Ambulance Person - Non Emergency Transport Service

Ambulance Person – Non Emergency Transport Service We are recruiting personnel to join our Non-Emergency Transport service (NETS). You will work closely with colleagues to ensure that patient journeys are planned and delivered in the most effective and efficient way. You will provide assistance to others when problems or delays occur; by putting the patient first and ensuring that they arrive at their destination in a safe and timely fashion. In your application and interview you will need to demonstrate the ability to empathise with patients and provide reassurance to those who need transport. Where necessary you will provide basic medical assistance in line with training provided by the London Ambulance Service. Main Duties of the Job The Non-Emergency Transport Service (NETS) is the London Ambulance Service\’s transport service which deals with non-immediate life threatening, non-emergency calls. It was commissioned to transport lower acuity patients to hospital, who do not appear to require any clinical intervention en-route. This reduces the requirement for this type of call for a paramedic resource and enables them to respond to higher acuity calls. The primary purpose of these vehicles is to provide transport. NETS staff have the ability to call on other LAS health professionals should the need arise. NETS crews are not trained to drive on blue lights and therefore cannot provide emergency transport. They will complete all journeys under normal driving conditions. NETS currently operates between 7am and midnight, seven days a week. As an Ambulance Person, you will be responsible for transporting non-emergency patients to various health care facilities. Full time, working hours are 37.5 hours per week. About Us The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS) is the largest free ambulance service in the world. We care for more than one-and-a-half million patients every year and are at the frontline of the NHS in the capital, covering the whole area within the M25. We will provide you with a 5-week training course which will include basic ambulance and first aid skills, basic life support, patient assessment, manual handling, lifting, and driving skills. You will receive a basic salary of £24,071 plus an additional High Cost Allowance supplement (HCAS), dependent on where your main base is located (£4,551 per annum for outer London or £5,414 per annum for inner London). Job Responsibilities You will need to hold a manual UK driving license with Provisional Full C1 status (allows people to drive vans up to 7.5 tonnes) , no more than 3 points and have at least 1 year’s driving experience in a category B vehicle. You will be required to work a seven-day rotating shift pattern, covering the hours of 7 am to midnight initially, with a view for this to potentially extend to 24/7. We operate from six locations across London and you will be based at one of these: Becontree, Bermondsey, Orpington, New Malden, Ruislip, or Camden. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Ambulance Service and will allow you to develop the basic ambulance core skills required for further career progression and development within the Service. Please see attached job description for further duties & responsibilities. Please note that within one week of application you will be asked to provide a Driver\’s Licence Summary Statement. Please look out for this in your inbox. IMPORTANT: Trac messages can occasionally divert to your junk mail or spam items; therefore, we strongly encourage you to check this regularly for messages sent to you via Trac, which will come to the email address you have registered your application with. Person Specification Qualifications Full British driving licence with no more than three penalty points Good general level of education Experience Effective social skills gained from dealing with the public At least 1 year’s driving experience Driving experience in London Experience dealing with the elderly or infirm in a voluntary or paid capacity Knowledge Good interpersonal skills Ability to work in a team Ability to relate to people from different cultures Ability to plan efficient and economical routes Good verbal and written communication skills (must be able to complete journey documentation accurately and legibly) Ability to keep to pre-arranged schedule Familiarity with driving in and around London Personal Abilities Adhere to the Trust values and behaviours Ability to meet the requirements of the DVLA group 2 medical assessment Ability to pass a lifting assessment with a mannequin of 75kg by the end of training Good eyesight Demonstration of an empathetic approach Evidence of reliability Proven interest in care work Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £28,622 to £30,225 a year per annum including HCAS. #J-18808-Ljbffr