Emergency Care Assistant - Salford/Preston/Elland

UK Event Medical Services (UKEMS); Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading ambulance services provider is seeking an Emergency Care Assistant to provide high-quality care and transportation for patients. The role requires a FREC 4 qualification and a full UK driving licence. You'll work under a dedicated team to respond to emergencies, ensuring patient safety and effective communication. Competitive pay, comprehensive training, and a supportive environment offered.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Paid training courses

Uniform / PPE provided

Job satisfaction and growing team environment

Qualifications

• Knowledge of current operational procedures and clinical practices.
• Awareness of health & safety legislation.
• Ability to work under pressure and as part of a team.
• A full UK driving licence; clean licence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive UKEMS vehicles under different conditions.
• Complete patient report forms accurately.
• Manage the safe transfer of patients.
• Conduct dynamic risk assessments.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
• Perform vehicle and equipment checks.
• Assist in the efficient use of medical supplies.
• Maintain communications with the operations centre.
• Respond as a first responder within ECA scope.

Skills

Reliability

Conscientiousness

Enthusiasm

Self-motivation

Interpersonal skills

Education

FREC 4 or equivalent

Job description

Emergency Care Assistant

Job type - Full Time Hours

Based - Salford, Preston and Elland Available

Pay - £14.10 / uplift for nights

Company pension scheme

Holidays - 28 days per year (pro rata)

Hours - Open shifts available up to 40+ hours per week; typical shifts are 4 days on, 4 days off. Other hours and patterns can be accommodated. The business operates 24/7, 365 days per year.

Start date - End of June (actual date TBC)

This is not a training role, applicants must hold appropriate and relevant qualifications for this role.

About UKEMS

Operating from 6 UK bases, UK Event Medical Services is recognised as one of the UK’s leading providers of independent ambulance services and healthcare logistics. Offering a full range of services (largely to the NHS) including Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services, High Dependency Patient Transfers (Urgent Care) and Secure Patient Transport, additionally we provide a Medical Repatriation Service. We are proud to be one of the most respected and recognised providers in our industry and committed to delivering a patient and client-focused approach to everything we do.

UKEMS website: ukeventmedical.uk

Due to our continued and sustained growth we seek to recruit Emergency and Urgent Care Assistants.

The job

Working in partnership with the NHS and other care providers we take pride in the services offered by our caring, compassionate and friendly teams of trained, highly skilled Emergency Care Assistants/Urgent Care Assistants. You will play a key role in the provision of high-quality care responding to a wide variety of situations including medical/trauma related emergencies, inter-hospital transfers, urgent and non-urgent hospital admissions. Our ECA/UAs work as part of a dedicated team including Ambulance Care Assistants, Urgent Care Assistants and qualified clinicians in order to provide patients with potentially life-saving care and transportation to hospital.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To drive a range of UKEMS vehicles under emergency, urgent and normal driving conditions
• Ensure that all patient report forms both electronic and paper-based are completed; additional paperwork may include police statements, coroners and solicitor statements
• Ensure the safe transfer of patients to and from vehicles utilising appropriate equipment and manual handling techniques
• Undertake a dynamic risk assessment on arrival at the scene of an incident or to support colleagues in this duty
• Communicate with patients, relatives, colleagues, members of other emergency services, the public and other healthcare professionals
• To carry out relevant vehicle and equipment checks ensuring that the vehicle is properly kitted, cleaned and stocked, faults or omissions reported and all appropriate recording procedures completed
• To assist in ensuring the efficient use of medical supplies, maintaining adequate supplies and ensuring all clinical waste is disposed of
• To maintain timely communications with our operations centre
• To respond as first responder to incidents where necessary within ECA scope of practice (FREC4)

What’s in it for you?

• Comprehensive induction plus on-going training and development with the opportunity to acquire additional recognised qualifications throughout your career with UKEMS.
• All required training paid for, both in terms of course fees and salary while training.
• The opportunity to work for a successful company established over 20 years ago currently employing approximately 300 staff. As we continue to grow one of our key aims is to maintain a “family feel” within the business where all employees feel recognised, valued and appreciated
• Uniform / PPE provided
• The feel-good factor! This is a rewarding role creating real job satisfaction!

About you

Our ECA’s have typically worked for a health trust or an independent ambulance service.

You should hold the following Qualification

• FREC 4 or equivalent
• You will have a knowledge of current operational procedures and clinical practices in addition to awareness of health & safety legislation.
• Your personal attributes will include reliability, conscientiousness, enthusiasm and self-motivation. The ability to work under pressure and as part of a team will be relied upon. Interpersonal skills and the ability to interact in a calm and professional manner will be second nature to you.
• A full, UK driving licence is necessary. A clean licence is preferred. All licence enforcements need to be declared on application.
• This post is physically demanding. You must be able to lift (together with a colleague) a minimum of approximately 11 stone / 70 kg.