Ambulance Care Assistant : Driver

TipTopJob; Ashford; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Ambulance Care Assistant, where your compassion and empathy can shine. This rewarding role involves transporting vulnerable patients to medical appointments while ensuring their safety and comfort. With a comprehensive training program and ongoing development opportunities, you’ll be supported every step of the way. Enjoy a fulfilling career that not only makes a difference in people's lives but also offers a range of benefits, including a pension scheme and employee assistance programs. If you're ready to make a positive impact in your community, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Access to Blue Light Card

Company pension scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to Perks at Work scheme

Refer a Friend Scheme

Subsidised healthcare plan

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Driving patients to and from medical appointments.
• Assisting patients with mobility and ensuring their safety.
• Maintaining vehicle cleanliness and documentation.

Skills

Empathy

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Full UK Manual Driving Licence

Job description

Are you a caring and compassionate person looking to better use your skills to help people?

Don't have experience? Don't worry, you have life skills and that's what we're looking for.

Then we have the perfect role for you!

Our dedicated training team will guide you through our 2-week comprehensive training programme, helping you develop the skills needed to begin and progress in your new rewarding career with us.

Ambulance Care Assistant (Driver): Days

Location: Ashford, Kent : TN23 4FG

Salary: GBP 26,984.10 per annum

Full-Time Shifts: 42.5 hours per week (various shifts available)

We are experiencing an exciting period of growth and are looking to expand our dedicated team of Ambulance Care professionals.

Benefits

• Access to the Blue Light Card providing discounts from large national retailers to local businesses across categories such as holidays, cars, restaurants, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones, and more.
• Company pension scheme with employer contributions
• Salary paid on an hourly basis of GBP 12.21/h
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Charity work: Match:it and Payroll Giving
• Employee Assistance Programme Scheme (Confidential Counselling Services, 24/7 support)
• Access to Perks at Work scheme with discounts and offers across retailers
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Progression, training, and development opportunities
• Subsidised healthcare plan

The Role

The Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) plays an important role in helping people receive the care they need. This role requires empathy and compassion, skills you will develop during our two-week initial training and development programme, with support from our expert team.

As an Ambulance Care Assistant with Patient Transport Services, you'll transport elderly, sick, and vulnerable patients to and from medical appointments and between healthcare facilities, demonstrating compassion during times of vulnerability. We work together to ensure every journey supports our community, the NHS, and our patients.

This vital role involves providing excellent care, ensuring safety and patient welfare, and being prepared for any situation through comprehensive training.

Key Responsibilities

• Driving patients with varying health and mobility needs to and from hospital/clinic appointments
• Assisting, moving, and handling patients, using appropriate equipment where necessary
• Ensuring safety and patient welfare at all times, providing reassurance and support
• Assisting patients entering and leaving their homes
• Maintaining vehicle and equipment cleanliness
• Liaising with the central control team for timely patient pick-up and drop-off
• Undertaking patient and vehicle risk assessments, completing reports and documentation

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria

• Full UK Manual Driving Licence
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Physically fit to ensure safety and wellbeing of patients
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Sympathetic, respectful, and caring attitude towards patients
• Flexibility and adaptability to service needs
• Enhanced DBS check: applied for and paid by the business