Ambulance Care Assistant (Relief) - Stevenage, Hertfordshire inStevenage inStevenage PUBLISHED FRI 22 NOV 2024

Band 3: £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum (+ 5% fringe & Unsocial) PERMANENT
SENSE OF HUMOUR UNIFORM VEHICLE

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The East of England Ambulance Service is seeking enthusiastic and passionate Ambulance Care Assistants (Relief) in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The role involves transporting non-urgent, frail patients to and from various health and social care facilities, requiring a caring attitude, teamwork, and strong communication skills. Candidates should possess a full UK manual driving license with at least a year's driving experience. The position entails a flexible work environment, and an understanding of the local area is beneficial.

Successful applicants will undergo a three-week paid training course that covers clinical training and patient transport driver training. The training is mandatory and requires full attendance, with applicants responsible for their own accommodation and travel expenses. A professional demeanor and ability to work both independently and in a team are essential, and pre-employment checks will be conducted for successful candidates.

We are currently looking for enthusiastic and passionate Ambulance Care Assistants to transport our patients, who are frail or need specialist assistance, to and from appointments at hospitals, treatment centres and other similar facilities.

If you have experience of caring for people with proven customer care and communication skills with the public, then we would like to hear from you!

You will need to be flexible, adaptable, and at times, discreet. A good sense of humour and local knowledge of the area you are applying to work in will also be an advantage.

Please ensure that your application relates to the essential criteria in the person specification.

Every day is different as an ACA and you could really make a difference to our patients.

Applications for this vacancy will be to work across Hertfordshire based at Watford or Welwyn Garden CIty

The role of the Ambulance Care Assistant involves the transportation of non-urgent patients to and from health/social care premises and private residences. This is a responsible role which requires a professional and caring attitude, as well as teamwork.

You will work in a team of two, or on your own, undertaking duties in a variety of vehicle types.

You need a full UK manual car driving licence, with one years driving experience. (Please note that a maximum of 3 penalty points will be considered for a minor motoring offence only.)

Your role with EEAST PTS would start with a 3 week paid training course (Monday - Friday). The training involves clinical training to be a 'First Person on Scene', patient transport driver training, and a full uniform is provided.

During the training course it is your responsibility to attend in full, on each day. Accommodation and travel expenses will not be provided so you will need to consider the costs and travel expense of attending these venues (usually Welwyn Garden City & Barton Mills).

You MUST be able to commit to undertaking the training course as outlined above.