PTS Ambulance Care Assistant North - 0 Hour contract
Would you like to be part of a team delivering an invaluable service to the patients within the North Yorkshire region, based at Scarborough Ambulance Station?
Would you like to work for an ambitious and challenging organisation which will share your passion for high quality patient care?
We are currently recruiting for a Patient Transport Service (PTS) Ambulance Care Assistant, zero hour position, who shares a value and belief in delivering the highest standards of quality service and patient care.
* Training Courses are full time at different locations within Yorkshire, Mon- Fri for 4 weeks, full attendance is required
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the care and safe transportation of non-emergency PTS patients.
Ensuring timely transportation to and from appointments at hospitals, treatment centres, day units or other places of care.
At all times the post holder must ensure patient safety and reduction in harm to patients, self, colleagues, and others by assessing risks and adopting safe working practices.
About us
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.
We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.
We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.
Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.
* Contributory Pension.
* Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.
* Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
* Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
* Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
Check out our YAS One Team Simulation! https://www.nwyhelearning.nhs.uk/elearning/yorksandhumber/yas/yasoneteam/index.html
Job responsibilities
For full details and role responsibilities including person specification please see the attached job description.
Previous applicants who have applied and been unsuccessful in the past 3 months need not apply.
Notes regarding qualifications required for this post:For the purpose of this job, equivalent experience would be defined as having worked for a minimum of 2 years in a Band 2 PTS Driver post.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Knowledge
* Level 2 entry requirement e.g. 3 GCSEs grade A*-C or NVQ level 2 qualification or equivalent experience
* Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development
* Ability to carry out manual handling including the lifting of patients and equipment
* Basic IT skills e.g. word, e-mail
Personal/Other
* Full driving license with no more than three penalty points for new entrants to YAS or a maximum of six for existing YAS employees
* Able to work as part of a team
Experience
* Background in a customer or patient orientated field
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£24,625 to £25,674 a yearPer annum, pro rata
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