Ambulance Driver- Patient Care Assistant Rayleigh, England
Job description
Job Title: Patient Care Assisstant - Ambulance drivers for Non-Emergency Patient Transport
Applicants should be an organised and reliable driver who gets a lot of satisfaction in providing safe and caring transportation for patients and the local community.
Applicants should be patient, flexible and committed to maintaining high standards of customer care and service delivery. They should be willing to go the extra mile in responding to the needs of our passengers, so they feel safe and cared for. Some of our passengers are vulnerable and need medical treatment at hospitals that require a high level of compassion and care.
Applicants should have a clean driver's license and at least 2 years of experience transporting passengers from one place to another.
Having a Southend Private Hire License will be an added advantage.
Essential Duties:
- Provide transport service for the needs of passengers (patients and the local community).
- Assist patients to get into a non-emergency Wheelchair access vehicle or Ambulance.
- Transport patients to appointments or to and from hospital stays
- Help passengers get from door to door
- Ensure a safe and caring environment for passengers is maintained.
Other duties and responsibilities:
- Caresafe Mobility works 24 /7 and is inclusive of days, nights, weekends and also bank holidays. Applicants are expected to have the flexibility to meet the working requirements. However, all our jobs are prebooked and most are within normal operating hours.
- Consistently provide friendly, courteous assistance exceeding customer expectations every day, which includes building and maintaining healthy professional relationships with clients, staff and other NHS agencies.
- Support and contribute to a safe, clean environment for staff and clients.
This job description is designed to accurately reflect the job duties. However, it may not be all-inclusive and other job-related duties may be required.
Key skills and competencies:
- Be careful and reliable driver
- Able to show strong empathy and be respectful of the vulnerable
- Able to remain calm and demonstrate a high level of patience.
- Be comfortable with prolonged driving hours and long shifts.
- Sunny personality,Willing and flexible nature.
- A team player who gets satisfaction for a job done right.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Apprenticeship, Internship, Permanent, Volunteer
Contract length: 12 months
Part-time hours: 20-40 per week
Salary: £15,987.44-£25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
- Quarterly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Rayleigh, Essex: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Driving: 2 years (required)
Language:
- English (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Full Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: Patient Care Assisstant- Ambulance Driver
