London Neonatal Transfer Service Critical Care Transport Assistant
As a Critical Care Transport Assistant, you’ll work in a co-located team including nurses, ANPs/ACPs, ODPs, doctors, and consultants to mobilise a critical care team to stabilise and transport patients between hospitals and Critical Care Units. You’ll be an integral part of the team, not just safely transporting everyone, but being involved in hands-on patient care whilst supporting families too.
Critical Care Transport Assistant (CCTA)
Full time – 42 hours per week. Shift pattern
£30,248.40 (+ 20% USH and 20% overtime enhancement). Opportunity to earn up to £34K through unsocial and overtime enhancements
Our offer to you
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and be recognised for your contributions. You will receive:
- Competitive salary and pension scheme
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), increasing to 38 days over 5 years
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health, and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts – access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts, as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym memberships, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays, and shopping
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,200 employees and over 29,500 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training, and campaigning. As a charity with a rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We develop and provide effective community response and outreach services (e.g., Ambulance response, Falls response, Night Time Economy) and empower people with vital clinical skills through programs like Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets, and Young Responders. We also operate a social enterprise network delivering first aid training and medical supplies to businesses and consumers.
Job Summary
As a Critical Care Transport Assistant, you’ll work in a co-located team including nurses, ANPs/ACPs, ODPs, doctors, and consultants to mobilise a critical care team to stabilise and transport patients between hospitals and Critical Care Units. You’ll be an integral part of the team, involved in patient care and supporting families.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Hold a full UK manual driving licence (C1 category), with at least 1 year of driving experience and no more than 3 penalty points
- Hold and maintain an SJA Critical Care Transport Assistant qualification (to be obtained within probation if not held already)
- Hold and maintain IHCD D1/D2 or Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving (CERAD) (to be obtained within probation if not held already)
- Experience working positively with customers, patients, or clients
- Experience managing conflict and de-escalating situations
About the Role
- Provide safe, stable transport for the clinical team, patient, and relatives, considering the patient’s vulnerability during journeys.
- Maintain competence in all relevant skills and knowledge, engage in continuous education and CPD, and complete mandatory training during probation and annually thereafter.
- Ensure vehicles and equipment are fit for purpose, used correctly, clean, and report defects promptly.
- Work as part of the Critical Care Transport team, representing SJA positively and supporting the NHS Clinical Team within your training scope.
- Render emergency aid as part of the clinical team or independently, support families by providing information and emotional support.
- Accurately complete all documentation related to patients, vehicles, and equipment and submit it timely.
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Note: We do not accept speculative CVs; only applications for advertised vacancies will be reviewed.
St John Ambulance is committed to increasing diversity and reflecting the communities we serve. We support various networks including Multi-Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers, and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate discrimination and foster an environment of mutual respect, valuing diversity and authentic allyship. We believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion.
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