Ambulance Care Assistant

Bristol Ambulance (Part of EMED Group) have a fantastic opportunity for Ambulance Care Assistants to join our team based in Bristol (BS2).

An 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.

You’ll drive patients to and from medical appointments and between healthcare facilities, either working with a colleague or independently, so it is vital to hold a full UK manual driving licence and have a good degree of physical fitness for manual handling.

Shifts are 12 hours with start times starting anywhere between 06:00am - 19:00 on a 4 on/4 off rota.

What benefits can you expect?

• Full uniform
• Free parking
• Staff discount schemes
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities
  
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Opportunity for progression
• Access to training via our Pre-Hospital Care Academy
• Opportunity to work on a number of specialist projects including events and cohorting shifts.
• Discount via company opted pension
• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff benevolent fund (Deano Scheme)
  
• Company pension

Other duties include:

• Assisting in the transportation of ‘end of life’ patients, 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 patients in and out of the Ambulance
• Assist with the handing over of patients to appropriate staff on arrival at treatment centres/hospital’s 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 settings.
• Ensuring that the ambulance is kept safe, clean and tidy

Do you have what it takes?

• Full UK manual driving license (held for minimum 12 months if over 21, or 24 months if under 21)
• Flexible to work shifts (12hrs - 4 on 4 off)
• You have experience in Care (HCA, Support worker, etc) - advantageous
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work well in a team and independently
• Physical fitness to assist patients with mobility needs

Join us in delivering exceptional care to our community. Apply now to become a vital part of our patient transport service! We are committed to providing equal opportunities and we endeavour to provide an inclusive and safe working culture for all.

About Us

EMED Group is an established healthcare logistics provider that enables access to health and social care through our four specialist divisions. We are one of the largest health and care partners to the NHS with 4,000 colleagues across over 60 bases UK-wide.

EMED Group is committed to pro-actively improving the wellbeing of our communities by providing access to vital health and social care services across the UK.