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Ambulance care assistants take patients to and from hospital for appointments.
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; on shifts
There will be
3.8% more Ambulance care assistant jobs in 2029.
In your local area
In this role 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:
A college course might give you some of the knowledge and skills required to be an ambulance care assistant.
You could take a level 2 certificate in health and social care or a T Level in health.
You may need:
You could also become an ambulance care assistant by taking an ambulance support worker advanced apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You might find it useful to have 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 to:
Some ambulance services may ask you for 4 GCSEs, including English, maths and a science at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent.
You might need an extra driving qualification for larger vehicles and carrying passengers if you passed your test after 1996.
You'll need to:
You can find out about becoming an ambulance care assistant from Health Careers.
With experience, you could:become a team leader or supervisor; become an emergency care assistant or apply to be a student paramedic; move into personnel, training, health and safety or operations management