Emergency Medical Technician / AAP in Preston

Job type: bank or permanent contract positions available

Based: Preston

Pay to be confirmed

Company pension scheme

Holidays: 28 days per year (pro rata)

Hours: Open shifts available up to 40+ hours per week. The Business operates 24/7, 365 days per year.

This is not a training role; applicants must hold appropriate and relevant qualifications for this role.

About UKEMS: Operating from 6 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.

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 Preston 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 a 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 ongoing 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 250 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.
• Uniform / PPE provided
• The feel-good factor! This is a rewarding role creating real job satisfaction!

Job requirements:

• Experience working as an ambulance technician is desirable; mentorship provided for newly qualified technicians.
• This post requires FREC 5 or AAP.
• You will have knowledge of current operational procedures and clinical practices in addition to awareness of health & safety legislation.
• Your personal attributes will include reliability, conscientiousness, enthusiasm and self-motivation.
• The ability to work under pressure and as part of a team will be relied upon.
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to interact in a calm and professional manner will be second nature to you.
• A full, UK, current driving licence is necessary. A clean licence is preferred (max no' of points = 3). All licence enforcements need to be declared on application.
• This post is physically demanding. You must be able to lift (together with a colleague) a minimum of c11 stone/70kg.
• We will require a satisfactory criminal record check (DBS) to show that you are suitable for this type of work.