Critical Care Transport Assistant

St John Ambulance

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Job summary

Critical Care Transport Assistant (CCTA)

Full time 42 hours per week. Shift pattern

Our offer to you

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:

  • Competitive salary and pension scheme
  • 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
  • Hybrid, Flexible working
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Electric Vehicle Scheme
  • Health and Wellbeing portal access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discounts you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping

Main duties of the job

About the Role

  • Provide safe, stable transport to the clinical team, patient, and relative(s) throughout journeys, paying attention to the impact of the journey on the patients level of vulnerability.
  • Achieve and maintain competence in all relevant skills and knowledge. Be aware of skill fade and knowledge gaps and actively engage in Essential Education & CPD events, maintaining a personal development portfolio. You must complete all mandatory learning, online learning or face-to-face during the probationary period and then annually thereafter.
  • Ensure that the vehicle and equipment being used is fit for purpose, used correctly, is clean and report defects to the vehicle, equipment, and any other operational issues as soon as possible.
  • Work as an integral part of the Critical Care Transport team, representing SJA in the very best light at all times and supporting the NHS Clinical Team with tasks and procedures to the level you are trained and inducted to.
  • Render emergency aid, either as part of the clinical team or alone, or for incidents you encounter whilst in transit and support families of patients by providing accurate information, support, and advice whilst being sensitive to their emotional state.
  • Accurately complete all documentation relating to patients, vehicles, and equipment and submit it via the correct channels in a timely manner.

About us

About Us

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,200 employees and over 29500 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response and Night Time Economy) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes). There is also a buoyant social enterprise network which delivers first aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.

Date posted

26 July 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£26,208 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0442-24-0003

Job locations

St. John Ambulance

Navigation Way

West Bromwich

West Midlands

B70 9DF


Unit 10 - 12

Trent Lane Industrial Estate

Castle Donington

Derbyshire

DE74 2NP


ACC Cambridge

Waterbeach

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB25 9TN


St. John Ambulance

2 Barnwell Drive

Cambridge

CB5 8RD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

As a Critical Care Transport Assistant, youll work in a co-located team including nurses, ANPs/ACPs, ODPs, doctors, and consultants to mobilise a critical care team to stabilise and transport patients between hospitals and Critical Care Units. Youll be an integral part of the team, not just safely transporting everyone, but being involved in hands on patient care whilst supporting families too.

Key Responsibilities

This is not a 9-5 role. You will be required to work a shift pattern which will include 12.5-hour day and night shifts, on weekdays, weekends, and bank holidays.

It is likely that some shifts will incur unplanned end-of-shift overruns (late finishes) due to providing patient care.

You will be a critical part of keeping the NHSs Critical Care Network moving; being available to move patients to/from specialist care facilities. Youll often need to respond to calls within seconds and minutes.

This role requires you to drive an emergency ambulance at night, often for long distances.

There is an expectation you will support the NHS clinical team to stabilise patients for transfer training will be provided

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

As a Critical Care Transport Assistant, youll work in a co-located team including nurses, ANPs/ACPs, ODPs, doctors, and consultants to mobilise a critical care team to stabilise and transport patients between hospitals and Critical Care Units. Youll be an integral part of the team, not just safely transporting everyone, but being involved in hands on patient care whilst supporting families too.

Key Responsibilities

This is not a 9-5 role. You will be required to work a shift pattern which will include 12.5-hour day and night shifts, on weekdays, weekends, and bank holidays.

It is likely that some shifts will incur unplanned end-of-shift overruns (late finishes) due to providing patient care.

You will be a critical part of keeping the NHSs Critical Care Network moving; being available to move patients to/from specialist care facilities. Youll often need to respond to calls within seconds and minutes.

This role requires you to drive an emergency ambulance at night, often for long distances.

There is an expectation you will support the NHS clinical team to stabilise patients for transfer training will be provided

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with customers, patients, or clients in a positive manner
  • Experience of managing conflict and de-escalating situations

Desirable

  • Experience of driving long distances, including at night
  • Experience of providing emotional support to others
  • Experience of providing patient care within the pre-hospital environment (NHS, private, voluntary and independent sector) over a shift pattern including nights, weekends, and bank holidays

Skills, knowledge and ability

Essential

  • Ability to complete relevant clinical, shift and incident paperwork to required standards as indicated in guidance or training documents
  • Demonstrate ability to work in a pre-hospital emergency ambulance environment
  • Ability to deliver a high-quality patient experience, in a demanding and pressurised environment, whilst ensuring best practice treatment at all times
  • A good standard of physical fitness to facilitate lifting, bending, kneeling, and carrying in the process of transporting patients
  • Ability to work in a team and to use own initiative when necessary
  • Willingness to adapt and learn new skills
  • Be willing and able to exemplify the HEART values

Desirable

  • Ability to use Microsoft applications including Word, Forms, OneDrive & Teams

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full UK manual driving licence (with C1 category), a minimum of 1 years driving experience and no more than 3 penalty points
  • Hold, and maintain, a SJA Critical Care Transport Assistant qualification (to be obtained within probationary period if not held already)
  • Hold, and maintain, IHCD D1/D2 or a Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving (CERAD) (to be obtained within probationary period if not held already)

Desirable

  • Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (Grade C / 4) including Maths & English, minimum 5
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with customers, patients, or clients in a positive manner
  • Experience of managing conflict and de-escalating situations

Desirable

  • Experience of driving long distances, including at night
  • Experience of providing emotional support to others
  • Experience of providing patient care within the pre-hospital environment (NHS, private, voluntary and independent sector) over a shift pattern including nights, weekends, and bank holidays

Skills, knowledge and ability

Essential

  • Ability to complete relevant clinical, shift and incident paperwork to required standards as indicated in guidance or training documents
  • Demonstrate ability to work in a pre-hospital emergency ambulance environment
  • Ability to deliver a high-quality patient experience, in a demanding and pressurised environment, whilst ensuring best practice treatment at all times
  • A good standard of physical fitness to facilitate lifting, bending, kneeling, and carrying in the process of transporting patients
  • Ability to work in a team and to use own initiative when necessary
  • Willingness to adapt and learn new skills
  • Be willing and able to exemplify the HEART values

Desirable

  • Ability to use Microsoft applications including Word, Forms, OneDrive & Teams

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full UK manual driving licence (with C1 category), a minimum of 1 years driving experience and no more than 3 penalty points
  • Hold, and maintain, a SJA Critical Care Transport Assistant qualification (to be obtained within probationary period if not held already)
  • Hold, and maintain, IHCD D1/D2 or a Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving (CERAD) (to be obtained within probationary period if not held already)

Desirable

  • Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (Grade C / 4) including Maths & English, minimum 5

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

St John Ambulance

Address

St. John Ambulance

Navigation Way

West Bromwich

West Midlands

B70 9DF


Employer's website

https://www.sja.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St John Ambulance

Address

St. John Ambulance

Navigation Way

West Bromwich

West Midlands

B70 9DF


Employer's website

https://www.sja.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Employee Administrator

Wendy Milner

employeeadmin@sja.org.uk

Date posted

26 July 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£26,208 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0442-24-0003

Job locations

St. John Ambulance

Navigation Way

West Bromwich

West Midlands

B70 9DF


Unit 10 - 12

Trent Lane Industrial Estate

Castle Donington

Derbyshire

DE74 2NP


ACC Cambridge

Waterbeach

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB25 9TN


St. John Ambulance

2 Barnwell Drive

Cambridge

CB5 8RD


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