- An emergency care assistant responds to emergency calls alongside a paramedic, helping them to provide patients with potentially life-saving care and, where needed, getting patients to hospital. They attend every kind of accident and emergency, sometimes covering considerable distances, using expert emergency driving skills to get to the scene with the greatest speed possible.
Under the direct supervision of the paramedic, you'll carry out essential emergency care, such as:
- controlling severe bleeding
- treating wounds and fractures
- looking after patients with possible spinal injuries
- You will use a defibrillator to resuscitate patients with heart failure and will be trained to give a range of different drugs.
- ECAs have to respond to any emergency situation. Many emergencies are likely to be distressing and involve people who are badly hurt and severely traumatized. For example:
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- road accidents with victims who have multiple severe injuries
- someone who has had a heart attack in a busy shopping centre
- an elderly person who has fallen down the stairs
- a case of domestic violence
- a very sick baby being moved to a specialist centre
- ECAs take relevant information from carers or others at the scene who may be highly distressed or aggressive.
- As well as driving emergency vehicles, ECAs check their vehicle at the start of and during each shift, to make sure they are clean, have fuel and are stocked with the right supplies. Other duties include completing paperwork and using communication equipment (radios and telephones) to speak to colleagues.
- As well as working with paramedics, ECAs work with other members of the ambulance service, such as control room staff. They also work with doctors and with staff from the other emergency services, including the fire and rescue service and police.
Requirements:
able to understand a situation quickly and calm in stressful situations
resilient in dealing with other people’s strong emotions
to be able to use equipment and machinery
prepared to go into unknown or unpredictable situations
Language requirements:
English-fluent
Employment type:
Full Time
Salary Range:
Unspecified
Benefits and Other Informations:
- Training and development
- Medical Health Insurance
- Traveling and study assistance
