Ambulance Care Assistant

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Ambulance Care Assistant to serve your local community and join the Ambulance Service as part of our Ambulance crews based in Guildford, Surrey.
Your main responsibility will be transporting our service users to and from their medical appointments and between healthcare facilities.
*What benefits can you expect?*
· Paid holiday entitlement
· £11.48 per hour
· 4 x 10 hour shifts per week. Our operational hours are between 06.00 and 00.00, Monday to Sunday so you will need to work various shifts within these hours (with notice)
· Life Assurance – providing colleagues and their family financial peace of mind and protection to the value of £5,000.
· 24/7 online/telephone GP Consultation and access to prescriptions.
· 2nd opinion medical support following diagnosis or where a colleague is on a treatment pathway.
· Cash-plan benefits, providing colleagues the option of protecting themselves in case of illness and recuperation, including dental, optical, chiropody.
· Unlimited mental health consultations.
· Unlimited physiotherapy consultations.
· Access to legal advice on domestic issues e.g. motoring offences, wills and probate, and personal injury.
· Financial guidance re retirement planning, tax savings and state benefits.
· Long Service Recognition Scheme – recognising colleagues for their continued service after 5 years and at 5-year intervals with an increase in annual leave.
· Values-based Internal Recognition Scheme with financial reward, which will lead to an annual recognition event.
· Refer a Friend recruitment incentive scheme with financial rewards_._
· The EMED foundation, to provide support to colleagues and our local communities.
· Paid holiday entitlement.
· Pension Scheme.
· Blue Light Card.
· Uniform provided.
· EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) to support a range of health and wellbeing requirements.
· Flu vaccination (_through an internal campaign in Autumn/Winter)._
*Other duties include:*
· 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.
· Assist with the handing over of patients to appropriate staff on arrival at treatment centres/hospitals or to family/friends at their homes.
*To be considered as an ACA, you will need to be:*
· Hold a valid UK driving licence.
· An effective communicator and experience of communicating with others in what can often be emotional circumstances.
· Be physically fit for patient handling and moving.
· Pass an Enhanced DBS check (company funded).
· Be able to work flexible shifts.
*About Us*
The exciting merger of ERS Medical and E-Zec Medical has enabled us to rebrand, therefore as a combined business we are now known as EMED Group. We are the largest Patient Transport and Care Partner to the NHS with more than 2,500 colleagues across 50 depots.
EMED Group are committed to providing equal opportunities and we endeavour to provide an inclusive and safe working culture for all.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to £11.48 per hour
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* On-site parking
Application question(s):
* Do you have a Full Valid UK Driving Licence with 6 points or less?
* Do you have right to work in the UK without employer sponsorship?
* Are you flexible to work shifts, including some early starts, late finishes and weekends?
Work Location: In person