really had much medical experience so I'm OK with dealing with critical incidents. The challenge for me has been learning and retaining all the med knowledge as there is a lot of it. I reckon it will take me a good couple of years before I start to feel like I fully know what I'm doing. Ask away if you have any questions.