Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) - Patient Transport Services - Preston

Ambulance Care Assistant

A new position for this particular vacancy is available. To be considered for this vacancy, you must be able to attend a 1-week Induction Training course. The course will run from 9am-5pm each day, and the venue and date are yet to be confirmed. Your attendance at training will be paid at £12.21 per hour.

Please note, once we have enough applicants for the course, this post will be closed.

• Base – Preston PR5

• Pay – £12.21 per hour

• Company pension scheme

• Holidays – 28 days per year (pro rata)

• Hours – Shifts available are 40 hours per week. Shifts available include working 4 days on, 4 days off or 5 on, 3 off. Various shifts are available – 8 hours, 10 hours, or 12 hours. The Business operates 24/7, 365 days per year. Initially, a zero-hours contract is offered to successful applicants. Successful applicants will be expected to work a range of shifts, including Days, Evenings, Nights, weekends, and bank Holidays.

About UKEMS

Operating from 6 UK bases, UK Event Medical Services is recognized 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, we also provide a Medical Repatriation Service. We are proud to be one of the most respected and recognized 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 Ambulance Care Assistants

The job

We take pride in the services provided by our caring, compassionate, and friendly teams of trained, highly skilled Ambulance Care Assistants (ACA’s) who play a key role in the planned, safe, and comfortable transportation of patients traveling from/to hospital or places of care (non-emergency)

No two shifts are alike for an ACA who undertakes a wide variety of tasks, including:

• Drive ambulances/specialist vehicles

• Provide reassurance, comfort, and support to patients

• Patient and vehicle risk assessments

• Mechanical and manual handling, including the safe movement of patients, operation of tail lifts, and wheelchair clamping systems

• Communication with our control centre

• The cleaning and restocking of our vehicles

• Accurate completion of reports/documentation

What’s in it for you?

• Comprehensive induction, on-going training, and development with the opportunity to acquire recognized qualifications throughout your career with UKEMS

• 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 recognized, valued, and appreciated.

• A uniform and PPE

• Company pension scheme

• The feel-good factor! This is a rewarding role creating real job satisfaction!

About you

• Our ACA’s come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Whilst many offer a background in care, others have previously worked in retail, entertainment, customer service, and hospitality. Previous work experience may differ; however, each ACA offers empathy and kindness, a positive, flexible, and adaptable attitude, a strong work ethic, together with the ability to work as part of a team. Your clear and confident verbal communication, together with effective listening skills, contribute to instilling confidence in patients using our services.

• No formal qualifications are necessary as training is provided

• A full current UK driving license is essential. A clean license is preferred. All license 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 11 stone/70kgs.