PTS Ambulance Care Assistant - Northallerton

Job description

PTS Ambulance Care Assistant - NorthallertonMain duties of the jobResponsible 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.

Training Courses are full time, Mon- Fri for 4 weeks, full attendance is required.

Please note: you must have a full UK manual driving licence to apply for this role.

About usYorkshire 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.

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.

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.

Qualifications / Knowledge

Level 2 entry requirement e.g. 3 GCSEs grade A*-C or NVQ level 2 qualification or equivalent experience.

Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development.

Basic IT skills e.g. Word, e-mail.

Ability to carry out manual handling including the lifting of patients and equipment.

Proven ability to handle sensitive situations professionally, assertively, and tactfully.

Personal/Other

Full driving license with no more than three penalty points for new entrants to YAS or a maximum of six for existing YAS employees.

Able to work as part of a team.

Experience

Background in a customer or patient orientated field.

Effective communication and interpersonal skills gained from experience of dealing with customers or members of the public.

Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Northallerton

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

21-05-2026

Profession type

Home Care Jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English