Ambulance Care Assistant

2 months ago


Basingstoke, United Kingdom South Central Ambulance Service Full time

**South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services.**

The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Surrey and Sussex.

Ambulance Care Assistants take patients to and from their appointments-you are more than just a driver; you’ll be a highly trained, caring, professional person who makes a positive impact on patients and colleagues every day.

**We are offering a great starting salary of £22,384 pa. Plus, for all hours you work between 8pm and 6am Monday - Friday and any time on Saturday, you’ll get a shift bonus taking you to at least £16.15 per hour. For Sundays and Public Holidays you could be earning at least £20.96 per hour. Averaged over the year, this means your salary could be up to £24,621.**

**In addition to the above, we are also offering a very exciting golden hello to all new, substantive starters We will pay a £500 joining incentive that is split into 2 payments. During your first week of training, you will receive £300. At the end of your second month at SCAS you will receive a final £200.**

If you’re shortlisted, you’ll be invited to an assessment session which will look at your driving skills and your ability to lift and move patients, and to an online interview.

Once you have completed all modules of our fully paid training course, including clinical and driving, you will receive an official accreditation. It is fully paid and lasts 3 weeks. Locations: Newbury, Whiteley and Surrey.

**The Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) role is a gateway into the Ambulance Service. People who join as an ACA can go on to be Team Leaders or Managers within their area or move to work in the frontline teams or one of the many support and corporate teams.**

**Working for our organisation**

**MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE**:

- The Ambulance Care Assistant will be expected to plan their journeys, taking into account patient appointment timings along with the routes that they should take to ensure an efficient and effective service.
- The Ambulance Care Assistant is required to undertake daily vehicle checks to ensure that the ambulance vehicle is roadworthy these checks shall include for example. Oil, Water, Fuel, Tyre Pressure and Tyre Tread condition, Lights, Warning Devices etc. any defect to be reported using “vehicle defect book” and record on any computerised system as required in accordance with Polices and Procedures.
- To comply with all the Trust’s Polices and Procedures, including participation in the Trust appraisal scheme.

**Benefits we offer**:

- Full training and support when you join and ongoing throughout your employment with us.
- Holiday entitlement is 27 days rising to 29 days afte 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time).
- Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
- Access to continual professional development and opportunities within SCAS and the NHS.
- Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.
- NHS Discounts in over 200+ stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing.
- Golden Handshake Incentive

**Knowledge and Experience**

Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working in a customer care role

**Desirable criteria**
- Previous experience of working with patients or clients in a care setting
- Previous shift working experience
- Previous NHS experience

Please note: if you are successful for this role and pass both interview and PELDA stages, you must be able to commit to a 3-week foundation course which runs consecutively at the start of your role.

**Qualifications and Training**

**Essential criteria**
- Full manual UK Driving Licence with no more than 3 points for speeding (any offence relating to drink/drugs on the licence will be rejected)

**Knowledge and Experience**

**Essential criteria**
- Previous experience of working in a customer care role

**Desirable criteria**
- Previous experience of working with patients or clients in a care setting
- Previous shift working experience
- Previous NHS experience

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 37.5 per week

**Salary**: £22,383.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Signing bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Hampshire, RG24 8QL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Previous experience of working in customer care

Work Location: In person



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