Ambulance Care Assistant - Redhill, Surrey, United Kingdom - EMED Group

Description

We have a fantastic opportunity foran Ambulance Care Assistantto serve your local community and join the Ambulance Service as part of our Ambulance crews based in Surrey.

Your main responsibility will be transporting our service users to and from their medical appointments and between healthcare facilities.
Paid holiday entitlement
~£48 per hour
~4 x 10 hour shifts per week. 00, Monday to Sunday so you will need to work various shifts within these hours (with notice)
~ Life Assurance providing colleagues and their family financial peace of mind and protection to the value of £5,000.
~24/7 online/telephone GP Consultation and access to prescriptions.
~2nd opinion medical support following diagnosis or where a colleague is on a treatment pathway.
~ Cash-plan benefits, providing colleagues the option of protecting themselves in case of illness and recuperation, including dental, optical, chiropody.
~ Access to legal advice on domestic issues e.g. motoring offences, wills and probate, and personal injury.
~ Financial guidance re retirement planning, tax savings and state benefits.
~ Long Service Recognition Scheme recognising colleagues for their continued service after 5 years and at 5-year intervals with an increase in annual leave.
~ Values-based Internal Recognition Scheme with financial reward, which will lead to an annual recognition event.
~ Refer a Friend recruitment incentive scheme with financial rewards.
~ The EMED foundation, to provide support to colleagues and our local communities.
~ Paid holiday entitlement.
~ Pension Scheme.
~ Uniform provided.
~ EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) to support a range of health and wellbeing requirements.
~ Flu vaccination (through an internal campaign in Autumn/Winter).

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.
Hold a valid UK driving licence.
Be able to work flexible shifts.

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 more than 2,500 colleagues across 50 depots.

EMED Group are committed to providing equal opportunities and we endeavour to provide an inclusive and safe working culture for all.