Care Worker – Carer – Driver – Patient Transport Support Assistant (AWDO-P3234)
- Recruiter
- AWD Online
- Location
- Staines, Surrey
- Salary
- £8.80 per hour + Benefits
- Posted
- 15 Mar 2017
- Closes
- 12 Apr 2017
- Ref
- AWDO-P3234
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Care Worker / Patient Transport Support Assistant / Driver that is compassionate, has a caring nature and excellent communication skills required for a well-established Healthcare Service Provider based in East London.
SALARY: £418 per week (£8.80 per hour) + Benefits
WORKING HOURS: Monday to Friday (4 days on, 4 days off rota)
** Full Training Provided **
** Ideal for Healthcare Professionals or Candidates with a Keen Interest in Healthcare **
PLEASE NOTE: You MUST have held a full UK Manual Driving Licence for a minimum of 3 years with no more than 3 penalty points
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Care Worker / Patient Transport Support Assistant / Driver that is compassionate, has a caring nature and excellent communication skills.
The Company is currently looking for enthusiastic, care focused individuals that have a keen interest in health care. For the right individuals the Company will provide you with a comprehensive Induction Programme where full training will be provided.
Working as the Care Worker / Patient Transport Support Assistant / Driver you will be responsible for the care and safe transportation of non-emergency PTS (Patient Transport Service) patients.
As the Care Worker / Patient Transport Support Assistant / Driver you will ensure the timely transportation of non-emergency male and female adults and patients under the age of 18 to and from appointments at hospitals, treatment centres day units or other places of care.
Your responsibilities as the Care Worker / Patient Transport Support Assistant / Driver will include patient safety and reduction in harm to patients, self, colleagues and others by assessing risks and adopting safe working practices.
APPLY TODAY
If this job looks like your ideal position then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.
DUTIES
- Undertake a full range of Patient Transport Service (PTS) duties including stretcher work and wheelchair clamping; Competence in patient assessment, manual handling and moving of patients, oxygen therapy, basic life support and automated external defibrillation, airway and circulatory management, medical and trauma related emergencies; basic physiological knowledge
- Ensure own compliance with patient care and safety protocols and guidelines
- Ability to work alone as required on a range of PTS duties
- Maintain a high standard of vehicle and equipment serviceability, cleanliness and permanent readiness. Carry out daily vehicle checks and report defects promptly in accordance with service instructions
- Provide a patient focused service and an appropriate level of customer support that engenders customer satisfaction and confidence in the service
- Convey allocated patients and transports to and from home address, to and from hospital or other treatment centres and between hospitals, other treatment centres or care facilities
- Drive allocated vehicle as road traffic law dictates, in a manner appropriate to the conditions, and with due consideration for the safety of vehicle occupants and other road users, in non-emergency conditions
- Maintain communication with local control using mobile data device or telephone, as appropriate
- Complete all statistical information and patient journey records neatly and on time as instructed
- You will ensure effective use of technology to meet contract KPIs and performance targets
- Assess risk and, where appropriate, the patient’s condition to determine appropriateness of the booked transportation and care needs
- Discharge duty of care to patients and, where necessary, the patient’s carer/relative/nurse in accordance with business instructions
IDEAL CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications
- Patient Transport First Aid Course (Preferred but not essential)
- Emergency First Aid (Preferred but not essential)
- FPOS qualification
Skills and Abilities
- Proven numerical and literacy skills
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills gained from experience of dealing with customers or members of the public
- Must have held a Full UK Manual Driving Licence for a minimum of 3 years with no more than 3 penalty points
- Diplomatic with strong negotiation skills
- The ability to work on your own initiative
- Good organisational skills
- The ability to work with personnel of all levels
- Evidence of well-developed communication skills, both verbal and written
- Flexible approach to working arrangements
- Able to satisfactorily meet the requirements of pre-employment checks
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
PLEASE NOTE: CVs MUST be attached to your email job application in Microsoft Word or PDF format for our systems to process your application correctly, rather than your CV copied and pasted into the body of the email.
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