Ambulance Technician; ECA; Part Time

We have a fantastic opportunity for a part time Ambulance Technician (ECA) to join our team based in South Thames Retrieval Service at Evalina London Children’s Hospital, SE1 7EH
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Join EMED Group's dedicated STRS transport team and help specialist clinicians retrieve and safely transfer critically ill children. You will work as part of a close multidisciplinary team, maintaining a mobile intensive-care environment and supporting children and families during urgent, highly sensitive journeys.

A FREC4 (First Response Emergency Care Level
4), Blue Light Driving qualification (e.g. CERAD) with a minimum of 2 years’ experience and a C1 driving licence are required for this position.

• Hourly Rate – £19.31.
• Shifts Pattern – Average 24 hours per week;
  Two 12-hour shifts;
  Day and night shifts across variable weekly working days (Monday-Sunday)

• Life Assurance – providing colleagues and their family financial peace of mind and protection to the value of £5,000.
• Company sick pay covering full salary for 20 days after 2 years’ service.
• 24/7 online/telephone GP Consultation and access to prescriptions.
• 2nd opinion medical support following diagnosis or where a colleague is on a treatment pathway.
• Hospital cash plan benefits with sickness protection scheme.
• Cash-plan benefits, providing colleagues the option of protecting themselves in case of illness and recuperation, including dental, optical, chiropody.
• Access to mental health consultations.
• Access to physiotherapy consultations.
• Access to legal advice on domestic issues e.g. motoring offences, wills and probate, and personal injury.
• Financial guidance re retirement planning, tax savings, and state benefits.
• Long Service Recognition Scheme – recognising colleagues for their continued service after 5 years and at 5-year intervals with an increase in annual leave.
• Values-based Internal Recognition Scheme with financial reward, which will lead to an annual recognition event.
• Refer a Friend recruitment incentive scheme with financial rewards.
• The EMED foundation, to provide support to colleagues and our local communities.
• Pension Scheme.
• Blue Light Card.
• Uniform provided.
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) to support a range of health and wellbeing requirements.
• Flu vaccination (through an internal campaign in Autumn/Winter).

• Work alongside the STRS Retrieval Lead and Retrieval Nurse to keep two specialist retrieval teams ready 24 hours a day.
• Prepare and check the ambulance, clinical equipment, retrieval kits, trolley, Babypod, monitor, ventilator, pumps, and medical gases.
• Drive safely under emergency-response conditions when clinically authorised, applying road-risk and fatigue controls.
• Support patient preparation, safe securing and loading under the direction of the clinical team.
• Assist with CPR, equipment preparation and other tasks within your competence when directed by the Retrieval Lead.
• Provide calm, compassionate, and trauma-informed support to parents and carers.
• Complete vehicle, equipment, infection-prevention, and readiness checks and promptly elevate defects or shortages.
• Maintain accurate electronic records and communicate operational updates to STRS and EMED control colleagues.
• Participate in simulation, reflective debriefs, incident learning and continuous service improvement.
• Support aeromedical tasking and flight-stretcher preparation when required.

• A full UK manual driving licence with C1 entitlement.
• At least two years' blue-light emergency-driving experience.
• FREC 4 and CERAD, or the ability to complete and pass the required training before independent deployment.
• The ability to pass an enhanced DBS check and occupational-health assessment.
• Physical capability…