Emergency care assistant | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Emergency care assistants drive ambulances under emergency conditions and support paramedics.

  • Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and other condition-stabilizing interventions.  
  • Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly.  
  • Document data
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Emergency care assistants typically work around 40 to 42 hours per week.

As a Emergency care assistant you will typically work evenings / weekends / bank holidays.

This occupation tends to be:

  • Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
  • Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve
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    * from ONETonline
    Average salary
    42,800 GBP *
    per year
    18,813 GBP
    23,761 GBP
    Starting
    5+ Experience
    * data taken from the Office of National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
    Average salary for Emergency care assistant

    Big gender gap
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    Salary over time for Emergency care assistant

    Salary for this role has increased over time
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    Future outlook for Emergency care assistants

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    1% yearly wage growth (on average)

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    Which qualifications do I need?

    Find out what you need to know in order to become a Emergency care assistant and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

    In terms of people already doing this job:

    • 50% of people in this role have a Diploma of Higher Education or equivalent
    • 39% of people in this role have a Bachelor's degree
    • 7% of people in this role have a Master's degree

    You can apply directly for jobs. You'll usually need:

    • 3 or 4 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), including English, maths and a science subject
    • excellent driving skills and current knowledge of the highway code

    Some ambulance services may also want you to have experience of working in a patient care setting, ideally in the NHS and with a current first aid certificate.

    If you passed your driving test after 1996, you may need an extra driving qualification for larger vehicles and for carrying passengers.


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    What soft skills do I need?

    Rise above the competition by brushing up on the 5 most important soft skills you need to become a Emergency care assistant.
    Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
    Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
    Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
    Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
    Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people

    What technical skills do I need?

    Technical skills are programmes, softwares and things you need to know in order to be a successful Emergency care assistant. Check that you know:
    1
    Electronic mail software IBM Lotus Notes; Microsoft Outlook
    2
    Enterprise resource planning ERP software
    3
    Medical software Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR; GE Healthcare Centricity EMR; Medscribbler Enterprise; StatCom Patient Flow Logistics Enterprise Suite
    4
    Office suite software Microsoft Office
    5
    Spreadsheet software Microsoft Excel
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    Things to highlight for your Emergency care assistant interview

    Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

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