This bank role sits within YorMed Ambulance Service's Patient Transport and Event Medical teams, a CQC-registered independent provider. The work covers transporting patients who walk, use wheelchairs or need stretchers, and giving first response at public and private events. Shifts are chosen around the post holder's availability, with weekend and weekday work across North Yorkshire and York. Applicants need a FREC 3 or FREC 4 qualification and completed C1 driving or driver training to be considered.
What the job involves
- Respond promptly to calls, working independently or within a clinical team
- Make initial assessments and give immediate care within FREC 3/4 scope
- Recognise illness, injury and deterioration, and request appropriate clinical support
- Transport walking, wheelchair and stretcher patients safely and with dignity
- Assist with moving and handling, including carry chairs and manual handling aids
- Provide first-response medical cover at events within an agreed clinical structure
- Record patient information, observations, care given and escalation decisions accurately
- Communicate clearly with the Control Room and colleagues in line with protocols
- Drive ambulance vehicles with due regard for patient comfort, safety and other road users
- Carry out daily vehicle inspections, equipment checks and basic maintenance
- Administer oxygen, resuscitation and defibrillation when required
- Follow safeguarding, infection control, information governance and incident-reporting procedures
What’s required
Qualifications
- FREC 3 or FREC 4 qualification
Experience
- Experience moving and handling patients and using associated equipment
- Experience working with medical bags, clinical stock, medication and equipment
- Experience completing patient handover documentation
Skills & knowledge
- Good written and verbal skills
- Understanding of medication recording and reporting
- Understanding of patient risk assessments
Checks & eligibility
- UK driving licence with no more than 3 points
- C1 driving or driver training completed
Other
- Physically fit to undertake moving and handling of patients and equipment
Nice to have
- Previous experience working with ambulances
- Understanding of CQC-regulated activities and governance policies
- GCSEs at grade C or above
- Emergency vehicle driver training
What’s offered
- Flexible work that fits around existing commitments
- Choice of shifts to suit availability
- Regular weekend and weekday work available throughout the year
- Ad-hoc patient transport and event work
- Training provided where needed for ambulance work
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
