ACA - Ambulance Care Assistant

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Ambulance Care Assistant to join our Team based in Stoke.

We are looking for enthusiastic, care focused individuals that have a keen interest in health care, working from our Staffordshire NEPTS contract based at out of Stoke-On-Trent.

Some of the benefits can you expect:

• Full-Time contracts
• Career development
• People’s Pension
• Employee’s Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Paid holiday
• Wage Stream
• Free Uniform
• Free DBS
• Full-Training for the role

Main Duties:

• You will be responsible for the care and safe transportation of non-emergency PTS patients.

• Ensuring timely transportation to and from appointments at hospitals, treatment centres day units or other places of care. At all times the post holder must ensure patient safety and reduction in harm to patients, self, colleagues and others by assessing risks and adopting safe working practices.

• To undertake a full range of PTS duties including stretcher work and wheelchair clamping; Competence in patient assessment, manual handling and moving of patients, oxygen therapy, BLS and AED, airway and circulatory management, medical and trauma related emergencies; basic physiological knowledge.

• Maintain a high standard of vehicle and equipment serviceability, cleanliness and permanent readiness. Carry out daily vehicle checks and report defects promptly in accordance with service instructions.

• Complete all statistical information and patient journey records neatly and on time as instructed.

• Ensure the patient’s home is secured if left unattended and maintain the security of, when entrusted with responsibility for, valuables including money and personal belongings whilst the patient is in the post holder’s care.

Successful candidates will have:

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills gained from experience of dealing with customers or members of the public.
• Full Driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.

• Diplomatic and Negotiation skills.

• The ability to work on your own initiative.

• Good organisational and communication skills.

About Us:

The exciting merger of ERS Medical and E-Zec Medical means that we are now EMED Group – the largest Patient Transport and Care partner to the NHS with more than 2,500 colleagues across 50 depots. Our ambition is to further improve the health and wellbeing of communities by providing patient transport, community transport initiatives, secure mental health transport and medical courier services.