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Ambulance Care Assistant

First Care Ambulance Limited
Full-time
On-site
Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
£22,000 - £26,000 GBP yearly
Care & Healthcare Jobs

Full time vacancy working 40 hours over 7 days with 3 days off including a 30 minute break.

The earliest shift is 0600 and the latest finish is 2200 each shift being 10 hours long.

The role will require you to transport low dependency patients to and from treatment centres in a comfortable,caring,compssionate.empathetic and reassuring

timely manner defined standards based on the principles of CQC standard domains-Carinf,Resonsive,Effective.Well led and safe CREWS.

A friendly smile and encouraging approach will make a real difference to the patients you help giving them a much needed boost before or after their appointment.Working as an Ambulance Care Assistant is highly rewarding ,allowing you to make a difference to the experience of patients living with illnesses.

Key elements are

Maintain high standards of patient care demonstrated by maintaining patient dignity ,respect and privacy ,communicating effectively delivering a service in an empathetic manner.

Support the delivery of a responsive service delivery to meet individual needs of patients and continual improvement of service delivery,providing the necessary level of flexibility ,working beyond shift times to complete duties.

Effective service by working effectively as a team to ensure patient centred care and service.

Support the management team to ensure well led service by reporting concerns,communicating with line managers .

Provide safe services by the safe use of equipment and vehicles ,safe comfortable driving and maintenance of infection control standards.

Use and care of equipment

Reliable and on time

Timeliness of reporting completion or ammendments tp planned jorneys

Careful and considerate drivers

Understanding of patients abilities (conditions /limitations)

Good people skills with a polite and friendly manner

You will be required to move patients using different equipment training will be given.

A good knowledge of the local area.

A full driving licence

An enhanced DBS check is required DBS cost is covered by the business.

Able to provide a minimum of 2 references covering a 5 year period before commencing work.

In return for your hard work you get

staged increases in annual leave following length of service .

Access to receive a industry card which enables access to numerous discounts.

Training and development.