£17,680
Average salary at age 20
£29,120
Average Salary
36
Average hours per week
Description
Ambulance staff transport sick, injured and convalescent persons and give first aid treatment in emergencies.Main Tasks
- Helps patients into and out of ambulance;
- Drives ambulance or accompanies driver to transport patients to hospitals or other treatment centres and homes;
- Ascertains nature of injuries and provides first aid treatment;
- Cleans and disinfects ambulance after use and carries out routine care of ambulance equipment;
- Replenishes medical supplies in ambulance as necessary.
Qualifications
Academic qualifications are not normally required. Entry requirements vary between ambulance services. Entrants must normally have possessed a full clean driving licence for one to two years and have health clearance. Entrants undertake a minimum of 2 weeks training in first aid and patient care. Successful trainees are then attached to an ambulance station where they work under the guidance of a trained supervisor for a probationary period before working unsupervised.UK Prospects
31200
Workforce Size
5.40%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
2992
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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