Emergency Care Assistant / Urgent Care Assistant
Job Type: Casual and Contracted positions available
Based: Peterborough
Pay: ECA £13.65, UCA £12.00
Company Pension Scheme
Holidays: 28 days per year (pro rata)
Hours: To be discussed, casual and full time hours available. The Business operates 24/7, 365 days per year. Initially a zero hours contract is offered to successful applicants.
This is not a training role, applicants must hold appropriate and relevant qualifications for this role.
About UKEMS
Operating from 6 UK bases, UK Event Medical Services is recognised as one of the UK's leading providers of independent ambulance services and healthcare logistics. Offering a full range of services (largely to the NHS) including Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services, High Dependency Patient Transfers (Urgent Care) and Secure Patient Transport. Additionally, we provide a Medical Repatriation Service. We are proud to be one of the most respected and recognised providers in our industry and committed to delivering a patient and client-focused approach to everything we do.
Due to our continued and sustained growth we seek to recruit Emergency and Urgent Care Assistants.
The Job
Working in partnership with the NHS and other care providers, you will play a key role in the provision of high-quality care responding to a wide variety of situations including medical/trauma related emergencies, inter-hospital transfers, urgent and non-urgent hospital admissions. Our ECA's and UCA's work as part of a dedicated team including Ambulance Care Assistants and qualified clinicians in order to provide patients with potentially life-saving care and transportation to hospital.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. To drive a range of UKEMS vehicles under emergency, urgent, and normal driving conditions.
2. Ensure that all patient report forms, both electronic and paper-based, are completed, including police statements, coroners, and solicitor statements.
3. Ensure the safe transfer of patients to and from vehicles utilizing appropriate equipment and manual handling techniques.
4. Undertake a dynamic risk assessment on arrival at the scene of an incident or to support colleagues in this duty.
5. Communicate with patients, relatives, colleagues, members of other emergency services, the public, and other healthcare professionals.
6. Carry out relevant vehicle and equipment checks ensuring that the vehicle is properly kitted, cleaned, and stocked, reporting faults or omissions and completing all appropriate recording procedures.
7. Assist in ensuring the efficient use of medical supplies, maintaining adequate supplies, and ensuring all clinical waste is disposed of.
8. Maintain timely communications with our operations centre.
9. Respond as first responder to incidents where necessary within ECA (FREC4 & Blue lights qualification) and UCA (FREC4) scope of practice.
What's in it for you?
1. Comprehensive induction plus ongoing training and development with the opportunity to acquire additional recognised qualifications throughout your career with UKEMS.
2. All required training paid for, both in terms of course fees and salary while training.
3. The opportunity to work for a successful company established over 20 years ago, currently employing approximately 300 staff. As we continue to grow, one of our key aims is to maintain a "family feel" within the business where all employees feel recognised, valued, and appreciated.
4. Uniform/PPE provided.
5. The feel-good factor! This is a rewarding role creating real job satisfaction!
About You
Our ECA's and UCA's have typically worked for a health trust or an independent ambulance service.
Your qualifications will include one or both of the below:
* FREC 4 or equivalent (UCA)
* And/or
* CERAD or IHCD (Ambulance Emergency Driving) (ECA)
You will have knowledge of current operational procedures and clinical practices in addition to awareness of health & safety legislation. Your personal attributes will include reliability, conscientiousness, enthusiasm, and self-motivation. The ability to work under pressure and as part of a team will be relied upon. Interpersonal skills and the ability to interact in a calm and professional manner will be second nature to you.
A full, UK, current driving licence is necessary. A clean licence is preferred. All licence enforcements need to be declared on application. This post is physically demanding. You must be able to lift (together with a colleague) a minimum of c 11 stone/70 kgs.
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