Ambulance Care Assistant (Bank)

EMED Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

EMED Group in Leeds is seeking Ambulance Care Assistants on a bank/zero-hour basis. You will drive patients to appointments and between facilities, and support patients of all ages on their journeys with colleagues or alone.

No prior ambulance experience is required as full training is provided; a valid UK manual driving licence and good physical fitness are essential. DBS checks are funded by the company. Shifts include day and night hours.

Qualifications

• Full UK manual driving licence is required.
• Good physical fitness for manual handling.
• Ability to pass Enhanced DBS check (company funded).
• Flexible shifts 05:00–00:00, Monday to Sunday, with notice.

Responsibilities

• Drive patients to and from medical appointments and between facilities.
• Build rapport and communicate effectively with patients and relatives.
• Assist with lifting, securing and moving patients in and out of the ambulance.
• Hand over patients to appropriate staff on arrival at treatment centres or homes.
• Transfer patients between beds, stretchers and chairs as needed.
• Keep the ambulance safe, clean and tidy.

Skills

UK driving licence

Good physical fitness

Empathetic communicator

Team player

Job description

Do you want a job that genuinely helps people?

We’re looking for kind, reliable and compassionate people to join our Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) team in Leeds - LS10 1EP. This is a role for someone who wants to make a real difference every day, supporting patients of all ages on their journeys to and from medical facilities.

This is a bank (0 hour position) | £12.71 per hour (+12.07% holiday pay) | Day and night shifts available

An ACA is a hugely rewarding and fulfilling role. Each day, you’ll be helping someone in need, making their lives that little bit easier, and knowing that you make a difference to their day provides you with a real sense of achievement.

You’ll drive patients to and from medical appointments and between healthcare facilities, either working with a colleague or independently, so it is vital to hold a full UK manual driving licence and have a good degree of physical fitness for manual handling.

Other duties include:

• Assisting in the transportation of ‘end of life’ patients, ensuring a high level of empathy is present at all times
• Building rapport by effectively communicating with patients and their relatives/friends
• Responsible for lifting, securing and helping patients in and out of the Ambulance
• Assist with the handing over of patients to appropriate staff on arrival at treatment centres/hospital’s or to family/friends at their homes.
• Transfer patients from beds to stretchers, chairs to chairs or similar both in and out of hospital and medical settings.
• Ensuring that the ambulance is kept safe, clean and tidy

You don’t need previous ambulance experience, we provide full training.

You can view our day in the life video here: https://www.emedgroup.co.uk/video-portal/#featured-video-4

We’d love to hear from you if:

• You hold a valid UK manual driving licence, (6 points maximum)
• You are able to work flexible shifts between 05:00am and 00:00, Monday to Sunday (with notice)
• You are committed to patient care
• You are an effective communicator and empathetic with others in what can often be emotional circumstances.
• You are physically fit for patient handling and moving.
• You can pass an Enhanced DBS check (company funded).
• You have a natural flair for team working and collaboration

Our Values

Collaborative – We work as one team with a shared purpose to meet the needs of our patients, passengers, colleagues, customers, communities, and the planet.
Agile – We listen, learn and adapt to improve the business, each other, and ourselves.
Reliable – We do what we say we will do, we take responsibility and we behave with integrity.
Empowered – We are confident and committed to taking responsibility to deliver the highest quality service.

About Us

EMED Group is an established healthcare logistics provider that enables access to health and social care through our four specialist divisions. We are one of the largest health and care partners to the NHS with 4,000 colleagues across over 60 bases UK-wide.

EMED Group is committed to pro-actively improving the wellbeing of our communities by providing access to vital health and social care services across the UK.