Job Summary
The Trust is seeking to hire individuals who are dedicated and adaptable to work as Ambulance Care Assistants for the Patient Transport Service, giving patients being transferred for non-emergency appointments high quality care and support.
The successful applicants will be responsible for safely transporting patients to and from treatment centres, ensuring that they are supported and cared for appropriately during their journey and that any patients feeling unwell are provided with appropriate assistance.
A legitimate EU driver’s license with no more than three endorsement points will be in your possession. (in exceptional circumstances a maximum of 6 points may be considered).
Only the South Cumbria region will have open positions for this recruitment, which encompasses the following stations:
Group of South Cumbria and Furness:
- Barrow
- Ulverston
- Millom
If your application is shortlisted, you will be asked to complete an online psychometric evaluation. If your psychometric evaluation meets the necessary standard, you will move on to the following round of evaluations.
The chosen candidates must be prepared to participate in the driving evaluation and interview. If you are hired for this position, you will need to complete pre-employment screenings ahead of a post-recruitment training course that will start in May 2023 and last for three weeks in the North West region, provided that pre-employment screenings are successfully completed two weeks before the associated course.
Main responsibilities of the job
As a patient transport care assistant, you will handle patients effectively by giving them the right kind of help they need to get in and out of vehicles. Supporting unsteady patients or maneuvering scooters around obstacles or in confined spaces are examples of this.
You must always be able to support patients with empathy, respect, and care, making sure their trip is secure and comfortable and providing any necessary care and support. You must choose and use the proper tools and skills while staying within your degree of training, competency, and area of expertise.
About Us
For those who require emergency medical care and transportation, the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust offers accident and emergency services around-the-clock, every day of the year.
Our highly qualified staff members offer patients in the neighborhood life-saving treatment and, if necessary, transport patients to hospitals or care facilities.For patients who need non-emergency transport to and from the hospital and who are unable to move independently due to their medical condition or clinical need, we also offer non-emergency patient transport services.
We work to guarantee public security and patient care in the event of a significant incident, alongside other emergency services.
The NHS 111 service is also provided by us in the North West. In 2013, NHS Direct was superseded by NHS 111. To make it simpler for people to utilize local NHS healthcare services in England, this service was introduced. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Job applicants who need existing skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome to apply, and their applications will be taken into consideration together with those from everyone else. Visit the UK Visas and Immigration website for more details. (Opens in a new tab).
For entrance clearance into the UK, skilled worker applicants must now submit criminal record certificates from each nation in which they have lived continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more during the previous ten years as of April 6, 2017. Adult dependents who are over the age of 18 must also meet this condition.You can get advice here.
Criminal background checks for applicants from abroad (Opens in a new tab).
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply
