Annual Salary
£24,000 to £27,000
Average UK salary in 2024 was £37,430
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Ambulance care assistants take patients to and from hospitals and medical centres for appointments and treatment.
Average UK salary in 2024 was £37,430
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; on shifts
There will be
3.8% more Ambulance care assistant jobs in 2029.
As an ambulance care assistant, you could:
You may need to wear a uniform.
You could work on an ambulance.
Your working environment may be physically and emotionally demanding.
You can get into this job through:
You could take a college course to learn some of the knowledge and skills required to be an ambulance care assistant.
Courses include:
You could apply to do an Ambulance Support Worker Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship, with an ambulance service.
This can take between 12 and 18 months to complete and combines on-the-job training and study with a learning provider.
You'll usually need:
You might find it useful to get some health or social care experience before applying for a job.
For example, you could volunteer with:
You can apply directly for jobs.
You'll need:
Some ambulance services may ask for 3 or 4 GCSEs, including English and maths at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent qualifications.
You'll need to:
You can search for vacancies on NHS Jobs, or contact your nearest ambulance service trust.
You can learn more about becoming an ambulance care assistant from Health Careers.
With experience, you could:become a team leader or supervisor; train to be an emergency care assistant; apply to be a student paramedic; move into personnel, training, health and safety, or control room work
You'll need: