Ambulance Care Assistant - St Albans, United Kingdom - MET Medical

MET Medical

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St Albans, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Join MET Medical as an Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) and embark on a rewarding career where your compassionate care makes a real difference.

In this role, you'll be the reassuring presence for patients, ensuring their safe and comfortable transportation to medical facilities.

As an ACA, your time will be split between driving our non-emergency ambulances and providing care to patients in the back of the ambulance.

This involves assisting them to and from the pickup and destination. This role is suited to those who are caring and want to make a difference.

Job Title:
Ambulance Care Assistant (Qualified)

Salary:
£22,048 - £23,046 per annum

Hours: 40 hours a week - Full Time

Shift: 12 Hour shifts (example rota 4 on, 4 off / No Nights)

Would you like the opportunity to make a difference working for our non-emergency Transport team as an Ambulance Care Assistant?

Rolling rota usually 4 on 4 off for worklife balance
NEST Pension
Progression opportunities
Funded Training Provided
Uniform provided
Free Ongoing CPD
Eligible for Blue Light Card with huge discounts online and instore
Overtime opportunities, including music festivals and private patient transfers
A direct employment pathway to our Emergency Ambulance Department
Opportunities to work overtime on both Nonemergency PTS, private patient transfers and events such as some of the UK's largest music festivals and sporting events.
Access to a worldclass employee assistance program (EAP)

We are seeking enthusiastic people with a caring disposition to join our team at MET Medical.

As an ambulance care assistant (ACA) you will play a vital role in transporting vulnerable patients for hospital appointments and hospital discharges.

Job Summary:

The role is for qualified Ambulance Care Assistants. It involves driving or working together as part of a crew to support patients with different mobility needs.

The job purpose is to provide and maintain a caring environment for these patients and provide a safe transport service, maintaining high standards of patience and timeliness.

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

Responsibilities:

Convey and care for patients within MET Medical care, undertaking preplanned activity and Patient Transport journeys booked on the day.
This role requires the ability to work with vulnerable, frail people, with the need for medical treatment at hospitals in a caring and compassionate way
Use of carry chairs, stair climbers, wheelchairs, stretchers and scoops.
Ensure patients have a safe, smooth journey, complying with all relevant traffic legislation and driving with consideration for other road users.
Where relevant check that patients have all the necessary requirements for their appointment or discharge, including paperwork and medication if appropriate.
When collecting from home, request that the patient's property is secured on leaving and that the patients have a means of entry back into the property on return.
To ensure that the ambulance vehicle and its equipment and consumable stock is in operational readiness at all times and to report any defects immediately to the Fleet Operative.
To actively participate in cleaning routines on vehicles, equipment and areas of the ambulance station facilities to ensure effective infection control standards are adhered to.
Ensure that all patients are treated with dignity and respect in communications and actions, in particular taking account of cultural differences and disability and in line with the MET Medicals policy.
Recording journey information accurately, such as deterioration in the patient's health, accidents involving the patient or abusive or threatening behaviour on the appropriate documentation...

REQUIREMENTS:

Essential / Experience:

At least 2 years experience of driving with a full UK manual driving license (No more than 3 endorsement points)
Valid FREC 3 Qualification or Ambulance Care Assistant Certificate (in date)
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively at all levels
To be flexible, approachable, calm, enthusiastic, honest and have integrity
A caring attitude towards patients and the ability to show empathy
Applicants require excellent communication skills and a good level of English (spoken and written).

MET Medical are dealing with the vulnerable in a patient care
environment, a full enhanced DBS check is required.

We appreciate the overwhelming response to this position, and we kindly inform all applicants that due to the high volume of interest, we may not be able to respond individually to those who do not possess the necessary qualifications or experience required for the role.

Salary:
£22,048.00-£23,046.40 per year

Benefits: