Ambulance care assistant

Care England; Inverness; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Spark Medical in Inverness is hiring an Ambulance Care Assistant on a permanent, on-site basis. You will provide non-emergency patient transport, support emergency responses, and ensure high-quality patient care in hospital and private settings.

The role requires a minimum of 6 months in health & social care, a full UK driving licence (6 points max), physical fitness, and strong communication. CPD is encouraged and ongoing professional development is supported.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months in health & social care (care home/hospital/emergency setting).
• Full UK manual driving licence with up to 6 penalty points.
• Flexible with hours; able to work shifts.
• Physically fit for ambulance duties.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to complete paperwork to clinical standard.

Responsibilities

• Provide non-emergency patient transport between hospital and private settings.
• Safely transfer patients to and from ambulances using equipment and manual handling.
• Complete and submit all patient, vehicle and equipment documentation.
• Deliver treatment within assessed skill level and current best practice.
• Maintain infection prevention and control standards and clean vehicles/equipment.
• Perform vehicle and equipment checks at start of shifts and report defects.
• Engage in CPD activities and keep a development portfolio.
• Work effectively in a team and use initiative as needed.

Skills

Health & social care experience

UK driving licence

Communication skills

Teamwork

Paperwork/documentation

Physical fitness

Adaptability

CPD mindset

Education

FREC 3 qualification

Tools

UK driving licence

Job description

# Ambulance care assistant* Spark Medical* Inverness (IV1)* Permanent Contract; On-site* Published: 1 week ago* £13.55 per hour**Ambulance care assistant**Spark MedicalEstablished in 2016, Spark Medical is a CQC regulated private ambulance service. Experts in pre-hospital care. Spark Medical mobilises and equips professional ambulance crews across the Merseyside and the UK. We are a patient focused, driven and always striving for excellent patient care. We ensure all our front-line staff are compliant with the CQC and its Fundamental Standards. Our modern, multipurpose fleet ensures that we are able to provide high quality transport services.The Ambulance Care Assistant role involves you being exposed to a variety of patient facing environments, both on the frontline and event medical services. You will be responsible, along with your crewmate, for responding to emergency and non-emergency situations whilst ensuring patients receive high quality, compassionate care at all times. Spark Medical understands the importance of developing staff skillset, offering support with CPD events, ambulance driver training and annual Basic Life Support to committed staff members.Job SummaryProvided non-emergency patient transport to a wide variety of patient and between a mixture of hospital and private settings within the care of Spark Medical in accordance with policies and procedures, including pre-hospital emergency care.Safely transfer patients to and from ambulances, using specialist equipment and manual handling skillsAccurately complete all documentation relating to patients, vehicles and equipment and submit it to Spark Medical management when required.Provide treatment up to the post-holder’s assessed ability in line with current best practice. e.g. IHCD & JRCALC.Take relevant information from carers or others at the scene, reporting to healthcare professional, hospitals or others as required whilst ensuring patient confidentiality is maintained.Be aware of the patient’s social and environmental condition and report any matters of concern to the appropriate person or body.Actively participate in personal and environmental cleaning routines (including vehicles, equipment, and areas of the garaging facilities) to ensure that infection prevention and control standards are adhered to.Carry out vehicle and equipment check at the start of and during each shift to ensure the readiness of the vehicle, equipment, and consumables to respond as required. Report all defects and damage in accordance with Spark Medical policies and procedures.Achieve and maintain competence in all relevant skills and knowledge, actively engage in CPD events and keep a personal development portfolio.Perform any other duties commensurate with these responsibilities, the band of the post and skills and qualifications of the post-holder.Person SpecificationEssentialMinimum of 6 months of health & social care experience (care home/hospital/emergency front line setting)Full UK manual driving licence with a maximum of 6 penalty pointsA minimum of 2 years experience since first holding UK driver's licenceFlexible with regards to hours of workPhysically fit and able to undertake the physical aspects of the roleExcellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively at all levelsAbility to complete relevant paper to clinical standardDemonstrate ability to work in an emergency ambulance environmentAbility to prioritise objective and work schedules to make best use of time and resourcesAbility to deliver a high-quality patient experience and ensure service user satisfaction at all timesAbility to work in a team and also to use own initiative when necessaryWillingness to adapt and learn new skillsDesirableHold a valid FREC 3 qualificationThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it necessary for successful applicants to complete a Disclosure and Barring application.Spark Medical does not accept any DBSs that you currently hold nor do we accept DBSs on the Update Service.Spark Medical reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted, so please complete your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.