Patient Transport Service - North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom - Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Volunteerto help NHS patients in your region

Do you live in Yorkshire or North Lincolnshire, have your own vehicle and enjoy driving?

Would you like to play a vital role in the health and wellbeing of NHS patients, and become part of an incredible team?

Our non-emergency Patient Transport Service (PTS) helps thousands of people to reach their medical appointments every week, supported by our dedicated network of PTS volunteers as part of our Volunteer Car Service (VCS).

PTS volunteers provide non-emergency transport for patients who are able to walk but may need assistance and are eligible for transport, to and from hospitals and other healthcare settings.

This can include patients attending hospital outpatient clinics, being admitted to or discharged from hospital wards or needing life-saving treatments such as chemotherapy or renal dialysis.

Due to the nature of the role, we strongly advise our volunteers to be double vaccinated against COVID-19 and are up to date with all boosters.

As a PTS volunteer you will receive full training, a uniform, a first aid kit and a mileage allowance of 45p per mile, with an additional 5p per mile allowance when transporting a patient.

You don't need to have any previous experience as full training will be given, just be caring, friendly and have a willingness to help.

You will then be invited to a driving assessment and a 2-day induction course

Please see dates below:

Driving Assessments:

WC 21st August 202
WC 9th October 2023

2-day Induction Course:

To be held at Doncaster on Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th August 202
To be held at Burn Hall on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th September 2023

You will be able to claim back mileage expenses for attending these training/assessment sessions once the recruitment process is complete.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.

We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.

We employ more than 5,800 staff, who together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.

Our values:
Compassion, One Team, Integrity, Innovation, Empowerment and Resilienceare at the heart of all we do.

Requirements:

Be 18 years old or over
Hold a valid, full UK driving licence with no more than three penalty points (please note we cannot accept volunteers with drink driving endorsements until a period of 11 years has expired from the date of the offence)
Have access to a car with four or more doors
Be willing to take part in all stages of the recruitment process
Be a good communicator

Before taking the time to apply, please familiarise yourself with the recruitment process and ensure that you are willing to take part in all stages of the process.

We currently have approximately 200 volunteers giving up their time to provide this vital service between the hours of 06:00am and 08:00pm Mondays to Saturdays.

There is no minimum amount of time required from our volunteers; you may be available once a month or several times a week.

For full details of the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description under supporting documents.