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Apprenticeships - West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust

Apprenticeships

We have a range of apprenticeship opportunities available within our Trust, from student paramedic to business administration. Whilst working alongside our staff, apprentices are given the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills over their training period. At the end of their qualification, all of our apprentices have the opportunity to apply for substantive posts available within the service.

We offer apprenticeship roles in many areas of our Trust, including business administration, non-emergency patient transport, fleet mechanics and human resources. Our apprentices work as an integral part of the team they are working in, building real work experience as well as developing their skills and completing a qualification at level 2 to 3.

We also offer our popular student paramedic degree level apprenticeship; for more information on this, please see our ‘student paramedic’ page.

Apprentice Stories

Shaunna:

Picture of a woman called Shauna, smiling at the camera

This is Shaunna – she joined WMAS as an advanced apprentice in the Press Office. During her time with the team, she created an educational campaign called Little Lifesavers which has been viewed around the world. It teaches youngsters about ambulances and the importance of simple first aid. She has also used her creative streak to write poetry used in the Trust’s Christmas campaign and run numerous other educational campaigns. After achieving her Level 4 apprenticeship qualification she gained a job with the Trust as a Communications Assistant and has since been promoted to Communications Officer and is now undertaking a Level 5 CIPR Professional PR qualification.

Chloe:

A woman, Chloe in Green Paramedic uniform smiling at the camera

Meet Chloe! Chloe started with WMAS as a Business Administration apprentice within our Recruitment Team. Throughout her 18 month apprenticeship, Chloe worked with the team, supporting candidates for our student paramedic programme through the application and recruitment processes, including interviewing and fitness assessments, requesting pre-employment checks and issuing contracts. She liked the course so much that Chloe has now moved over to the degree apprenticeship programme, where she will develop clinical skills in a practical environment and complete a full Level 6 degree in paramedic science. Chloe is a great example of the way apprentices can develop their careers within the Service in a wide variety of ways.

Apply to work with us

If you are passionate about working within our multi-award winning service and playing your part in ensuring that we continue to deliver excellent care to our communities within the West Midlands then we want to hear from you. We’re looking for self-motivated, enthusiastic people from all backgrounds that care about making a difference. When we’re recruiting apprentices, further information and application forms can be found through our current vacancies page.

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