Ambulance Care Assistants
26-06-2008 25-07-2008 Salary: £15,445 pa pro rata (pay award pending) Reference No.: SAACA6
Approachable, flexible, responsible and like working with people? Does this sound like you? If so, GSL have opportunities for caring team players with good communication and interpersonal skills to join us in delivering non emergency ambulance care services in Surrey.
The Ambulance Person will convey non-emergency patients to and from hospital and clinic appointments and ensuring the patient’s welfare in transit.
The Ambulance Person is an integral part of the non-emergency patient transport service team. They will work towards the goals of the patient transport service in
- Drive an ambulance or ambulance car.
- Operate interchangeably as either driver or attendant in a single person or 2- person ambulance crew.
- Physically lift patients when required using the appropriate equipment and approved manual handling techniques.
- Assist patients – who may be ambulatory or wheelchair bound – into and out of the vehicle and ensure that they are safely seated whilst in transit.
- Convey stretcher bound patients into and off vehicle.
- Assist patients when entering and leaving their homes and take all reasonable actions to ensure the safety and security of their property.
- Liase with control via mobile telephone and respond appropriately to instructions.
- Upon arrival at the place of treatment, convey patients to the appropriate location within the building as directed by Control.
- Follow all appropriate safety procedures and report any potential hazards or possible misuse of the service to the Service Delivery Manager.
- Maintain daily written records of work schedules.
- Carry out daily maintenance and safety checks to vehicles and equipment.
- Maintain vehicle to required state of hygiene and cleanliness.
- Carry out any other duties relevant to the role as directed by Control and/ or the Service Delivery Manager.
The post holder must not divulge any confidential information to an unauthorised person that they may access during their employment.
The above list is not exhaustive, and represents a guideline to the key elements of the post and basic company standards. All staff are expected to have a flexible approach in their working practices as the service demand dictates.
Person Specification
- Full driving license required (including categories C1 & D1)
- Experience of similar related role
- Good communicator
- Application of common sense approach
- Physically fit with a caring attitude towards patients and an outgoing, friendly manner.
- The job also requires that crew members are flexible to fit in with fluctuation in service demand or operational need on the contract, i.e. a flexible working pattern
- Basic literacy and numeracy are required. Formal qualifications (apart from a full, current
- The post holder must be willing to undergo suitable training including Manual Handling, Risk Assessment, Customer Services, client induction, advanced driving and first aid.
A high proportion of patients will be frail and vulnerable. A Criminal Records Bureau check will therefore be required to exclude any individual with a history of criminal behaviour which could be considered unacceptable (by GSL or the clients) in a patient care environment.
If you'd like to join our team, call us on: 01306 734301 Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm or email your CV and covering letter to: recruiting@gslglobal.com
Please note that the Patients Transport Service is provided on a 24 hour basis throughout the year and therefore some rotational shift working may be required. These vacancies are subject to a 10 year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by GSL and the Secretary of State for the Home Office.