Do you want a job that genuinely helps people? We’re looking for kind, reliable, and compassionate people to join our Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) team in Peterborough. This is a role for someone who wants to make a real difference every day, supporting patients of all ages on their journeys to and from medical facilities.
Part‑Time (evenings only) | Mon‑Fri, 4‑hour shifts | 20 hours per week | shifts between 19:00 – 23:00
Start date: August 17th (pending references)
An ACA is a hugely rewarding and fulfilling role. Each day you’ll help someone in need, making their lives a little easier, and knowing you make a difference to their day gives you a real sense of achievement.
You’ll drive patients to and from medical appointments and between healthcare facilities, either working with a colleague or independently. It is vital to hold a full UK manual driving licence and have a good degree of physical fitness for manual handling.
Other Duties
- Assisting in the transportation of “end of life” patients, 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 patients in and out of the Ambulance.
- Assist with the handing over of patients to appropriate staff on arrival at treatment centres or to family/friends at their homes.
- Transfer patients from beds to stretchers, chairs to chairs or similar both in and out of hospital and medical settings.
- Ensuring that the ambulance is kept safe, clean and tidy.
Benefits
- Life Assurance – providing colleagues and their family financial peace of mind and protection to the value of £5,000.
- Company sick pay covering full salary for 20 days after 2 years’ service.
- 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.
- Hospital cash plan benefits with sickness protection scheme.
- Cash‑plan benefits, providing colleagues the option of protecting themselves in case of illness and recuperation, including dental, optical, chiropody.
- Access to mental health consultations.
- Access to 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.
- 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).
Qualifications and Availability
- You hold a valid UK manual driving licence, (6 points maximum).
- You are able to work flexible shifts between 19:00 and 23:00, Monday to Friday.
- You have experience in Care (HCA, support worker, etc.) – advantageous.
- You are committed to patient care.
- You are an effective communicator and empathetic with others in what can often be emotional circumstances.
- You are physically fit for patient handling and moving.
- You can pass an Enhanced DBS check (company funded).
- You have a natural flair for team working and collaboration.
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