About this apprenticeship
What it involves
Paramedics provide emergency and urgent medical care to patients outside hospital, responding to 999 calls, major incidents, and urgent care referrals across ambulance services and air ambulances. This Level 6 integrated degree apprenticeship leads to HCPC registration as a paramedic alongside a BSc. Paramedics can progress to specialist paramedic roles in critical care, mental health, or emergency operations management.
On the job
What you’ll learn
Pathophysiology of major medical emergencies and trauma
Advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning
Pre-hospital pharmacology and medicines administration
Advanced airway management and resuscitation techniques
Mental health crisis assessment and safe referral
Major incident command, triage, and CBRN awareness
On the job
What you’ll do day to day
Respond to emergency and urgent 999 calls under blue lights
Assess, diagnose, and treat patients in pre-hospital settings
Administer drugs, carry out cannulation, and manage airways
Make clinical decisions about conveyance or treat-in-place
Work with dispatch, A&E teams, and urgent care networks
Complete clinical records accurately and audit own practice
The deal
How this apprenticeship works
You earn a wage from day one. You are a paid employee, not a student. There are no tuition fees - the training is funded by your employer and the government.
About 20% is “off-the-job” training. Roughly a day a week is spent learning away from your normal duties - at a college, training provider, or online - working towards a recognised qualification.
It ends with an end-point assessment (EPA). Near the end, an independent assessor checks you can do the job to the national standard - through tests, a project, a portfolio or an interview. Pass it and you are fully qualified.
How to get there
What you need to start
Level 6 (Degree) - roughly Bachelor’s-degree level. Usually needs A-levels or a Level 3 qualification (employers set UCAS-point targets). You earn a full degree while you work - with no tuition fees to pay.
What’s next: Leads into professional roles, sometimes with a Level 7 (Master’s) apprenticeship after.
Entry requirements are set by each employer and can vary - always check the specific vacancy.
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