Ambulance Assistant

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Ambulance Care Assistant to join our team at EMED Group. As an Ambulance Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in providing patient care and transportation services to our community.

• Transport elderly, sick, and vulnerable service users to and from medical appointments and between healthcare facilities.
• Assist in the transportation of end-of-life service users with empathy and respect.
• Build rapport with patients and their relatives/friends through effective communication.
• Responsible for lifting, securing, and helping service users in and out of the Ambulance.
• Assist with patient handovers to appropriate staff upon arrival at treatment centers/hospitals or to family/friends at their homes.
• Transfer patients from beds to stretchers, chairs to chairs, or similar in and out of hospital and medical/commercial flights.
• Assist service users with challenging behavior and/or mental health illnesses.
• Maintain the ambulance in a safe, clean, and tidy condition.

• Commitment to patient care and well-being.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Calm, considerate, and careful driving abilities.
• Natural flair for team working and collaboration.
• Pass an Enhanced DBS check (funded by the company).
• Familiarity with the local and surrounding area.
• Valid UK manual driving license with less than 6 points.
• Physical fitness for patient handling and moving.
• Ability to work flexible shifts.

• Paid holiday entitlement.
• Competitive hourly rate of £11.44.
• 37.5 hours per week - Full Time Hours / Permanent.
• Life Assurance providing financial peace of mind and protection.
• Access to 24/7 online/telephone GP consultations and prescriptions.
• 2nd opinion medical support following diagnosis or treatment pathways.
• Cash-plan benefits for illness and recuperation.
• Access to mental health consultations.
• Physiotherapy consultations.
• Legal advice on domestic issues.
• Financial guidance on retirement planning, tax savings, and state benefits.
• Long Service Recognition Scheme.
• Values-based Internal Recognition Scheme.
• Refer a Friend recruitment incentive scheme.
• The EMED Foundation for colleague and community support.
• Pension Scheme.
• Blue Light Card.
• Uniform provided.
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) for health and wellbeing.
• Flu vaccination campaign.