Registered Charity Number 511072 & CIO 1202266 BPMRT is a full member of Mountain Rescue England and Wales
Our recruitment is currently closed, we thank everyone who applied or considered to join our rescue Team in the past.
Remember – BPMRT are all unpaid volunteers, who give their time freely and comprises of:
Team members come from all walks of life, from all age groups and from all parts of our operational area.
Operational team members are on-call: 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year, ready to attend any callout.
Essential criteria and qualities of a new Operational Full Team Member:
Firstly, you need to gain a clear understanding of what the team is about and its purpose. The best place for that information is this website and our social media pages (Facebook, Twitter).
We have now closed the recruiting program for 2022 for Operational Full Team Members, we have had an unusual amount of applications with some being carried over from 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic . If you would like to be considered for support membership please contact our Membership Secretary at membership@bpmrt.org.uk
Our next recruitment day will be in 2024 with no set date as yet, but please keep checking social media posts and this website for further information. The assessment day will be challenging, you will be asked to complete various challenges and you will be given the opportunity to meet with the training officer/team leader which will give you the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of what being a team member involves. It’s also a chance for you and for us to meet in person. Suitable candidates are then asked to attend the hill assessment.
We are looking to see how you work as part of a team, your navigation ability, hill skills and your level of fitness. The best all-round candidates at this stage are then invited to join the team as trainee members. Training is then split into two phases with the onus on the trainee to work through the skills required.
After successful completion of the probationer phase, candidates will continue on a modular training programme and be assessed at the 12 month point, then after 18 months they attend a final hill assessment.
Modular training programme covering the basic mountain rescue skills required.
At the end of the training program, candidates will have to complete a grueling weekend hill assessment which will test their newly acquired rescue skills before they are recommended for full team membership.