Ambulance Care Assistant (Bank)

EMED Group; Shepton Mallet; À distance; GBP 14 000 - 21 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

EMED Group is seeking compassionate Ambulance Care Assistants to support patients in Shepton Mallet and surrounding areas. The role involves transporting patients to appointments and between healthcare facilities, with emphasis on empathy, clear communication, and safe handling.

Full UK driving licence required, DBS check funded by EMED Group, and flexible shifts across early mornings to late evenings. No prior ambulance experience is necessary as comprehensive training is provided.

Qualifications

• Full UK manual driving licence required.
• Excellent communication and empathy when interacting with patients and families.
• Able to work flexible shifts, including early mornings and weekends.
• Physically fit for patient handling and manual tasks.
• DBS check will be required and funded by the employer.

Responsabilités

• Transport patients to and from medical appointments and between facilities.
• Build rapport with patients and relatives to ensure comfort and trust.
• Assist with patient movement, lifting, and securing in/out of ambulances.
• Hand over patients to medical staff on arrival at facilities or homes.
• Keep the ambulance clean, safe and well maintained during shifts.
• Adhere to safeguarding, confidentiality and patient care standards.

Connaissances

Driving licence

Empathy

Communication

Flexible shifts

Teamwork

Description du poste

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 Shepton Mallet, Somerset. 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) positions available | Shifts available between 05:00am - 00:00am, Monday to Sunday | £12.71 per hour (+12.07% holiday pay)

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.

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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
• You have experience in a care background (HCA, Support worker, etc) - advantageous but not essential
• 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.