Trainee Ambulance Care Assistants inMotherwell inMotherwell PUBLISHED 11 AUG 2024

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You must therefore have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be a team player and be able to engage with a range of people who are often at their most vulnerable.
We Are Recruiting Multiple Ambulance Care Assistants (ACA’s) Posts Across The West Region. Below Are The Sub Regional Areas Which We Are Currently Recruiting To

Glasgow

Ayrshire & Arran

Argyll & Clyde

Dumfries & Galloway

As an ACA, you will be responsible for delivering high quality care and safe transportation for non-emergency patients from their homes to hospital and clinic appointments and inter-hospital transfers and discharge of patients from hospital. In addition, there may be a requirement to support the A&E tier of the Service by transporting suitable patients, referred on the day by GPs to Assessment units, and underpin the A&E Service at Major Incidents/accidents, should this be required.

You must therefore have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be a team player and be able to engage with a range of people who are often at their most vulnerable. This is a vital role, offering a vital service to the people of Scotland. You will work an average of 37 hours per week which will include weekend and/or evening working.

The successful applicants for these posts will be enrolled on our bespoke clinical training programme and will be an employee of the Scottish Ambulance Service from the date of commencement. The training programme is initially conducted at one of our Regional Training Centre’s and will lead to a Level 3 Certificate in Ambulance Patient Care Non-Urgent Care Service. This includes a recognised driving module. Following initial training you will be posted to your allocated Ambulance Station where other qualified staff will mentor you, in addition to receiving ongoing learning support from the Education Team to complete the course portfolio.

Applicants should have achieved passes in Standard Grade/’O’ grade / Nat 4 or equivalent in both English and Math’s and possess a full driving license with no more than 3 penalty points prior to applying.

Due to course date restraints, preference will be given to candidates who already possess category D1 on their driving license. These categories can be found on the front of your driving licence.

Candidates who do not possess D1 may have the opportunity to be placed in a holding pool for future course dates if successful.

As part of the selection process, you will require to undertake a fitness test and interview, full details of which will be sent to you if you are successful at the application shortlisting stage.

We offer a training salary of £20,615 pro rata per annum rising to £25,468 pro rata upon successful completion of the training programme. This will further increase to £27,486 with increments in line with Agenda for Change.

Informal enquiries can be made to the identified area leads:

Glasgow - Chris Gartshore ASM

Argyll & Clyde - Julie Ann Wallace ASM

Neil Moore - Ayrshire & Arran ASM

Frazer Erskine - Dumfries & Galloway ASM

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Hiring Manager.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotlandwelcomes applications from all sections of society.
We Are Recruiting Multiple Ambulance Care Assistants (ACA’s) Posts Across The West Region. Below Are The Sub Regional Areas Which We Are Currently Recruiting To

Glasgow

Ayrshire & Arran

Argyll & Clyde

Dumfries & Galloway

As an ACA, you will be responsible for delivering high quality care and safe transportation for non-emergency patients from their homes to hospital and clinic appointments and inter-hospital transfers and discharge of patients from hospital. In addition, there may be a requirement to support the A&E tier of the Service by transporting suitable patients, referred on the day by GPs to Assessment units, and underpin the A&E Service at Major Incidents/accidents, should this be required.

You must therefore have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be a team player and be able to engage with a range of people who are often at their most vulnerable. This is a vital role, offering a vital service to the people of Scotland. You will work an average of 37 hours per week which will include weekend and/or evening working.

The successful applicants for these posts will be enrolled on our bespoke clinical training programme and will be an employee of the Scottish Ambulance Service from the date of commencement. The training programme is initially conducted at one of our Regional Training Centre’s and will lead to a Level 3 Certificate in Ambulance Patient Care Non-Urgent Care Service. This includes a recognised driving module. Following initial training you will be posted to your allocated Ambulance Station where other qualified staff will mentor you, in addition to receiving ongoing learning support from the Education Team to complete the course portfolio.

Applicants should have achieved passes in Standard Grade/’O’ grade / Nat 4 or equivalent in both English and Math’s and possess a full driving license with no more than 3 penalty points prior to applying.

Due to course date restraints, preference will be given to candidates who already possess category D1 on their driving license. These categories can be found on the front of your driving licence.

Candidates who do not possess D1 may have the opportunity to be placed in a holding pool for future course dates if successful.

As part of the selection process, you will require to undertake a fitness test and interview, full details of which will be sent to you if you are successful at the application shortlisting stage.

We offer a training salary of £20,615 pro rata per annum rising to £25,468 pro rata upon successful completion of the training programme. This will further increase to £27,486 with increments in line with Agenda for Change.

Informal enquiries can be made to the identified area leads:

Glasgow - Chris Gartshore ASM

Argyll & Clyde - Julie Ann Wallace ASM

Neil Moore - Ayrshire & Arran ASM

Frazer Erskine - Dumfries & Galloway ASM

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Hiring Manager.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotlandwelcomes applications from all sections of society.


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