Course basket

Ambulance Staff (excluding Paramedics)

Description

Ambulance staff transport sick, injured and convalescent persons and give first aid treatment in emergencies.

Tasks

  • Helps patients into and out of ambulance
  • Drives ambulance or accompanies driver to transport patients to hospitals or other treatment centres and homes
  • Ascertains nature of injuries and provides first aid treatment
  • Cleans and disinfects ambulance after use and carries out routine care of ambulance equipment
  • Replenishes medical supplies in ambulance as necessary.

Entry Requirements

Academic qualifications are not normally required. Entry requirements vary between ambulance services. Entrants must normally have possessed a full clean driving licence for one to two years and have health clearance. Entrants undertake a minimum of 2 weeks training in first aid and patient care. Successful trainees are then attached to an ambulance station where they work under the guidance of a trained supervisor for a probationary period before working unsupervised.

CWA Logo

General Enquiries
01553 761 144

Student Services
01553 815 271

Enquiry

If you would like to ask a question, please complete the form below and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Invalid Input
Please tell us your first name
Please tell us your surname
Please enter a valid email address
Invalid Input




Please select the types which best describe you
Please tell us what you are enquiring about
This field is required
Invalid Input
Invalid Input