Compassionate Ambulance Care Assistant | Flexible Shifts

EMED Group; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Company sick pay

EAP

Flu vaccination campaign

Uniform provided

Blue Light Card

Job summary

EMED Group is seeking compassionate Ambulance Care Assistants to support patients to and from medical facilities in Wellington, Somerset. Full-time roles with shifts from 05:00 to 00:00, Mon–Sun, at £12.71 per hour.

No ambulance experience required as full training is provided. You will drive patients between appointments, build rapport with patients and families, assist with transfers and ensure the ambulance is clean and safe; enhanced DBS will be funded by the company.

Qualifications

• Full UK manual driving licence required (6 points maximum).
• Experience in a care background is advantageous but not essential.
• Must be able to work flexible shifts between 05:00 and 00:00, Mon–Sun (with notice).
• Be prepared to pass Enhanced DBS check (company funded).
• Commitment to patient care with empathy in often emotional situations.

Responsibilities

• Drive patients to and from medical appointments and between facilities, with or without a colleague.
• Build rapport and communicate effectively with patients and relatives.
• Assist with lifting, securing, and helping patients in and out of the ambulance.
• Hand over patients to staff on arrival at treatment centres or to family at home.
• Transfer patients between beds, stretchers, chairs, or similar in medical settings.
• Keep the ambulance safe, clean, and tidy.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Empathy

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Physically fit

Job description

EMED Group is seeking compassionate Ambulance Care Assistants to support patients to and from medical facilities in Wellington, Somerset. Full-time roles with shifts from 05:00 to 00:00, Mon–Sun, at £12.71 per hour.

No ambulance experience required as full training is provided. You will drive patients between appointments, build rapport with patients and families, assist with transfers and ensure the ambulance is clean and safe; enhanced DBS will be funded by the company.