Job summary
An Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) is a hugely rewarding and fulfilling role. Each day, you'll be helping someone in need, making their lives that little bit easier, and knowing that you make a difference to their day provides you with a real sense of achievement
Main duties of the job
Your main responsibility will be transporting elderly, sick and vulnerable service users to and from their medical appointments and between healthcare facilities. This can be carried out as two-person crews or alone, so it is vital to hold a full UK driving licence and to have a good degree of physical fitness.
About us
The exciting merger of ERS Medical and E-Zec Medical has enabled us to rebrand, therefore as a combined business we are now known as EMED Group. We are the largest Patient Transport and Care Partner to the NHS with circa 4,000 colleagues across 60 depots. Our ambition is to continue developing patient care transport services that improve the health and wellbeing for people across our local communities by providing transport that supports patient care, community support, secure mental health and medical courier services.
EMED Group are committed to providing services for our patients, service users, clients, and community and is supported by employees with an increasing variety of backgrounds. To do this effectively it is essential that we promote equality and embrace diversity and inclusion and treat all of our employees, patients, service users and clients with dignity and respect.
EMED Group is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination, with our aim being to be truly representative of all sections of society and our clients, and for each employee to feel respected, valued and able to give their best.
EMED Group are committed to providing equal opportunities and we endeavour to provide an inclusive and safe working culture for all.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Other duties include:
- Assisting in the transportation of end of life service users, ensuring a high level of empathy is present at all times
- Building rapport by effectively communicating with patients and their relatives/friends
- Responsible for lifting, securing and helping service users in and out of the Ambulance
- Assist with the handing over of patients to appropriate staff on arrival at treatment centres/hospitals or to family/friends at their homes.
- Transfer patients from beds to stretchers, chairs to chairs or similar both in and out of hospital and medical/commercial flights.
- Assisting service users with challenging behaviour and/or mental health illnesses
- Ensuring that the ambulance is kept safe, clean and tidy
What benefits can you expect?
- 12.07% uplift on each hour worked to cover annual leave
- The flexibility of a bank (0 hour) position - work when suits you to support the needs of the business
- Uniform provided.
- Company funded Enhanced DBS certificate
- Full training provided
Job description
Job responsibilities
Other duties include:
- Assisting in the transportation of end of life service users, ensuring a high level of empathy is present at all times
- Building rapport by effectively communicating with patients and their relatives/friends
- Responsible for lifting, securing and helping service users in and out of the Ambulance
- Assist with the handing over of patients to appropriate staff on arrival at treatment centres/hospitals or to family/friends at their homes.
- Transfer patients from beds to stretchers, chairs to chairs or similar both in and out of hospital and medical/commercial flights.
- Assisting service users with challenging behaviour and/or mental health illnesses
- Ensuring that the ambulance is kept safe, clean and tidy
What benefits can you expect?
- 12.07% uplift on each hour worked to cover annual leave
- The flexibility of a bank (0 hour) position - work when suits you to support the needs of the business
- Uniform provided.
- Company funded Enhanced DBS certificate
- Full training provided
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with vulnerable people
- Experience of working in Care
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- - Be physically fit for patient handling and moving.
- - Pass an Enhanced DBS check (company funded).
- - Committed to patient care
- - An effective communicator and experience of communicating with others in what can often be emotional circumstances
- - To have a natural flair for team working and collaboration
Qualifications
Essential
- To be considered as an ACA, you will need to:
- Hold a valid UK manual driving licence, (6 points maximum)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with vulnerable people
- Experience of working in Care
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- - Be physically fit for patient handling and moving.
- - Pass an Enhanced DBS check (company funded).
- - Committed to patient care
- - An effective communicator and experience of communicating with others in what can often be emotional circumstances
- - To have a natural flair for team working and collaboration
Qualifications
Essential
- To be considered as an ACA, you will need to:
- Hold a valid UK manual driving licence, (6 points maximum)
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.
