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Job Summary
Are you a qualified Emergency Care Assistant? Then we currently have a fantastic opportunity for you covering High Dependency Transfers in Leicester.
Main Duties of the Job
* Ensure a continuous duty of care to patients within the level of training and competency of this role, ensuring an appropriate level of monitoring and treatment is maintained and continued.
* Provide a clear handover report when the patient is handed into the care of another health professional, recording all pertinent patient information.
* Drive approved ambulance vehicles under normal and blue light circumstances, in accordance with the service standards and within road traffic law, taking care of the vehicle, occupants, and other road users.
* Carry out general vehicle checks at the start of and during each shift to ensure vehicle readiness.
* Maintain a competent working knowledge of all medical and life support equipment carried on vehicles appropriate to the required skill level and scope of practice.
* Comply with basic scene safety checks and associated risk assessments, working with other healthcare or emergency services staff.
* Support qualified practitioners as directed in the provision of high-quality care.
* Provide and take relevant information from carers or others at any scene, reporting to qualified practitioners and relevant agencies as required.
About Us
Central Medical Services Ltd is a professional, reliable, private medical service working for both the NHS and private clients alike. We operate a 24/7 private ambulance and medical service, catering for either short notice or pre-planned assignments throughout the UK.
Benefits
* Company events
* Employee discount
* Store discount
Schedule
* 12 hour shift
* Day shift
* Holidays
* Monday to Friday
* Night shift
* Weekend availability
Pay Scheme
Salary: £13 to £17 an hour
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Job Responsibilities
This role will respond to emergencies, events, and general appointments alongside a paramedic/EMT, helping them provide patients with potentially life-saving care and, where needed, getting patients to hospital. The role will be required to attend every kind of accident and emergency, sometimes covering considerable distances. You will assist a qualified practitioner in delivering high-quality clinical and personal care and transportation of patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* FREC Level 3 and FREC Level 4
* Recognised blue light qualification (e.g., IHCD / Level 3 Emergency Response Ambulance Driving)
* Full UK Clean Driving Licence with a minimum of 2 years' experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Central Medical Services
Address: Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust, Infirmary Square, Leicester, LE1 5WW
Employer's Website: Central Medical Services
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