A paramedic responds to emergency calls as part of an emergency team, or as a first responder, using procedures they have been trained to do. They usually work in a two-person crew alongside a technician or care assistant. However, they can also work on their own using a motorbike to attend to a call out.
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Ambulance staff who work for the NHS are paid on the Agenda for Change scales. The current pay scales are from April 2020. Paramedics are on Band 6, £31,800 to £39,169 a year.
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Job vacancies appear on the myjobscotland website. Most ambulance work is with the NHS, but there are also jobs with the armed services. There are some private ambulance companies around the UK including one or two in Scotland.
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The Scottish Government has committed to training 1,000 new paramedics by 2021. The new paramedics will be recruited from existing ambulance technician staff, whose places will be filled by recruiting new technicians.
The location of the Scottish Ambulance Academy allows ambulance staff to have the opportunity to train alongside police and fire service colleagues, for example, in simulated road traffic collisions.
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The following organisations may be able to provide further information.
Disclosure Scotland
Tel: 03000 2000 40
E-mail:
info@disclosurescotland.gov.scot
Website:
https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/
Twitter:
@DisclosureScot
NHS Scotland Careers
Website:
http://www.careers.nhs.scot
Website (2):
https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/
Twitter:
@NHSScotCareers
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/NHSScotlandCareers/
Scottish Ambulance Service
Tel: 0131 314 0000
Website:
http://www.scottishambulance.com
Twitter:
@Scotambservice
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/scotambservice/
Skills for Health
Tel: 0207 388 8800
E-mail:
contactus@skillsforhealth.org.uk
Website:
http://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/
Twitter:
@Skillsforhealth
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/skillsforhealth1
Skills for Health is the Sector Skills Council for the health sector.