Apprentice paramedic Review

by East Midlands Ambulance Service

Rating

8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Responding to 999 calls dealing with urgent and emergency care. Utilising the skills of a paramedic

    8/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • New skills , throughout the process.

    10/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I do enjoy this and have done since I started

    8/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • EMAS have been supporting and ensure I go 90% my hours with my PED. The university has been shown to struggle with organisation of the cohort and the content been taught, due to high capacity of students and staff sickness.

    6/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • Lots throughout

    9/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Depends what support you like, overall I am happy with the support I have personally received

    7/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • If supporters post qualifying I will feel at ease

    8/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • Yes both work and university however I haven’t participated in anything due to work , uni and family commitments

    8/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend East Midlands Ambulance Service to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Good overall service who are proactive in patient care and staff development

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to East Midlands Ambulance Service?

    • 1 gain some prior experience dealing with patients 2 understand the the various roles with EMAS 3 attempt to do an observation day with a AE ambulance 4 be aware this job is very unsocialable

Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Nursing

Nottingham

June 2023

View More Reviews
Recruiting? See how we can help you