Ambulance and Rescue has confirmed that it will be adding to its ranks in Alderney, with the temporary addition of agency clinicians from the UK.
The move aims to help maintain normal services over a “short-term” period of sickness and staffing gaps.
The Service has confirmed that the UK staff will be undergoing an induction and familiarisation this week before starting operational duties.
It’s been emphasised that during their time in Alderney they will be crewed with an experienced Ambulance and Rescue clinician to “ensure continuity of quality and patient safety”.
Aimee Lihou, Head of Quality and Patient Safety, and the senior officer responsible for Alderney said: “The use of agency staff is a temporary measure designed to ensure resilience over the winter months, when we know health services can experience an increase in demand.”
Ambulance and Rescue has also recruited two new full-time crew members, who will start in 2026.
Miss Lihou continued: “We have been planning to expand the size of the Alderney team to improve resilience on a more permanent basis and I am pleased to say that we have successfully filled our current vacancies, so we will be expanding the team to five staff early in 2026. The first of those new recruits is already undergoing training in Guernsey, with a second person due to begin their training in January.”
Miss Lihou concluded: “Although people in Alderney may see ambulance staff in different uniforms, they will be working alongside our own people, which will help ensure consistency and continuity.
“All ambulance services utilise a combination of bank or agency staff from time to time to provide short-term resilience and Ambulance and Rescue is no different.”
