Ambulance Care Assistant

Job Types: Full-time (4 on 4 off rota) , Permanent, Part-time, bank

Salary: (Based on 40 Hour contracts): £24,440

Salary: (Based on 42 hours), 4 on 4 off rota: £25,662

Are you looking for a new and exciting career in 2023? Have you always wanted to be part of an Ambulance Crew but didn’t think you would ever have the chance to get involved?

Here at Bristol Ambulance we have an exciting opportunity for Ambulance Care Assistants to work on our NHS Patient Transport Services in Bristol and Bridgwater. You will need to be customer and patient focused, with a calming and friendly approach to patients, carers, families and clients. Ensuring patient comfort is our top priority and using use excellent driving skills to ensure that our patients arrive in a timely and safe manner.

We value staff training and development:

After 12 months of becoming an Ambulance Care Assistant you will be eligible to apply for our Emergency Care Assistant Apprenticeship where you will become a part of our Emergency and Frontline departments and you will receive your Blue Light Driving Qualification (CERAD) – Previous experience within the industry will be reviewed and could enable you to apply after 6 months!

After successful completion of the Emergency Care Assistant Apprenticeship, the natural progression pathway is to apply for the AAP (Advanced Ambulance Practitioner) Apprenticeship programme. If its your ambition to become a Paramedic, then this is the place for you!

What we offer:

• Salary: £22,000 PA
• 4 on 4 off rota
• Overtime available at time and a half
• Generous annual leave entitlement, get your leave approved!
• Opportunity for progression
• Access to training via our Pre-Hospital Care Academy
• Opportunity to work on a number of specialist projects including events and cohorting shifts.
• Full uniform
• Free parking
• Staff discount
• Discount via company opted pension
• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff benevolent fund (Deano Scheme)