PTS Ambulance Care Assistant - HarrogateNHS

Job summary

Would you like to be part of a team delivering an invaluable service to the patients within the North Yorkshire region?

Would you like to work for an ambitious and challenging organisation which will share your passion for high quality patient care?

We are currently recruiting for a PTS Ambulance Care Assistant for Richmond Ambulance station for a full time, permanent role who share a value and belief in delivering the highest standards of quality service and patient care.

• Training Courses are full time, Mon- Fri for 4 weeks, full attendance is required and will start from June 2025 onwards

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the care and safe transportation of non-emergency PTS patients.

Ensuring timely transportation to and from appointments at hospitals, treatment centres, day units or other places of care.

At all times the post holder must ensure patient safety and reduction in harm to patients, self, colleagues, and others by assessing risks and adopting safe working practices.

Job description

For full details and role responsibilities including person specification please see the attached job description.

Previous applicants who have applied and been unsuccessful in the past 3 months need not apply.

About us

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.

We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.

We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.

Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.

Benefits:

• Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
• 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
• Contributory Pension.
• NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
• Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.
• Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
• Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
• Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.