Ambulance Care Assistant - Hampshire
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role involves driving patients safely across Hampshire to and from medical appointments, assisting with their mobility, and providing compassionate care. You will operate a long wheel-base vehicle, manage shift work, and ensure patient dignity and comfort. Physical fitness and excellent communication skills are essential for this hands-on position.
Key responsibilities
- Plan journeys considering patient appointments and efficient routes.
- Drive vehicles carefully, ensuring patient safety and compliance with road traffic legislation.
- Conduct daily vehicle checks and record any defects.
- Administer ambulance nursing to an appropriate skill level, including oxygen administration.
- Manoeuvre and secure patients into ambulance vehicles using appropriate equipment.
- Maintain good communication with patients, colleagues, and health services.
Essential criteria
- Full manual UK driving licence with no more than 3 points for speeding (any offence relating to drink/drugs on the licence will be rejected)
- GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent) in Maths or English or demonstrable experience
- Previous customer service experience
- Ability to communicate effectively: aurally, orally and in writing
- Ability to use communication and computerised systems e.g. Terrafix and mobile phones
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of self development CPD / Portfolio
- Previous patient care experience
- Previous shift working experience
- Previous NHS experience
- Basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology (e.g. Biology Qualification)
- Geographical knowledge of operational area (Hampshire; Eastleigh/Basingstoke/Portsmouth)
- Demonstrable experience as an ACA
- Previous manual handling experience in a professional capacity
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Ambulance Care Assistant - Hampshire
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
Ambulance Care Assistants Roles in Hampshire
Do you have the compassion to reassure a patient living with dementia on their way to a hospital appointment?Can you stay calm and focused when traffic threatens to delay your next collection?Are you resilient enough to support someone coping with a life-limiting illness?
If so, you could be the perfect fit for our team.
Our Ambulance Care Assistants play a vital role in patient care, ensuring every journey is safe, comfortable, and dignified. You'll provide support and reassurance to patients travelling to and from hospital appointments, treating everyone with kindness and empathy.
This is a hands-on role that involves:
- Driving patients safely across Hampshire
- Assisting with mobility, including lifting and helping patients into vehicles
- Delivering exceptional care and customer service
You don't need a medical background--just a genuine desire to help people, excellent communication skills, and patience. Physical fitness is essential, as lifting and moving patients is a key part of the role.
If you're ready for a rewarding challenge and want to make a real difference every day, apply now and join our trusted team .
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