Ambulance Care Assistant (Bank)

EMED Group; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training provided

DBS check funded

Job summary

EMED Group is recruiting compassionate Ambulance Care Assistants in Salisbury on a bank (zero-hour) basis. You will drive patients to appointments and support transfers, helping patients in and out of ambulances, with full training provided.

You must hold a UK manual driving licence, be physically fit for manual handling and able to pass an Enhanced DBS check (funded by us). Flexible shifts between 05:30 and 00:00, Monday to Sunday, with notice.

Qualifications

• Full UK manual driving licence required.
• Physically fit for manual handling.
• Ability to pass Enhanced DBS check (funded by employer).
• Flexible shifts Mon-Sun between 05:30 and 00:00.

Responsibilities

• Drive patients to and from medical appointments and between facilities.
• Assist with lifting, transferring, and moving patients in/out of the Ambulance.
• Build rapport with patients and relatives to ease care.
• Ensure ambulance remains clean, safe, and well-maintained.
• Hand over patients to staff or family at destination.

Skills

Driving licence

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

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 Salisbury. 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.

Bank (0 hour) | Mon-Sun | Shifts available between 05:30am - 00:00am

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: Video Portal Explore Insights, Guidance & Information - EMED Group

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 have experience in Care (HCA, Support worker, etc) - advantageous
• 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

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.