Associate Ambulance Practitioner

4 months ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom UK Event Medical Services Limited Full time

**Associate Ambulance Practitioner (Trainee Apprenticeship)**
- **Job type
- Permanent Apprenticeship Contract**
- Based
- Elland, Halifax, West Yorkshire & Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Pay up to £17.50 per hour - This will vary on the educational elements of your programme
- Company pension scheme
- Holidays
- 28 days per year (pro rata)
- Hours - 40 hours per week. The Business operates 24/7, 365 days per year.

**About UKEMS**

Operating from 5 UK bases, UK Event Medical Services is recognised as one of the UK’s leading providers of independent ambulance services and healthcare logistics. Offering a full range of services (largely to the NHS) including Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services, High Dependency Patient Transfers (Urgent Care) and Secure Patient Transport, additionally we provide a Medical Repatriation Service plus Event and First Aid cover at festivals, film sets, agricultural shows and similar. We are proud to be one of the most respected and recognised providers in our industry and committed to delivering a patient and client-focused approach to everything we do.

Due to our continued and sustained growth we seek to recruit **Associate Ambulance **Practitioners (Apprenticeship Route)**

**The job**

Working in partnership with the NHS and other care providers we take pride in the services offered by our caring, compassionate and friendly teams of trained, highly skilled Ambulance Technicians.
- Ambulance technicians work as part of an emergency team alongside paramedics, responding to emergency calls. They treat patients at the scene of an accident and decide if they should be transferred to hospital or other medical facility for further treatment.
- Your base would be at our Elland site however you would spend most of your time in an ambulance.
- You would work shifts including evenings, nights weekends and public holidays.
- The work can be physically demanding, so you should have a good level of fitness.
- You may have to deal with distressing situations.
- You have to go out in all weathers and may cover a large geographical area.
- You will wear a uniform, or sometimes other protective clothing such as helmet or high visibility jacket.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
- To drive a range of UKEMS vehicles under emergency and urgent and normal driving conditions
- Undertake a dynamic risk assessment on arrival at the scene of an incident or to support colleagues in this duty
- Ensure that all patient report forms both electronic and paper-based are completed, additional paperwork may include police statements, coroners and solicitor statements
- Ensure the safe transfer of patients to and from vehicles utilising appropriate equipment and manual handling techniques
- Communicate with patients, relatives, colleagues, members of other emergency services, the public and other healthcare professionals
- To carry out relevant vehicle and equipment checks ensuring that the vehicle is properly kitted, cleaned and stocked, faults or omissions reported and all appropriate recording procedures completed
- To assist in ensuring the efficient use of medical supplies, maintaining adequate supplies and ensuring all clinical waste is disposed of.
- To maintain timely communications with our operations centre

**What’s in it for you?**
- Comprehensive induction plus on-going training and development with the opportunity to acquire additional recognised qualifications throughout your career with UKEMS.
- All required training paid for, both in terms of course fees and salary while training.
- The opportunity to work for a successful company established over 20 years ago currently employing approximately 300 staff. As we continue to grow one of our key aims is to maintain a “family feel “within the business where all employees feel recognised, valued and appreciated.
- Nationally recognised apprenticeship qualifications delivered by our learning and development partner.
- Uniform / PPE provided
- The feel-good factor This is a rewarding role creating real job satisfaction

1. A willingness to learn, and participate within learning and development programmes with a commitment to progression and learning.

2. An excellent driven work ethic, coupled with a can do attitude

3. We will require a satisfactory criminal record check ( DBS ) to show that you are suitable for this type of work.

4. Your personal attributes will include reliability, conscientiousness, enthusiasm and self-motivation.

5. The ability to work under pressure and as part of a team will be relied upon.

6. Interpersonal skills and the ability to interact in a clam and professional manner will be second nature to you.
8. This post is physically demanding. You must be able to lift ( together with a colleague ) a minimum of c.11 stone/ 70kg



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