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Emergency care assistants drive ambulances under emergency conditions and support paramedics.
You could do a health or care related course at college. This may give you some of the skills and knowledge needed for this role. Courses include:
Volunteering
You may have an advantage if you've worked or volunteered in a health or social care role. You could contact the voluntary services co-ordinator at your local NHS trust for further advice. First aid work would also be useful, for example with St John Ambulance or the British Red Cross.
Some ambulance services may also want you to have experience of working in a patient care setting, ideally in the NHS and with a current first aid certificate. If you passed your driving test after 1996, you may need an extra driving qualification for larger vehicles and for carrying passengers.
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With experience, you could apply for a trainee technician job or a student paramedic post. You could then take an approved paramedic science degree, leading to registration as a paramedic. You could also become a team leader or supervisor with responsibility for a team of ECAs, or move into a human resources or training role.
General practitioners (GPs) are doctors who provide medical services to people in their local community.
Pharmacy assistants serve customers and patients in chemists and hospital dispensaries.
Podiatry assistants provide general foot treatments and nail care under the supervision of a podiatrist.
Speech and language therapy assistants help support people who have difficulties with communication, or with eating, drinking or swallowing.
Podiatrists diagnose and treat foot and ankle problems, improving people's mobility and quality of life.
Paediatricians diagnose and treat health conditions that affect babies, children and young people.
An exciting Apprenticeship opportunity has arisen within CGL Walsall for you to join a dynamic team committed to supporting people with substance issues within our opiate team. You will be very much a part of the team and will offer, planning and running our group work programmes, case management and working with our partner agencies.
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Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction, or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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