Job Description

Ambulance Care Assistants

Transport a range of people to/from clinics, renal dialysis, hospitals or other places of care, including their home address.

Responsible for ensuring that the patient receives high quality, professional and compassionate care .

Reassuring them and the opportunity to talk about their concerns during the journey.

We are looking for part time staff who will receive the necessary training and uniform to fulfil the role.

Main duties

- Driving the company ambulances to transport patients to / from their place of accommodation to their desired destination.

- Performing patient moving and handling tasks.

- Be of good character and able to communicate accordingly with members of staff, management and service users.

- This role requires mandatory training and competence in all relevant areas.

- Read and abide by the company policies and procedures.

- Complete vehicle and equipment checks at the start, during and end of each shift to ensure the readiness of the vehicle, equipment and consumables to respond as required. Report all defects and damage in accordance with local procedures

- Actively participate in cleaning routines including vehicles, equipment, and areas of the work facilities to ensure that infection prevention and control standards are adhered to.

- Report any safeguarding concerns, incidents, near-misses or complaints to their line manager

- Maintain absolute patient confidentiality, ensuring information governance and data protection procedures are always adhered to.

- Provide care and treatment in line with the agreed scope of practice.

Essential

Full UK driving licence. No more than 3 penalty point A minimum of 2 years driving experience since first holding a full UK Licence (Manual Be physically fit, as you will required to move patients
Desirable

FREC (First Response Emergency Care) 3 or 4 A minimum of one year experience working on patient transport services. Previous driving experience of vans, ambulances or larger vehicles Current First Aid qualification Current Moving People Qualification
As well as providing non-emergency patient transport services to hospitals within Northern Ireland we cover Event and sports medical cover . You may "opt in" to this work.

Pay: 13.50 per hour

Benefits:

Flexitime On-site parking
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ballynahinch BT24 8UX