Total 4 job vacancies by Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Ambulance Care Assistant to transport our patients to and from our specialist cardiac and respiratory hospitals at Royal Brompton hospital in London & Harefield hospital in Middlesex. You must be a professional, caring and dedicated individual working who can work Monday to Friday, providing the best possible care to our patients.

Our patient transport services are in-sourced and you will be employed directly by Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation trust, working for Royal Brompton & Harefield hospitals in-house ambulance service, transporting patients nationally to attend essential specialist services.

There are 2 positions available based in London, 1 based in Hertfordshire and 1 based in either the Hampshire or Surrey area.



150 hours with flexible start and finish times per shift

The main duties of our Ambulance Care Assistants are:

Transporting our patients to attend outpatient appointments, day case treatment, admissions, discharges and transfers between NHS hospitals nationally.

Caring for frail and vulnerable patients, some require assistance with wheelchairs, both manual and electric.

The role requires a professional and caring attitude.

Communicate with patients, relatives, and the public in a calm, and professional caring manner, treating them with dignity and respect at all times, even in difficult or potentially hostile circumstances.

Deliver clear, concise basic clinical information, within their scope of practice, to the Health Care professional when handing over patients in relevant departments.

Undertake risk assessment of patient safety, staff safety and public safety.

Ensure vehicles and equipment are kept in a state of cleanliness and any defects are recorded and reported for action to be taken.

Ensure that own personal practices in infection prevention and control meet the requirements of the hygiene code and health & safety at work; this will include cleaning of ambulance vehicles and equipment, maintaining cleanliness of vehicles and equipment, and promotion of good infection prevention and control standards.

Ambulance Care Assistants are often seen as entry level opportunities, with Staff progressing into Technician Emergency Care Assistant positions.



Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals are specialist Cardiac and Respiratory centres of excellence, that are part of Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

From 1st April 2022, we in-sourced our ambulance transport services and you will joining the ambulance transport family that consists of a small team of transport administrators, controllers, ambulance care assistants and emergency technician assistants, that serve our patients 7 days a week.

Complete all relevant operational documentation and carry out daily routine vehicle checks.

Physically manoeuvre and / or lift patients, including the use of supplied carrying aids, in circumstances where patients are unable to manage alone, after undertaking a manual handling risk assessment e.g. up and down stairs and within restricted spaces.

Maintain an appropriate level of care for patients, relevant to their condition. This includes recognition of when additional skills or support may be needed.

Assist patients in their homes, both prior to and after transportation, ensuring they have their basic needs catered for and their homes are safe. This includes measuring, highlighting and reporting areas of risk in line with Essentia’s risk assessment procedures.

Adhere to Trust policy in respect of the control of confidential information as outlined within the data protection act and the Caldicott principles.

Ensure that patients are taken to and collected from the agreed treatment area within the hospital or centre in a timely basis.

Maintain the vehicle in a sanitary condition in line with Infection and Prevention Control policies and health & safety and clinical waste management.

Provide any clinical assistance to the authorised level of competence in all circumstances that require it.

Participate in equipment trials, working parties and highlighting areas of potential personal and organisation service development.

Drive a range of vehicles in a manner appropriate to the patient’s condition and in accordance with Trust approved training criteria.


This advert closes on Friday 11 Oct 2024

Are you kind, caring and compassionate?

Could you reassure our patients and keep them comfortable on their journey to or from hospital?

Are you an experienced driver who remains calm, even on London's busy roads that might make you late to collect your next patient?

If the answer is 'Yes' then this could be the job for you.

We are recruiting for Ambulance Care Assistants who will be highly trained to provide safe, caring and secure transport for our patients on their way to and from appointments.

This role will involve driving a range of patient transport vehicle's ranging from cars to long wheel based ambulances and using both manual and automatic transmission.

Due to the operational requirements you will be required to be flexible and work either on your own or as part of a two person crew.

Supporting our vulnerable patients is key to this role and there is frequent lifting and moving using all types of equipment, such as stretchers, carry chairs, wheelchairs etc.

The role of the Ambulance Care Assistant involves conveying a wide range of patients to and from outpatient clinics, renal dialysis, admissions, discharges following inpatient treatments or non-urgent inter-hospital transfers, in a safe and timely manner. Where required this involves the use of Trust patient carrying or manual handling aids.

Communicate with patients, relatives, and the public in a calm, and professional caring manner, treating them with dignity and respect at all times, even in difficult or potentially hostile circumstances.

Provide a quality service to our patients, their relatives and carers and ensuring their safety and wellbeing whilst in our care.

To comply with the Trust and Essentia policies and procedures, follow organisational guidelines and other occupational requirements, to ensure safe, effective practice and the maintenance of professional standards.

Essentia has a fundamental role in supporting the activities of the Trust. Essentia’s focus is on providing a high quality hospital environment and a high quality hospital experience for our patients: through setting imaginative standards in the physical and built environment, through a programme of improvements to the range of support services, and by fostering a strong overarching patient-focused approach.

The Patient Transport Service (PTS) is part of Essentia. Our patient transport service is available for all patients who cannot travel to or from our hospitals using any other method of transport because of their medical or mobility condition, or because their medical condition would otherwise worsen. All requests for patient transport are assessed on medical need. Patient transport vehicles operate with appropriate staff and equipment. As patients have diverse needs, we provide a range of vehicles such as cars, wheel chair accessible cars, ambulances, high-dependency units and use specialist equipment such as wheelchairs, stretchers, carry chairs and stair climbers.
• Complete all relevant operational documentation, e.g. daily routine vehicle checks, patient listings and other information.
• To undertake driving duties of a range of Ambulance vehicles to the required standard in accordance with Essentia approved training criteria. Driving vehicles carefully with every consideration being given to the passenger, any equipment, the vehicle itself, other road users and comply with the Highway Code and Trust Policy guidelines and current Legislation.
• The Ambulance Care Assistant is required to undertake daily vehicle checks to ensure that the ambulance vehicle is roadworthy these checks shall include for example. Oil, Water, Fuel, Tyre Pressure and Tyre Tread condition, Lights, Warning Devices etc. any defect to be reported in accordance with Policies and Procedures.
• To carry out vehicle equipment checks and restock as required at the start of duty in accordance with Trust Policy and Procedures, ensuring that the ambulance vehicle is properly kitted, cleaned (paying particular attention to infection control) and stocked, faults and omissions reported and all appropriate recording procedures completed.
• To use the Trust supplied “Moving Patient” equipment: this will include the use of all types of equipment such as chairs, stretchers, stair climbers, lifting aids etc. This will require the post holder to risk assess the best way to undertake the moving of patients taking into consideration their needs, both medical and cultural and to follow Health and Safety and other appropriate protocols and procedures.
• To manoeuvre patients into ambulance vehicles using either the patient’s wheelchair or ambulance vehicle equipment and safely secure the patient and their equipment within the vehicle for the duration of the journey to and from treatment centres.
• Maintain an appropriate level of care for patients, relevant to their condition and to an appropriate skill level in accordance with training received. This includes recognition of when additional skills or support may be needed.
• To transport patients using such assistance as may be required to and from treatment centres as required/specified according to pre-determined schedules working to such contractual standards that may be in place. This will include “End of Life” patients.
• To be responsible for the security of patient’s property and patient’s valuables during the transportation and hand-over at their destination.
• To report any untoward incident immediately in accordance with Trust Policy.
• Assist patients in their homes, both prior to and after transportation, ensuring they have their basic needs catered for and their homes are safe. This includes measuring, highlighting and reporting areas of risk in line with the Trust’s risk assessment procedures.
• To report any incidences of risk, neglect, abuse or endangerment to vulnerable children or adults in accordance with Trust Safeguarding policy/procedure.
• Adhere to Trust policy in respect of the control of confidential information as outlined within the data protection act and the Caldicott principles.
• Ensure that patients are taken to and collected from the agreed treatment area within the hospital or centre in a timely basis.
• To promote and maintain excellent communication links with patients, colleagues and associated services and health service colleagues to provide and support a positive patient experience.
• Maintain the vehicle in a sanitary condition in line with health & safety and clinical waste management.
• Participate in equipment trials, working parties and highlighting areas of potential personal and organisation service development.
• Required to take personal responsibility for continued professional development through the personal development review process, the knowledge and skills framework and Essentia training sessions.
• To maintain competency to operate all equipment and information systems used during the course of duties, ensuring the efficient and effective operation of equipment, and the safe use of equipment at all times, reporting faults in the appropriate manner.
• To wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) both uniform and additional kit supplied by the Trust as required to support Infection Prevention and Control during normal duties in their role. The equipment should be kept clean and tidy and worn to the required standard in accordance with the Trust’s Policies and Procedures.
• To operate any communication system supplied/fitted/ operated by the Trust in accordance with its Policies and Procedures.
• To use all Trust equipment, facilities and premises in a careful, proper and mindful manner paying due regard to safety and security at all times.


This advert closes on Thursday 25 Jul 2024

To provide a professional, efficient and customer focused Pharmacy Portering service that supports the clinical function of the Trust and promotes the health and well-being of patients.

To ensure that staff, patients and visitors are assisted, at all times and in any appropriate matters, in a manner that reflects positively on the Trust and the service.

This post provides support to Pharmacy stores and distribution at the Royal Brompton Hospital.

To interact with other staff and patients both in person and over the telephone and the need to work quickly and accurately under pressure.

To ensure that infection prevention and control is an integral part of service delivery.

To collect and deliver drugs, boxes, supplies and documentation to Pharmacy and, where required, between Pharmacy and ward and departmental areas.

To follow all local policies and procedures to ensure the secure delivery of these articles. To complete, in a timely manner, any urgent requests for collection and delivery of articles between Pharmacy and clinical, outpatient or reception areas.

To ensure that all medicines and related documents are transferred in a safe, secure and timely manner. This includes transfers between buildings.

To work in Pharmacy stores - receiving and checking orders ensuring that they are correct before entering on to the Pharmacy computer system and putting away, process dispensary requisitions and to follows, process ward and department orders and to follows, check returns from wards, and if suitable return to Pharmacy stock.

On 1st February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals became part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – a truly once-in a generation development. Together, we are taking our first steps towards our vision of creating a brand-new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart and lung disease in patients from pre-birth to old age. We are developing some exciting plans and we want you to join us – so come and help to change the shape of healthcare for our heart and lung patients world-wide.

Please have a look at the attached job description for a more in depth overview of the requirements of the job role.


This advert closes on Sunday 28 Jul 2024

Job summary:
1. To provide and maintain excellent standards of nursing care to an allocated group of patients, under the supervision of a registered nurse.
2. To carry out care and treatment tasks, delegated from professionally qualified staff, requiring a wide range of technical ability, numeracy and literacy skills as well as an excellent level of interpersonal skills.
3. To supervise, less experienced/new Health Care Assistants in the clinical area ensuring patient focused care is provided.
4. To provide any administrative and clerical support to the ward team.
5. To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any areas specified.
6. Care Certificate or equivalent required.

Closing Date: 21st July 2024

Interview Date: 31st July 2024

If you are thinking of a career in healthcare or looking for a change in career then this opportunity is for you. You would gain experience in a specialist hospital setting and the chance to complete your care certificate. This would give an excellent grounding for your progression to a career in healthcare, whatever your chosen specialism. We are looking for Healthcare Assistants who will support our nursing team in meeting all patient’s needs on a busy and diverse critical care unit.

On 1st February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals became part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – a truly once-in a generation development. Together, we are taking our first steps towards our vision of creating a brand-new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart and lung disease in patients from pre-birth to old age. We are developing some exciting plans and we want you to join us – so come and help to change the shape of healthcare for our heart and lung patients world-wide.

Royal Brompton & Harefield hospitals are the largest heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We are a partnership of two specialist hospitals which are known throughout the world for their expertise, standard of care and research success. We are passionate about what we do and the patients we serve. We are an equal opportunities employer and our patients are rich in diversity. We recruit to ensure we build a similarly diverse mix across our workforce. We are a values led organisation and we are rightly proud of our world class reputation and our people.

Job Summary
1. To have completed the care certificate.
2. To provide and maintain excellent standards of nursing care to an allocated group of patients, under the supervision of a registered nurse.
3. To carry out care and treatment tasks, delegated from professionally qualified staff, requiring a wide range of technical ability, numeracy, and literacy skills as well as an excellent level of interpersonal skills.
4. To supervise, less experienced/new Health Care Assistants in the clinical area ensuring patient focused care is provided.
5. To provide any administrative and clerical support to the ward team.
6. To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any areas specified.

Main tasks & responsibilities:
• Patient/customer care (both direct and indirect)
• Carry out tasks in delivering and supporting direct patient care with the support of a registered nurse. Able to demonstrate abilities and competencies gained to enable tasks to be delegated from professionally qualified staff.
• Able to perform more complex aspects of patient care, some with indirect supervision, eg, taking and recording or observations, dressings under asepsis, taking of venous blood samples as directed, in checking and preparing equipment and preparing patients for treatment, monitoring hygiene and nutritional needs.
• Keep clinical areas clean and tidy and maintain a safe, pleasant environment.
• Adhere to departmental and Directorate procedures for the use of supplies and equipment to promote the effective and efficient use of resources.
• Assist in the restocking of supplies and maintenance of equipment.
• Be aware of and adhere to the Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Be aware of and adhere to Local Policies and Procedures.
• Under supervision contribute to and participate in the process of setting of goals and benchmarking standards of care.

- Identify and report clinical risks to the ward manager so that appropriate action can be taken in accordance with the Trust risk management policy.

- Record and report all incidents/complaints involving staff, patients and visitors in accordance with Trust policies and assist in any investigations as required.

- To actively promote a healthy lifestyle for patients.

People management
• Assist with the supervision and teaching of pre-registration student nurses.
• Participate in the Trust’s appraisal and personal development plan schemes by meeting with the manager at least annually

Communication
• Demonstrate politeness, courtesy, and sensitivity in dealing with patients, relatives and visitors, maintain good customer relations.
• Carry out assigned clerical tasks as directed by a registered nurse.
• Report untoward incidents and any other relevant information to a registered nurse immediately.
• Inform a registered nurse if asked to carry out a task which the individual does not have the training or capacity to do.
• Promote the corporate image of the Trust to all individuals, groups and organisations, both within the Trust and externally to the community at large.
• Participate fully as a team member, sharing knowledge and information and supporting colleagues.
• To work cohesively with all members of the ward team in ensuring that the very best services to patients are provided at all times.

Information management
• Use data which will contribute to the improvement of patient care.
• Use the Trust intranet/internet to enhance care and for professional development.
• Undertake relevant training for electronic information systems in place and under development.
• Participate in the collection of data audit and research data.
• Use relevant IT systems in the support of patient care.

Resource management
• To work together with the ward team to ensure effective use of resources
• To be aware of self-rostering in the clinical areas


This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jul 2024