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Ambulance Care Assistant

The role of the ambulance care assistant involves conveying a wide range of patients to and from their homes to out-patients' appointments, clinics, physiotherapy or non-urgent inter-hospital transfers. Crews are trained as ambulance care assistants with specialist knowledge of comprehensive first aid, driving skills and patient moving and handling techniques. This can often be a good introduction to an excellent career working in the ambulance service.

In order to apply you will need to:

• Have a caring disposition and will be passionate about patient care with good communication and people skills
• Be able to demonstrate a flexible, reliable, and committed approach to work variable hours/shifts, including evenings and some weekend working
• Have three GCSEs at Grade C or above or equivalents or previous customer care experience or working in a caring capacity
• Have a full current manual driving license (Cat B car), valid in the UK
• Have previous customer care experience or working in a caring capacity

The Ambulance Care Assistant Apprenticeship is 13-months long, during which time you will be fully supported and is assessed against the; Level 3 ambulance support worker standard (emergency, urgent and non-urgent), which includes achieving the following qualifications:

• Level 3 Certificate in Ambulance Patient Care: Non-Urgent Care Service
• Level 3 Award in Patient Care Services:
• Ambulance Driving (L3 APCSAD)
• The Care Certificate

Training

• Initial training on commencement consists of a 7-week course (including driving and classroom-based learning); failure to pass the course may result in dismissal
• Those who do not hold the relevant level of maths & English will be supported to achieve level 2 functional skills in maths and English.

Progression

Often our clinical care assistants will apply for other roles in the Trust such as internal paramedic apprenticeship as this role has given them a good understanding of our organisation.

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