MRMS provides medical cover for The TT Races run each year in May/June and the Manx Grand Prix/Classic TT run each year in August. Both of these events are run on the Mountain Course. We also provide medical cover for the Pre-TT Classic road races run over 3 days immediately before the TT, and the Southern 100 races run each year in the second week of July. Both of these events are run on the Billown Course in Castletown in the south of the Isle of Man.
Each year we recruit a variety of healthcare professionals to work with us on events throughout the year. This includes Doctors, State Registered Paramedics, Nurses and Physiotherapists. There are limited vacancies for Medical Students. See below for the requirements for each of these groups. You should bear in mind that the work may well involve lifting as well as carrying equipment and casualties some distance over potentially rough ground. You will need to be physically fit for the role.
Doctors:In order to work on the Mountain Course or the Billown Course, a doctor needs to hold a full registration with the GMC, and a License to Practice. In order to get and maintain a License to Practice a doctor has to have a Designated Body and be subject to revalidation. There is no specific postgraduate qualification required, but it is the duty of any doctor to ensure that they are working within their sphere of competence. In this situation, as a minimum that would mean having knowledge of first aid and resuscitation/basic life support. Although not essential, we would also recommend that you attend an appropriate training course such as Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), a Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (PHEC)course, or a Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) course. There are a variety of roles within the team requiring differing levels of experience, so provided we understand what your experience is, we can usually find an appropriate role. If you currently work outside the UK, and are not registered with the GMC, you would need to contact the GMC to find out whether they can issue a temporary registration.If you are an FY1 doctor, you will hold a provisional GMC registration rather than a full registration and are only permitted to work within approved Foundation Year 1 posts. You are therefore not permitted to work on the Mountain Course or the Billown Course. If you possess a First Aid qualification, you may volunteer as a First Aider. If you are an FY2 doctor, holding full GMC Registration, you can work outside your Designated Body provided that it is with the approval of your Educational Supervisor. Your ES may require more information about the nature of the work, and the support that you will receive whilst doing that work, before giving their approval. We are happy to provide that information for you to pass to your ES. If this is something you are interested in, please get in touch with us for further advice and information.
Paramedics:In order to work with us as a Paramedic you need to be a State Registered Paramedic, registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).Most Paramedics working within the NHS will have appropriate experience of dealing with pre-hospital emergencies.
Nurses:In order to work with us you need to be registered with the Nursing &Midwifery Council (NMC), and you need to have experience relevant to the role you will be performing. In order to be working out on the course, this would typically mean experience in emergency care. However, there are other roles within our team such as working with our team of researchers, or carrying out medical examinations on riders that would be suitable for people with a different background. If you are unsure whether your experience is suitable for you to become a member of our team, please contact us, and we will be able to advise you.
Physiotherapists:In order to work with our team of physiotherapists, you need to be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). If you want to find out more about working with us, please get in touch and we will put you in touch with our lead Physiotherapist.
Medical Students:As a medical student, you would not be able to work on the Mountain Course or the Billown Course, although there are some limited opportunities for Medical Students who are on placement at Nobles Hospital Please get in touch with Jonathan Davies for further guidance on how to apply, by emailing jonathon@mrms.im.
Please Note:Anyone who registers to work with us will be asked to provide evidence of their experience (C.V) as well as evidence of certain elements of Mandatory Training. All of the necessary information regarding this is provided during the registration process.Please bear in mind that if you volunteer to work with us and have to deal with a significant incident on the course, you will be supported by an experienced medical crew, either in a helicopter or response car (depending upon the location).
No, anyone who registers with us, and has provided evidence of appropriate experience and Mandatory Training is covered by the medical Malpractice Insurance that we hold. This would cover you for any work you undertake whilst you are part of the MRMS team.
There is a Registration form on the website. This is updated towards the end of the year (usually in December) in order to allow people to register with us to work on events during the following year. Once you have completed the registration form and submitted it, we will be in touch with you, providing more information and asking you for information about your Mandatory Training, detailed availability etc.
After you submit are registration form, we will be in touch and will provide information about the event you have registered for. Closer to the event you will be given access to a website specifically for the event which will contain all the information such as schedules, signing on procedures, educational activities and Standard Operating Procedures that relate to that event.
Once you have registered for an event, you will need to arrange travel to the Isle of Man. The options are either by ferry from Liverpool or Heysham or flying. The ferry from Liverpool takes about two and a half hours, and the ferry from Heysham takes about 4 hours. Information relating to ferries is available on www.steam-packet.com Flights to the island are mainly operated by Easyjet or Loganair. There are flights from Liverpool, Manchester, London, Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin and Edinburgh. Travel to and from the island is in high demand during events, especially at TT, so we would recommend that you make any travel arrangements sooner rather than later. We will provide information about travel during the registration process.
You will need to arrange accommodation during your stay on the Isle of Man. There are a variety of options including Camping, Hotel accommodation, AirBnB, and TT Homestay. Information about accomodation can be found at:www.visitisleofman.com/accommodationwww.homestay.im
Whilst it isn’t essential to have transport, it will make your visit much easier. The TT course is over 37 miles long, and you could be positioned on any part of it. It is possible to get about using public transport, but having your own transport will simplfy things. If you are not going to have transport during your visit, you can let us know nd we will do what we can to locate you in areas that are easier to get to.
Members of the medical teams for the events that we cover are basically classed as volunteers, but we understand people travelling over to the island and staying on the island do face a significant cost. Because of this we do make payments to help offset these costs. Whilst we are not in a position to pay a commercial rate, we try to ensure that the majority of team members travelling to the island to work will not be out of pocket financially.
All volunteers are required to take part in the on-line training in the weeks leading up to each event. There will also be face to face education and training sessions, which include simulations and hands on refresher training of essential equipment and patient handling.
When you join the MRMS team you will join a team of enthusiastic and talented clinicans passionate about high quality prehospital care. As well as dedicated education and training events that take place through the event, you will also have the opportunity to take part in multifprofessional case reviews led by experts in prehospital care. Working with MRMS will provide a unique insight into the hyperacute phase of injury not experienced in other prehospital care environments.
Yes, you will be provided with documentation that summarises your contribution to the event, the patients you may have tended and interventions carried out.
Yes, MRMS has an active research portfolio aiming to make the event safer and improve the understanding of injury to improve clinical outcomes in the future. For more information on this please contact jonathon@mrms.im
Get in touch today if you are interested in joining our growing Medical Team, that covers the Isle of Man TT, Manx Grand Prix, Southern 100 and more.
