Ambulance Care Assistant Oxfordshire

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
Oxford
Salary
18817.00 - 22378.00 GBP Annual
Posted
02 May 2022
Closes
28 May 2022
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
This is for vacancies across Oxfordshire and is not limited to Oxford.
Are you looking for a career where you can make a real difference to patients?
Do you welcome the opportunity to meet our patients and take them to and from their appointments safely and on time?
Do you enjoy driving? A typical shift will take you through rural villages, towns, cities as well as further afield so you will get a variety of different driving experiences and challenges.
We want to recruit people to join our team who embrace our values of Caring, Teamwork, Professionalism and Innovation.
The work involves caring for the most vulnerable in society, so a caring nature is essential.
This role involves:
* Manual handling i.e. lifting, lowering, pushing and pulling patients who are not able to assist themselves.
* Driving a long wheel-base vehicle with manual transmission. You'll need to show you're an experienced and competent driver. Ideally, you'll have good knowledge of the local area.
* Shift Work. You'll work a variety of shifts, both on your own and with a colleague. You'll need to be flexible with start and finish times. We operate 365 days a year and you'll be expected to work some days over Christmas, Bank Holidays and weekends.These are 8 hour shifts between (Apply online only).
* Sometimes working with Covid-positive patients. We will give you full PPE, but you should keep this exposure in mind to be certain this is the right role for you.
You'll need:
* Experience of working in a customer or patient care role.
* To be able to show us that you are warm, welcoming and friendly and able to reassure the patients in your care.
* A full manual B driving licence as a minimum, with no more than 3 penalty points.
* To be able to commit to a three week, full time training programme based at our Newbury Education and Resource Centre.
In return, we will give you:
* All the clinical skills you need to perform this role.
* Full support and training from experienced colleagues whilst you learn the role.
* A competitive salary of GBP18, 817 to GBP22,378 (includes unsocial hours payments)
* Full-time hours.
* Automatic enrolment to the NHS Pension Scheme.
* Starting annual leave entitlement of 27 days plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
* Lots of opportunities for career development.
* Opportunities to apply for continuing professional development and other educational qualifications.
* Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Program.
Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams. If you are successful at interview, then you will be expected to attend a face to face lifting and driving assessment which will be held at our education centre in Newbury or Bicester. This is subject to current regulations at the time of the time of the assessment