Public Services Lecturer awarded with Platinum Jubilee Medal
07 June 2022
Rob Stevenson, a Public Services Lecturer at Burton and South Derbyshire College has been awarded a Platinum Jubilee Medal for his services working as a volunteer for the ambulance service.
Rob was awarded the medal by Cliff Medlicott, Community Response Manager at West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust in a ceremony at the West Midlands Ambulance Service’s main hub in Stoke on Wednesday 25th May.
Rob has volunteered as a community first responder for the West Midlands Ambulance Service for twelve years, and currently runs the team based in Abbots Bromley. His role is to attend category 1 and 2 calls that come through to 999 call takers. He is deployed from the Emergency Operations Centre and attends any life threating emergencies within the area or if he is the closest first responder/medical help to the incident.
To mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the special commemorative medal is being awarded to serving frontline members of the police, fire, emergency services, prison services and the Armed Forces. Acting as a token of the nation’s thanks, the Platinum Jubilee Medal follows a long history of awarding medals to mark Royal Jubilees, with the first one awarded to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s reign in 1887.
The Platinum Jubilee Medal has been designed by Timothy Noad of the College of Arms and features an image of The Queen with the Latin inscription ‘Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fid Def’ which stands for ‘Elizabeth II, By the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith.
Speaking about the award, Rob commented: "Being presented with a Platinum Jubilee Medal is a huge honour. Helping people is a privilege; stepping in when people are having the darkest moments is an honour and knowing that your actions have saved that life is a feeling that cannot be measured. Making a difference in someone's life fills me with joy and is the reason I want to be the best I can at what I do".