Ambulance Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 21 May 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2026 |
| Location: | Maryport, Cumbria |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Central Ambulance Service Limited |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | CUMB-01/26-PTSD |
Summary
As a Patient Transport Service (PTS) driver, you would be driving disabled, elderly, sick or vulnerable people to and from outpatient clinics, daycare centres and routine hospital admissions or helping discharge them from the hospital.
You'll be responsible for looking after your passengers, and because many of them will be in poor health, you will also need life-saving skills in case of a medical emergency. As well as driving, you'll lift and help patients in and out of the vehicle or into/from their place of residence. You'll make sure they're safe and comfortable during the journey and arrive on time for their appointment.
Some of your passengers will be anxious about their hospital visit, and others may lead isolated lives, so they will value your reassuring manner and the chance to chat. You'll often see the same people on a regular basis and get to know them.
You'll be based at our ambulance station but will not necessarily work in the local area. You may have to work shifts. You might be part of a two-person team using a specially designed ambulance with a tail lift for wheelchairs, carrying several people on each journey. Alternatively, you might work on your own, driving a standard car to transport one or two people at a time.
Your duties will include making sure that the vehicle is clean and tidy and keeping an accurate record of their journeys. More experienced PTS drivers may take on specialist work such as transporting:
- Babies
- Mental health patients
- People nearing the end of their lives
- Kidney patients
You'll be responsible for looking after your passengers, and because many of them will be in poor health, you will also need life-saving skills in case of a medical emergency. As well as driving, you'll lift and help patients in and out of the vehicle or into/from their place of residence. You'll make sure they're safe and comfortable during the journey and arrive on time for their appointment.
Some of your passengers will be anxious about their hospital visit, and others may lead isolated lives, so they will value your reassuring manner and the chance to chat. You'll often see the same people on a regular basis and get to know them.
You'll be based at our ambulance station but will not necessarily work in the local area. You may have to work shifts. You might be part of a two-person team using a specially designed ambulance with a tail lift for wheelchairs, carrying several people on each journey. Alternatively, you might work on your own, driving a standard car to transport one or two people at a time.
Your duties will include making sure that the vehicle is clean and tidy and keeping an accurate record of their journeys. More experienced PTS drivers may take on specialist work such as transporting:
- Babies
- Mental health patients
- People nearing the end of their lives
- Kidney patients