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Paramedics

Paramedics provide first aid and life support treatment in emergency situations and transport sick and injured people who require skilled treatment.

Average Salary

£48,488

New workers start around £22,048. Normal pay is £48,488 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £70,035.

Jobs

22,404

The number of jobs in the career for the current year.

Daily Tasks

  • Briefs other medical staff when handing over the patient, and completes patient report forms describing the patient.

  • Transports and accompanies patients who either require or potentially require skilled treatment whilst travelling.

  • Resuscitates and/or stabilises patient using relevant techniques, equipment and drugs.

  • Assesses the nature of injuries, provides first aid treatment and ascertains appropriate method of conveying patient.

  • Drives ambulance or accompanies driver to respond to calls for assistance at accidents, emergencies and other incidents.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

  • Ambulances

  • Urgent Care

  • Critical Care

  • Primary Care

  • Computer-Aided Dispatch

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

  • Communications

  • Self-Motivation

  • Calmness Under Pressure

  • Compassion

  • Composure

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.