Emt Job Description
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|PART A: JOB DETAILS |
JOB TITLE: Ambulance Technician
AFC BAND: 4
HOURS: 37.5
DIRECTORATE: A & E Operations
DEPARTMENT: Field Operations and Scheduling
REPORTING TO: Clinical Team Leader
BASE: Various
|PART B: JOB SUMMARY |
Responsible for the assessment, care, treatment, referral and transport of patients and their carers/relatives in emergency and non-emergency situations. The postholder will routinely be expected to work without the presence of a senior clinician, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and the required level of competence.
|PART C: KEY RELATIONSHIPS |
|PART D: JOB SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES |
1. Attend all cases of injury and illness and respond to emergency, urgent, special and planned patient transfer requests.
2. Operate as a driver or clinician, as part of a crew or as a solo responder, as appropriate.
3. Respond under emergency (or non-emergency) conditions ensuring the safety of others and driving with due regard to patient comfort, Road Traffic Regulations, your competence and with courtesy to other road users. NB: you will be required to drive under emergency conditions requiring intense concentration, often for prolonged periods.
4. Maintain regular communication with the Ambulance Dispatch team using radio/telephony/mobile data terminals as necessary to receive and provide call information updates and register your vehicle’s current status and availability.
5. Mobilise according to Trust procedures and locate/record call destinations quickly...
JOB TITLE: Ambulance Technician
AFC BAND: 4
HOURS: 37.5
DIRECTORATE: A & E Operations
DEPARTMENT: Field Operations and Scheduling
REPORTING TO: Clinical Team Leader
BASE: Various
|PART B: JOB SUMMARY |
Responsible for the assessment, care, treatment, referral and transport of patients and their carers/relatives in emergency and non-emergency situations. The postholder will routinely be expected to work without the presence of a senior clinician, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and the required level of competence.
|PART C: KEY RELATIONSHIPS |
|PART D: JOB SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES |
1. Attend all cases of injury and illness and respond to emergency, urgent, special and planned patient transfer requests.
2. Operate as a driver or clinician, as part of a crew or as a solo responder, as appropriate.
3. Respond under emergency (or non-emergency) conditions ensuring the safety of others and driving with due regard to patient comfort, Road Traffic Regulations, your competence and with courtesy to other road users. NB: you will be required to drive under emergency conditions requiring intense concentration, often for prolonged periods.
4. Maintain regular communication with the Ambulance Dispatch team using radio/telephony/mobile data terminals as necessary to receive and provide call information updates and register your vehicle’s current status and availability.
5. Mobilise according to Trust procedures and locate/record call destinations quickly...