Ambulance Care Assistant (Bank)

EMED Group; Otley; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

£12.71 per hour

12.07% uplift on each hour worked for

Bank position flexibility

Uniform provided

Enhanced DBS certificate

Full training provided

Job summary

EMED Group in Cambridge is seeking a Bank Ambulance Care Assistant to transport elderly, sick and vulnerable service users to and from medical appointments and between healthcare facilities.

You will work in two-person crews or solo and must hold a full UK driving licence with good physical fitness. The role offers bank hours, uniform, DBS clearance and full training provided.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving licence with fewer than 6 penalty points.
• Committed to patient care and compassionate handling.
• Calm, careful driver with strong teamwork and communication.

Responsibilities

• Transporting elderly, sick and vulnerable service users to and from their medical appointments and between healthcare facilities.
• Assisting in the transportation of end-of-life service users with empathy.
• Build rapport by effectively communicating with patients and their relatives/friends.
• Responsible for lifting, securing and helping service users in and out of the Ambulance.
• Assist with handing over patients to appropriate staff on arrival at treatment centres/hospital.
• Transfer patients between beds, stretchers and seats as needed.
• Assist service users with challenging behaviour and/or mental health illnesses.
• Ensure the ambulance is kept safe, clean and tidy.

Skills

Driving licence

Physical fitness

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a BANK Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) to serve your local community as part of our crew based in Cambridge on a bank contract

An Ambulance Care Assistant (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.

Your main responsibility will be transporting elderly, sick and vulnerable service users to and from their medical appointments and between healthcare facilities. This can be carried out as two-person crews or alone, so it is vital to hold a full UK driving licence and to have a good degree of physical fitness.

Please note, should you be successful in your application, you will need to be available for x2 consecutive weeks for your induction/training (mon-fri 9-5)

What benefits can you expect?

• £12.71ph
• 12.07% uplift on each hour worked to cover annual leave
• The flexibility of a bank position - work when suits you to support the needs of the business
• Uniform provided.
• Company funded Enhanced DBS certificate
• Full training provided

Other duties include:

• Transporting elderly, sick and vulnerable service users to and from their medical appointments and between healthcare facilities.
• Assisting in the transportation of ‘end of life’ service users, 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 service users 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/commercial flights.
• Assisting service users with challenging behaviour and/or mental health illnesses
• Ensuring that the ambulance is kept safe, clean and tidy

To be considered as an ACA, you will need to be:

• Hold a full UK (manual) driving licence with less than 6 penalty points
• Committed to patient care
• An effective communicator and experience of communicating with others in what can often be emotional circumstances
• To be a calm, considerate, careful driver
• To have a natural flair for team working and collaboration
• Be physically fit for patient handling and moving
• Pass an Enhanced DBS check
• Familiar with the local and surrounding area

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