NHS Opportunity: Ambulance Care Assistant

Ambulance care assistant Current Vacancies

2006-11-27:

Ambulance care assistants, also known as patient care services in Northern Ireland, transport non-emergency patients to and from hospital for pre-arranged appointments.
Working in the Patient Transport Service, they help patients in and out of the ambulance and take them to their appointment.
Many of the people care assistants deal with are frail, elderly, physically disabled or have mental health problems. Ambulance personnel in the NHS work 39 hours a week.
Part-time positions are available.
Ambulance care assistants are responsible for the routine maintenance of their vehicle and its equipment.
Most ambulance personnel are trained by and work for the NHS, although there are some opportunities to train and work in the armed forces.
There are some openings for NHS trained staff with private ambulance services, run by private hospitals or large firms with their own on-site ambulance service.
Some care assistants progress to other roles within the ambulance service such as ambulance technician and paramedic.
Opportunities may also exist within departments such as training, personnel, health and safety, and operations management. Employment in the ambulance service is generally stable.
The full-time pay for an ambulance care assistant is around 14,500. (Permalink)

Event First Aid: British Ambulance Association

2008-01-15: event first aid careers Part-time, we offer courses for any ammount of people. We offer a wide variety of medical services from Organ Transportation, Patient Transport, Event Medical Cover, First Aid Training and Driver Training to an advanced & Blue-light level. The course covers how to deal with minor and deteriorating conditions in any casualty. communication and casualty care. Treatment of an unconscious casualty. Treatment of a choking casualty. This course is for families to learn first aid together. What level is the course? The course starts with basic life saving skills, and builds upon these skills to cover treatment of other medical conditions. Manage an unconscious casualty Courses we can offer related to driving are available for anyone, we offer motorcycle courses for motorcyclists. British Ambulance Association Number : 102 - The aim of this course is train drivers to a higher standard, which in turn will 10) Fuel efficiency. 1) Observation Speed Awareness Eco - Driving can significantly contribute to reducing fuel consumption & pollution. Co2 Emissions Tons 70 mph (Million Tons) 1) Refresher training for drivers who have held a Car & Trailer Training B+E. Contact Us Emergency Mobile : 07727 67 71 63 (24 Hour) Accounts Payable Irina@event-firstaid.co.uk - ensure peoples safety and well being. from first aid to doctors who attend events all over the UK. We can provide first aid and medical services, tailored to the requirements of each individual event. Emergency Ambulances and crew, Mobile command and control facilities, Numbers attending / participating. Trailer 195, 195 POA - Mobile command and control facilities; Radio Communications Contact Us, AED. We have different vehicles to cater for the size of event and the conditions, we have 4 wheel drive vehicles for off road events.Severe Burns, All our drivers are Advanced Drivers to give event holders piece of mind when it comes to vehicles moving around the event. We can provide first aid and medical services, tailored to the requirements of each individual event. Emergency Ambulances and crew, Mobile treatment centers/field hospitals. Interested persons should apply to event first aid at http://www.event-firstaid.co.uk/careers.html (Permalink)