Emergency Care Assistant - Full Time

Established in 2016, Spark Medical is a CQC regulated private ambulance service. Experts in pre-hospital care. Spark Medical mobilises and equips professional ambulance crews across the Merseyside and the UK. We are a patient focused, driven and always striving for excellent patient care. We ensure all our front-line staff are compliant with the CQC and its Fundamental Standards. Our modern, multipurpose fleet ensures that we are able to provide high quality transport services.

Role Summary

The role will give you exposure to a variety of service environments that will contribute to your professional and clinical development. You will work alongside our multidisciplinary professionals providing crucial support. Utilising your clinical skills, you will carry out first aid and minor treatments, through to assisting with urgent and emergency care and treat patients within a defined a scope of practice.  Part of your role will see you responding to emergency and non-emergency situation whilst delivering high quality, professional and compassionate care. 

  • Transport, assess and attend to patients and service users within the care of Spark Medical in accordance with policies and procedures, including pre-hospital emergency care.
  • Accurately complete all documentation relating to patients, vehicles and equipment and submit it to Spark Medical management when required.
  • Provide treatment up to the post-holder’s assessed ability in line with current best practice. e.g. IHCD & JRCALC.
  • Take relevant information from carers or others at the scene, reporting to healthcare professional, hospitals or others as required whilst ensuring patient confidentiality is maintained.
  • Be aware of the patient’s social and environmental condition and report any matters of concern to the appropriate person or body.
  • Actively participate in personal and environmental cleaning routines (including vehicles, equipment and areas of the garaging facilities) to ensure that infection prevention and control standards are adhered to.
  • Drive all vehicles in emergency/non-emergency situations legally and in accordance with the Spark Medical driving policy while demonstrating consideration for the comfort and safety of the patient, vehicle sympathy and showing consideration for other road users.
  • Carry out vehicle and equipment checks at the start of and during each shift to ensure the readiness of the vehicle, equipment and consumables to respond as required. Report all defects and damage in accordance with Spark Medical policies and procedures.
  • When working with a Patient Transport Attendant, act as the senior team member and be responsible for the PTA at all times, maintaining clinical responsibility.
  • Achieve and maintain competence in all relevant skills and knowledge, actively engage in CPD events and keep a personal development portfolio.
  • Perform any other duties commensurate with these responsibilities, the band of the post and skills and qualifications of the post-holder.

Essential Criteria

CriteriaEssentialDesirableAssessed
Qualifications and Training
FREC 3 qualification Interview, application
FREC 4 qualification Interview, application
Relevant post-qualification e.g. BLS/ILS Interview
Hold a full UK manual driving licence with a maximum of 6 penalty points Interview, employment checks
Hold a full UK manual driving licence with C1 category Interview, employment checks
Hold IHCD/FutureQuals/equivalent emergency ambulance driving qualification  Interview, employment checks


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