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Ambulance service

Ambulance service provide a range of services such as call handling, dispatching ambulances and providing clinical assessments to patients in emergency and non-emergency situations using medically equipped vehicles to transport patients to hospitals and other treatment facilities.

Below are Ambulance Service examples of career progression pathways:


• Frontline ambulance service • Emergency care assistant • 111 Team • 999 Call handler • 999 Dispatch • Patient transport service (PTS) call centre • Patient transport service (PTS)

It is possible to enter at any level with the appropriate employment,qualifications, skills and/or experience.

Importantly,for the ambulance service you will need a full UK driving licence (with no more than 3 points); in addition to this you may also need the C1 element to drive the 7.5 tonne vehicles.

The above illustrations are generic and not exhaustive, details on other careers can be found in the Health Careers Website and Healthcare Apprenticeship Website links listed below.

Useful links:
HEE Health Careers: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/ambulance
Healthcare Apprenticeship Standards Online: https://haso.skillsforhealth.org.uk/pathways
South Central Ambulance Service: https://scasjobs.co.uk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpoLIg-fclQ&feature=emb_title