We have a fantastic opportunity for a BANK Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) to serve your local community as part of our crew based in Leeds on a bank (0 hour) contract.
An Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) is a hugely rewarding and fulfilling role. Each day, you’ll be helping someone in need, making their lives that little bit easier, and knowing that you make a difference to their day provides you with a real sense of achievement.
Your main responsibility will be transporting elderly, sick and vulnerable service users to and from their medical appointments and between healthcare facilities. This can be carried out as two-person crews or alone, so it is vital to hold a full UK driving licence and to have a good degree of physical fitness.
What benefits can you expect?
* £12.71 per hour
* 12.07% uplift on each hour worked to cover annual leave
* The flexibility of a bank (0 hour) position – work when suits you to support the needs of the business
* Uniform provided
* Company funded Enhanced DBS certificate
* Full training provided
Other Duties Include
* Transporting elderly, sick and vulnerable service users to and from their medical appointments and between healthcare facilities
* Assisting in the transportation of ‘end of life’ service users, ensuring a high level of empathy is present at all times
* Building rapport by effectively communicating with patients and their relatives/friends
* Responsible for lifting, securing and helping service users in and out of the Ambulance
* Assisting with the handing over of patients to appropriate staff on arrival at treatment centres/hospitals or to family/friends at their homes
* Transfer patients from beds to stretchers, chairs to chairs or similar both in and out of hospital and medical/commercial flights
* Assisting service users with challenging behaviour and/or mental health illnesses
* Ensuring that the ambulance is kept safe, clean and tidy
To be considered as an ACA, you will need to be:
* Hold a full UK (manual) driving licence with less than 6 penalty points
* Committed to patient care
* An effective communicator and experienced in communicating with others in what can often be emotional circumstances
* Calm, considerate, careful driver
* A natural flair for team working and collaboration
* Physically fit for patient handling and moving
* Pass an Enhanced DBS check
* Familiar with the local and surrounding area
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