Are you interested in working in an Ambulance environment and achieving a nationally recognised qualification? You can ‘earn while you learn’ whilst training to be an Emergency Medical Technician.
The Trust are recruiting to our apprenticeship programme for Emergency Medical Technicians across the North West region for 2025/2026
As an apprentice you will receive 80% of the top of Band 4 (currently £24,169 per annum) for the first 12 months. Due to an uplift in the national living wage from 1st April 2025 the Trust have taken the decision to temporarily increase the rates of pay for the banding associated to this role. This will be reviewed once we receive notification of the annual pay uplift review from NHS Employers for 2025/26. Your apprenticeship will last between 15-18 months.
Upon completion of your apprenticeship, you will eligible to move onto a full Emergency Medical Technician contract of employment. The salary for this will be Band 4 £26,530 – £29,114 per annum plus an appropriate unsocial hour’s payment under section 2 for Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
Further detailed information on the role can be found on the ‘FAQ document’ attached to this advert. Please note that we cannot guarantee that a vacancy will be available at your local ambulance station, but if successful we will aim to place you as close to your home address as possible depending on where the vacancies are.
As an apprentice, you will work alongside other EMT staff and Paramedics initiating and delivering appropriate care and effective treatment to patients in a pre-hospital environment.
During your apprenticeship you will be applying appropriate skills and knowledge to safely provide care for patients, working within the scope of practice for the role.
You will benefit from dedicated educational and clinical support from your Educational Practitioners, managers and crew, to develop you through your apprenticeship programme to successful completion.
We will aim to –
Close the advert on 25.05.2025 or until sufficient applications are received . This is a very popular role, so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to prevent disappointment. Please refer to the ‘Application Guide’ for tips on how to complete your application form.
Run a driving licence check with DVLA. This is to check if you hold at least a provisional C1 on your licence. This is a requirement at the application stage. Please do not apply if you do not have the C1 provisional on your licence when you click submit on your application.
Complete the application shortlisting by 30.05.2025. You will receive notification by this date on your application
Invite those that have been shortlisted to an interview to take place on 7 th , 8 th , 14 th and 15th June.
Start those that are successful from October 2025 onwards.
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.
We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Please ensure you read the Job description and Person Specification attached to the advert in full before applying.
Before starting in role successful applicants will need to provide the following:
Proof of certificates for the qualifications detailed on the job specification. This is a requirement to enable you to qualify for the apprenticeship. Please refer to the FAQs regarding qualifications.
Driving Licence – Full C1 driving licence with no more that 3 endorsement points. In exceptional circumstances a maximum of 6 points may be considered. Any applicants with a drink driving conviction in the last five years (whether spent or not) will not be considered for the role.
Business email addresses for your references dating back for a period of three years.
Identity documents including a right to work document (i.e. UK passport, settlement status or biometric residence permit).
Support sessions have been planned for anyone who would like to obtain further information about the role or ask any questions prior to applying.
To book onto a session please complete the Microsoft form via this link https://forms.office.com/e/EpNYdF2zZH and you will be sent an invite to attend the online session.
