Job summary
Working as an Emergency Care Assistant (ECA) with OSR Medical Ambulance Service will give you a sense of satisfaction that is found in very few other jobs. Every day is different, yet rewarding, and you’ll be giving something back to the community.
You will be responding to 999 & 111 calls, working with a crewmate, in Manchester from our York base. You will assess and treat a wide range of patients. Working on emergency and urgent care shift’s, you could be resuscitating a patient whose heart has stopped one minute, then next you’ll be chatting to an elderly person who has fallen in their home or supporting someone in a mental health crisis.
At every call, people will put their trust in you and your clinical skills. You will make key decisions on the treatment they need—and whether they should be treated at home, go to hospital, or taken to a walk-in centre or minor injuries unit, with support from a clinical hub.
Driving is an essential skill for this role, so you will need a full C1 or C1 provisional category manual driving licence at the point of application with no more than 6 penalty points, with at least 12 months experience of driving ambulance sized vehicles. If a provisional is held, the applicant must pass their C1 test before their start date. You will also need to have or working towards a nationally recognised blue light qualification.
Main duties of the job
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To provide a professional and caring service
for all patients whilst in the care of OSR Medical.
·
Use of the appropriate knowledge and skills in
order to help a clinician make a professional judgement and to allow you to
perform treatment in line with the Clinical Practice Guidelines at the
appropriate level of training and competency.
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To work as part of a double crewed Ambulance
to convey patients in and out of Hospitals, clinics, Health department and
wards in a safe and comfortable manner.
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To respond to the patient transport requests
and obey the directions and instructions as detailed by the relevant Trust you
are operating on behalf of, or OSR Medical Management.
·
To support and mentor junior and less
experienced members of the clinical team to provide a supportive working
environment.
To
apply appropriate skills and the use of equipment safely and within
appropriate level of training, competency, and scope of practice.
About us
As well as standard benefits like
generous holiday entitlement and an excellent pension scheme, we offer lots of
extras for our staff, such as free secure parking, full uniform, Employee
Assistance Program, free CPD and training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for people with excellent interpersonal skills, and who are empathetic and caring. To work as a ECA with us, you can work as the clinical lead of an urgent care vehicle or work as part of a higher skilled team on an emergency care double crewed Ambulance. Both are responsible for assessment, care, treatment, and transport of patients and their carers/relatives in emergency and non-emergency situations, whilst adhering to the operational procedures and directives of OSR Medical Ambulance Service and our NHS Trust clients.
We are looking for people who can demonstrate our values of Customers, Staff and Standards in all that they do. So, if you clearly demonstrate that you meet the essential criteria, then we will invite you to an assessment day. This will include checks of your application paperwork, an interview, and a driving assessment in a large, manual, van-sized vehicle. We will need to see your driving licence before we can take you out for the driving assessment and you must have provisional C1 to undertake this assessment.
Driving is an essential skill for this role, so you will need a full C1 or C1 provisional category manual driving licence at the point of application with no more than 6 penalty points, with at least 12 months experience of driving ambulance sized vehicles. If a provisional is held, the applicant must pass their C1 test before their start date. You will also need to have or working towards a nationally recognised blue light qualification.
Please read the person specification & job description carefully and make sure that all the minimum requirements are clearly noted on your application form in the correct place.
Interviews and assessment days will be held at our York Station. You will be required to attend all assessments. These can be conducted in any order; however, they will be on fixed dates.
All checks will be completed after shortlisting but prior to an assessment or interview invite.
We will close the advert as soon as we reach the required number of applications – so don’t delay apply now!
Whilst we would like to assure you that OSR Medical endeavours to continue with the recruitment for this position as planned, please bear in mind there may be outside factors that may cause changes out of our control. These changes may mean that we must alter our training delivery in which case we would inform you of any changes to the plan as soon as we can.
Our policies have been updated regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. All our frontline staff working in England who have face-to-face contact with service users are required to have both doses and their booster vaccine. Depending on the outcome of your application you may need to provide evidence that you have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless you are medically exempt.
We actively welcome job applications from candidates who have a disability or who are members of the BAME, LGBT and Armed Forces community (including: Reservists, Veterans, Spouses and Cadets). Here at OSR Medical we are proud to have a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve. Applicants who have a disability or are members of the armed forces community who meet the minimum shortlisting criteria for their post of interest will be invited for an interview.
As well as standard benefits like generous holiday entitlement and an excellent pension scheme, we offer lots of extras for our staff, such as free secure parking, full uniform, Employee Assistance Program, free CPD and training.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and as such the role requires you to have an enhanced DBS disclosure on the update service, or it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Any submission will be performed at the applicant’s cost. Satisfactory references covering the period of employment as an ECA will be required. Our staff need to be physically fit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for people with excellent interpersonal skills, and who are empathetic and caring. To work as a ECA with us, you can work as the clinical lead of an urgent care vehicle or work as part of a higher skilled team on an emergency care double crewed Ambulance. Both are responsible for assessment, care, treatment, and transport of patients and their carers/relatives in emergency and non-emergency situations, whilst adhering to the operational procedures and directives of OSR Medical Ambulance Service and our NHS Trust clients.
We are looking for people who can demonstrate our values of Customers, Staff and Standards in all that they do. So, if you clearly demonstrate that you meet the essential criteria, then we will invite you to an assessment day. This will include checks of your application paperwork, an interview, and a driving assessment in a large, manual, van-sized vehicle. We will need to see your driving licence before we can take you out for the driving assessment and you must have provisional C1 to undertake this assessment.
Driving is an essential skill for this role, so you will need a full C1 or C1 provisional category manual driving licence at the point of application with no more than 6 penalty points, with at least 12 months experience of driving ambulance sized vehicles. If a provisional is held, the applicant must pass their C1 test before their start date. You will also need to have or working towards a nationally recognised blue light qualification.
Please read the person specification & job description carefully and make sure that all the minimum requirements are clearly noted on your application form in the correct place.
Interviews and assessment days will be held at our York Station. You will be required to attend all assessments. These can be conducted in any order; however, they will be on fixed dates.
All checks will be completed after shortlisting but prior to an assessment or interview invite.
We will close the advert as soon as we reach the required number of applications – so don’t delay apply now!
Whilst we would like to assure you that OSR Medical endeavours to continue with the recruitment for this position as planned, please bear in mind there may be outside factors that may cause changes out of our control. These changes may mean that we must alter our training delivery in which case we would inform you of any changes to the plan as soon as we can.
Our policies have been updated regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. All our frontline staff working in England who have face-to-face contact with service users are required to have both doses and their booster vaccine. Depending on the outcome of your application you may need to provide evidence that you have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless you are medically exempt.
We actively welcome job applications from candidates who have a disability or who are members of the BAME, LGBT and Armed Forces community (including: Reservists, Veterans, Spouses and Cadets). Here at OSR Medical we are proud to have a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve. Applicants who have a disability or are members of the armed forces community who meet the minimum shortlisting criteria for their post of interest will be invited for an interview.
As well as standard benefits like generous holiday entitlement and an excellent pension scheme, we offer lots of extras for our staff, such as free secure parking, full uniform, Employee Assistance Program, free CPD and training.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and as such the role requires you to have an enhanced DBS disclosure on the update service, or it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Any submission will be performed at the applicant’s cost. Satisfactory references covering the period of employment as an ECA will be required. Our staff need to be physically fit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Level 4 Certificate in First Response in Emergency Care
Desirable
- Level 3 Certificate in Safe Administration of Life Saving Medication
Experience
Essential
- - Minimum 1 year experience of Frontline Urgent or Emergency Shifts. Either private (independent) provider or NHS.
- - Full UK Manual Driving Licence with less than 6 points.
- - Enhanced DBS on the Update Service
- - Checkable CPD Portfolio
Desirable
- - Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving
- - C1 Category on Driving Licence (provisional or full)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Level 4 Certificate in First Response in Emergency Care
Desirable
- Level 3 Certificate in Safe Administration of Life Saving Medication
Experience
Essential
- - Minimum 1 year experience of Frontline Urgent or Emergency Shifts. Either private (independent) provider or NHS.
- - Full UK Manual Driving Licence with less than 6 points.
- - Enhanced DBS on the Update Service
- - Checkable CPD Portfolio
Desirable
- - Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving
- - C1 Category on Driving Licence (provisional or full)
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.
