Event Emergency Care Assistant

Central Medical Services; Linby CP; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading emergency medical service provider in the UK is hiring Emergency Care Assistants. The ideal candidate will assist in providing high-quality patient care during emergencies, ensuring all medical protocols are followed. Candidates must possess essential medical qualifications including FREC Level 3 and Level 4, alongside a clean driving license with driving experience. The position may require travel and weekend flexibility.

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include FREC Level 3 and Level 4, with blue light qualification.
• Clean UK driving licence with at least 2 years of experience is required.
• A competent understanding of medical equipment used in emergency care.

Responsibilities

• Respond to emergencies and transport patients alongside qualified practitioners.
• Ensure the correct vehicle checks and readiness before shifts.
• Maintain patient care and complete handover reports as required.

Skills

Emergency medical response

Driving ambulance vehicles

Patient care

Communication skills

Education

FREC Level 3

FREC Level 4

Recognised blue light qualification

Job description

CMS are actively recruiting for Emergency Care Assistants to join our ever-growing company to support our event work across the United Kingdom.

To Apply online please visit - https://cms.credentially.io/

Due to contract being based across the country, ideal candidates must be a car driver with own vehicle and willing to travel, as well as being flexible and able to work weekends.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure a continuous duty of care to patients within the level of training and competency of this role, ensuring an appropriate level of monitoring and treatment is maintained and continued.
• Provide a clear handover report when the patient is handed into the care of another health professional, this should record all pertinent patient information.
• Drive all types of approved ambulance vehicles under normal and blue light circumstances, in accordance with the standards of the service and within road traffic law, taking particular care of the vehicle, occupants and other road users
• Carry out general vehicle checks at the start of and during each shift to ensure the readiness of the vehicle.
• Maintain a competent working knowledge of all medical and life support equipment carried on vehicles appropriate to the required skill level and scope of practice
• Maintain competence in assisting a qualified practitioner in the use of appropriate equipment
• Comply with basic scene safety checks and the associated basic risk assessments, working with other healthcare or emergency services staff
• Support qualified practitioners as directed in the provision of high-quality care
• Provide and take relevant information from carers or others at any scene, reporting to qualified practitioner, health care professions, hospital or other relevant agencies as required

About us

Central Medical Services Ltd is a professional, reliable, private medical service working for both the NHS and private clients alike.

We operate a 24/7 private ambulance and medical service. Catering for either short notice or pre-planned assignments throughout the UK.

As an experienced company we bring with us a vast wealth of experience from the NHS, private and voluntary sectors with an aim to provide high quality medical and ambulance services, truly believing in patient care and customer service.

Job responsibilities

This role will respond to emergencies, events, general appointments, alongside a paramedic/EMT, helping them to provide patients with potentially life-saving care and, where needed, getting patients to hospital. The role will be required to attend every kind of accident and emergency, sometimes covering considerable distances.

You will be required to assist a qualified practitioner in the delivery of high quality and effective clinical and personal care and transportation of patients. There will also be a requirement to carry out allocated operational duties commensurate with the role and responsibilities, supporting the provision of clinical social and holistic care to patients.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be shortlisted for this position, the following qualifications are essential: -
• FREC Level 3 and FREC Level 4
• Recognised blue light qualification i.e. IHCD / Level 3 Emergency Response Ambulance Driving
• Full UK Clean Driving Licence with a minimum of 2 years experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.