Emergency care assistant

In this role you could:

• drive to medical emergencies
•  assess the risk to yourself and others and ask for more support if needed
•  support the paramedic to carry out essential emergency care
•  transfer patients into the ambulance and monitor their health
•  record patient information and complete a handover report
•  check and maintain the ambulance

• sensitivity and understanding
• patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• customer service skills
• the ability to work well with others
• the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
• excellent verbal communication skills
• thinking and reasoning skills
• to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

You can get into this job through:

• a college course
• an apprenticeship
• applying directly

With experience and further study, you could apply to train as a paramedic. You could start by applying to become a trainee emergency medical technician or a student paramedic. You could then take an approved paramedic science degree.

You could also become a team leader or supervisor and be responsible for a team of emergency care assistants.