Trainee Ambulance Care Assistant - Patient Transport Service
United Kingdom || 1453 Days Ago
United Kingdom
Category :Vacant
Country :United Kingdom
salary :£15,000 - £20,000
publish date :2021-09-28
Description
Trainee Ambulance Care Assistant - Patient Transport Service
Location: Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland
Contract type: 6 months Fixed Term Contract and Casual Hours available
Hours per week: up to 36 hours per week
Salary: £9.42 per hour
Would you like to train to become a qualified Ambulance Care Assistant?
We're currently recruiting 24 trainees for our next intake of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (PTS) Crew in East & West Scotland. You don't need to have experience - we're looking for people with the desire to join our team and make a real difference to the lives of people in crisis.
Once qualified as PTS crew, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and deployment of a Red Cross PTS vehicle working under contract for various ambulance or Hospital trusts. Based in Glasgow, Edinburgh and on occasions other central locations you will work up to on average 36 hours per week, following a rota pattern that covers 7 days a week (including weekend working) to support service delivery needs.
In this role, you will be responsible for transferring non-clinically critical patients (potentially including Covid-19 patients) from hospital to their home premises or to care facilities in the region. You'll use your qualification to select and utilise appropriate equipment and skills to transport patients in line with current protocols and equivalent to Care Quality Commission standards.
Successful candidates will be required to commence an intensive (paid) training programme during November (starting on Monday 1st Nov 2021 over various days until Sunday 21st Nov 2021). A proportion of this training will be undertaken online from your home, so you will require a suitable device with an internet connection.
When crisis strikes, we're first on the scene
Our Ambulance support work is contract driven and based around agreements to provide a range of services from patient transport to emergency ambulance support within Scotland. Our services are undertaken and delivered to a defined scope of practice from the ambulance service and NHS Boards and further aligned to the regulated standards applied by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) which we apply consistently across the whole of the British Red Cross in the UK. Our fleet and equipment are comparable with those deployed by NHS services.
We are a well-integrated team united by one goal - to save lives, and help people in crisis, particularly in the discharge process of patients from hospital and healthcare facilities.
This role might be for you if you are
Closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 10th October 2021. Interviews to follow in early/mid-October. If we receive a very large volume of applications, we reserve the right to close advertising early. Therefore, it would be advisable to submit your application for this vacancy as early as possible.
Should you have any questions on this role please email us at quoting vacancy ID 3291
Please Note: This role includes working face to face with service users and social distancing will not be able to be maintained at all times therefore, it may not be suitable for people that may be at higher risk of harm from Covid-19.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits; these include:
A little bit more about us...
The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK; get the support they need if crisis strikes. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country - we're there when you need us.
Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.
At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the best people to help us provide support to millions of people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of; age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Diversity is something we celebrate and we want you to be able to bring your authentic-self to the Red Cross. We want you to feel that you are in an inclusive environment, and a great position to help us spread the power of kindness.
In the British Red Cross we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place, and are committed to creating a culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated and perpetrators are dealt with effectively.
If you are appointed to a role within BRC you will be subject to the organisation's Code of Conduct, a copy of which you can find on our website.
As part of its recruitment and selection process the British Red Cross undertakes DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checking of all individuals who regularly work with or have access to children and vulnerable adults.
If driving is an essential requirement of the role, appropriate driver checks will be completed in line with current policy.
The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).
Follow us on Twitter @RedCrossJobsUK and on Linkedin - British Red Cross, to hear about our latest job vacancies.
Connecting human kindness with human crisis
Location: Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland
Contract type: 6 months Fixed Term Contract and Casual Hours available
Hours per week: up to 36 hours per week
Salary: £9.42 per hour
Would you like to train to become a qualified Ambulance Care Assistant?
We're currently recruiting 24 trainees for our next intake of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (PTS) Crew in East & West Scotland. You don't need to have experience - we're looking for people with the desire to join our team and make a real difference to the lives of people in crisis.
Once qualified as PTS crew, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and deployment of a Red Cross PTS vehicle working under contract for various ambulance or Hospital trusts. Based in Glasgow, Edinburgh and on occasions other central locations you will work up to on average 36 hours per week, following a rota pattern that covers 7 days a week (including weekend working) to support service delivery needs.
In this role, you will be responsible for transferring non-clinically critical patients (potentially including Covid-19 patients) from hospital to their home premises or to care facilities in the region. You'll use your qualification to select and utilise appropriate equipment and skills to transport patients in line with current protocols and equivalent to Care Quality Commission standards.
Successful candidates will be required to commence an intensive (paid) training programme during November (starting on Monday 1st Nov 2021 over various days until Sunday 21st Nov 2021). A proportion of this training will be undertaken online from your home, so you will require a suitable device with an internet connection.
When crisis strikes, we're first on the scene
Our Ambulance support work is contract driven and based around agreements to provide a range of services from patient transport to emergency ambulance support within Scotland. Our services are undertaken and delivered to a defined scope of practice from the ambulance service and NHS Boards and further aligned to the regulated standards applied by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) which we apply consistently across the whole of the British Red Cross in the UK. Our fleet and equipment are comparable with those deployed by NHS services.
We are a well-integrated team united by one goal - to save lives, and help people in crisis, particularly in the discharge process of patients from hospital and healthcare facilities.
This role might be for you if you are
- A full driving licence holder with a driving licence which allows you to operate a manual transmission vehicle (please note that, due to vehicle insurance policy requirements, applicants must be aged 21 or over and must have held their licence for a minimum of two full years)
- Qualified to a formal level in Maths and English (or equivalent)
- Interested in and able to commit to working towards and achieving a BRC qualification in Patient Transport, with further advancement available
- Flexible - comfortable working shifts including unsocial hours, bank holidays, evenings and weekends as required
- An enthusiastic nature, willing to take on whatever challenges the role presents
- A caring approach, to bring comfort and support to patients
- Understanding and awareness that people have different needs and are looking to you for help
Closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 10th October 2021. Interviews to follow in early/mid-October. If we receive a very large volume of applications, we reserve the right to close advertising early. Therefore, it would be advisable to submit your application for this vacancy as early as possible.
Should you have any questions on this role please email us at quoting vacancy ID 3291
Please Note: This role includes working face to face with service users and social distancing will not be able to be maintained at all times therefore, it may not be suitable for people that may be at higher risk of harm from Covid-19.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits; these include:
- 36 days holiday per annum (including Bank Holidays) pro rata
- Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
- Up to 6% contributory pension
- Flexible working policy
A little bit more about us...
The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK; get the support they need if crisis strikes. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country - we're there when you need us.
Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.
At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the best people to help us provide support to millions of people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of; age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Diversity is something we celebrate and we want you to be able to bring your authentic-self to the Red Cross. We want you to feel that you are in an inclusive environment, and a great position to help us spread the power of kindness.
In the British Red Cross we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place, and are committed to creating a culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated and perpetrators are dealt with effectively.
If you are appointed to a role within BRC you will be subject to the organisation's Code of Conduct, a copy of which you can find on our website.
As part of its recruitment and selection process the British Red Cross undertakes DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checking of all individuals who regularly work with or have access to children and vulnerable adults.
If driving is an essential requirement of the role, appropriate driver checks will be completed in line with current policy.
The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).
Follow us on Twitter @RedCrossJobsUK and on Linkedin - British Red Cross, to hear about our latest job vacancies.
Connecting human kindness with human crisis
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