Ambulance Care Assistant (Driver)

Role Responsibility:

Are you a caring and compassionate person looking to better use your skills to help people?

Don't have experience? Don’t worry, you have life skills and that's what we’re looking for!

Then we have the perfect role for you!

Our dedicated training team will guide you through our 2 week comprehensive training programme, helping you to develop the skills needed to begin and progress in your new rewarding career with us.

Ambulance Care Assistant (Driver) - Days

Location: Margate, Kent - CT9 4JS

Salary: £26,592.93 per annum

Full Time Shifts: 42.5 hours per week (various shifts available)

G4S is experiencing an exciting period of growth and as such, is looking to expand our dedicated team of Ambulance Care professionals.

Benefits

• Access to the "Blue Light Card" providing discounts from large national retailers to local businesses.
• Company pension scheme with employer contributions.
• Salary paid on hourly basis of £12.00 p/h.
• G4S Life Assurance Scheme.
• Charity work - Match-it and Payroll Giving.
• Employee Assistance Programme (Confidential Counselling Services, 24/7 support).
• Access to G4S Perks at Work scheme for discounts across hundreds of retailers.
• Refer a Friend Scheme.
• Progression, training and development opportunities.
• Subsidised healthcare plan.

The Role

The Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) will play an important role in helping people receive the care they need.

This role requires empathy and compassion, skills you’ll build upon during our two-week training programme, alongside guidance from our expert support team.

As an ACA with G4S Patient Transport Services, you’ll transport elderly, sick, and vulnerable patients to their medical appointments while showing compassion.

This role involves providing excellent care and ensuring patient safety and welfare.

Key Responsibilities:

• Driving patients with varying health and mobility needs to and from appointments.
• Assisting and handling patients using appropriate equipment.
• Ensuring safety and providing reassurance and support.
• Assisting patients when entering and leaving their homes.
• Maintaining cleanliness of vehicles and equipment.
• Liaising with our central control team for patient pickups and drop-offs.
• Undertaking patient and vehicle risk assessments and completing documentation.

The Ideal Candidate:

Essential Criteria

• Full UK Manual Driving Licence.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Physically fit to ensure safety and wellbeing of patients.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Sympathetic, respectful, and caring attitude towards patients.
• Flexibility and adaptability in accordance with service needs.
• Enhanced DBS check - Applied and Paid for by G4S.

Why G4S?

G4S Patient Transport Services is one of the UK’s largest Non-Emergency Patient Transport providers, carrying out over 50,000 journeys on behalf of the NHS every year.

At G4S, we understand that our people are our greatest asset and an essential part of our long-term business strategy.