Apprentice Emergency Medical Technician 1

Job overview

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.

Main duties of the job

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 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th June.
• Start those that are successful from October 2025 onwards.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.