Ambulance Care Assistant - Make a Real Difference

EMED Group; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension Scheme

Uniform provided

EAP (employer assistance)

Job summary

EMED Group is seeking compassionate Ambulance Care Assistants for Bracknell Health Space. You will transport patients to appointments and between facilities, with full training provided. A UK manual driving licence and DBS clearance are required, along with a flexible shift pattern (05:00–01:00, Mon–Sat).

You’ll work to support patients of all ages in challenging environments. You’ll play a vital role in patient handling, communication with families, and ensuring safe transport and handovers,

Qualifications

• Valid UK manual driving licence required.
• Ability to work flexible shifts 05:00–01:00, Mon–Sun.
• Commitment to patient care.
• Empathetic with patients and relatives in emotional situations.
• Physically fit for patient handling and moving.
• Enhanced DBS check (company funded).

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from medical appointments and between facilities, with or without a colleague.
• Build rapport through effective communication with patients and their relatives.
• Assist with lifting, securing and helping patients in and out of the ambulance.
• Hand over patients to appropriate staff on arrival at treatment centres or to family/friends at home.
• Transfer patients between beds and stretchers, chairs, or similar within hospital or medical settings.
• Maintain ambulance safety, cleanliness and tidiness.

Skills

UK manual driving licence

Patient care

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Physical fitness

Enhanced DBS check

Job description

EMED Group is seeking compassionate Ambulance Care Assistants for Bracknell Health Space. You will transport patients to appointments and between facilities, with full training provided. A UK manual driving licence and DBS clearance are required, along with a flexible shift pattern (05:00–01:00, Mon–Sat).

You’ll work to support patients of all ages in challenging environments. You’ll play a vital role in patient handling, communication with families, and ensuring safe transport and handovers,