You'll need to do a paramedic science degree approved by the Health and Care Professions Council.
Full-time courses usually take 3 years.
Entry requirements
You'll usually need:
- 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree
Paramedics respond to emergency call-outs and give people life-saving medical help.
£24,907 Starter
to£37,890 Experienced
36 to 38 a week
evenings / weekends / bank holidays on shifts
You can get into this work through:
You'll need to do a paramedic science degree approved by the Health and Care Professions Council.
Full-time courses usually take 3 years.
You'll usually need:
You can get into this role through a paramedic degree apprenticeship.
There are no set entry requirements but it may help you to get in if you have:
You could start as an ambulance care assistant. With experience, you could apply for a place on a paramedic training scheme.
Entry to paramedic courses is very competitive and it may help you if you have some relevant experience or training. Examples include:
You could apply for a training scheme as a student paramedic with an ambulance service. You would do your university paramedic qualification on the job.
You can join the College of Paramedics and get access to courses, conferences and workshops to keep your skills up to date, and to swap ideas with colleagues in the profession.
You can find out more about becoming a paramedic from the College of Paramedics and Health Careers.
You'll need:
You'll need to:
Many ambulance services will expect you to have a full driving licence by the time you finish your training and preferably a C1 driving licence that allows you to drive medium-sized vehicles.
In this role you'll:
You could work on an ambulance, at a client's home or in the community.
Your working environment may be physically and emotionally demanding and outdoors some of the time.
You may need to wear protective clothing and a uniform.
With around 3 years' experience, you could become:
You could also move into operations management, education and training or research, or train to work in other areas of healthcare, for example nursing.
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