Working in teams alongside West Midlands Ambulance Service, volunteer doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals deliver enhanced critical care to seriously injured and unwell patients.

Many of the doctors from acute specialities will have undertaken specific in-house training and assessment in how to undertake pre-hospital rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia, as part of the management of the severely injured patient.

They drive the team's response vehicle and would usually fulfil the role of Ambulance Incident Officer of arrival: co-ordinating the resources on scene and liaising with the WMAS control room.

[citation needed] Most shifts are augmented by a trainee: a fully qualified paramedic, nurse, or doctor who is undertaking their period of mentored experience upon joining the team.

[5] Professionals from other health backgrounds, such as Operating Department Practitioners or Physiotherapists are welcomed, but applicants will only be successful if they demonstrate sufficient experience in patient assessment and treatment in acute settings.

[citation needed] The team organises a number of educational activities and acts as a regional co-ordinator for the RCSEd Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (FPHC).