Emergency Care Assistant - Kings Trust
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 13/08/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This opportunity is for an Emergency Care Assistant (ECA) role with South Western Ambulance Service, in partnership with King's Trust. ECAs provide essential 999 emergency care under the supervision of a clinician, responding to various incidents. The role involves working shifts in all weathers and conditions, driving ambulance vehicles, and ensuring continuous patient care. This specific advert is for a three-day career access course in Bristol, leading to an assessment space for the ECA role.
Essential criteria
- Registered for the Kings Trust Programme
- 18-30 years old
- You must be based in the UK and have the right to work
- Registered for the Kings Trust Programme
- 18-30 years old
- You must be based in the UK and have the right to work
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Emergency Care Assistant - Kings Trust
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
Get started with the South Western Ambulance Services in partnership with the King's Trust.
This opportunity is for a three-day career access course based in Bristol, starting on the 29th of September, in partnership with King's Trust.
As an Emergency Care Assistant (ECA) you will carry out essential 999 emergency care for people in your community, such as treating wounds and fractures, controlling severe bleeding, attending the birth of a baby or a road traffic collision, all under the direct supervision of a clinician.
Based at a local ambulance station within the BNSSG County as part of a team, you will work shifts, going out in all weathers at all hours, sometimes working in difficult conditions.
By attending this course, you will:
- Learn more about South West Ambulance Service and what we are looking for
- Learn about the recruitment process
- Cover sector based awareness, interview skills, cv support and preparation for the assessment day
- Get additional support through the recruitment process
- Be guaranteed an assessment space in October.
For more information about this course or the roles on offer, sign up and a member of the team will be in touch.
Requirements to be eligible for this program:
- You must be b
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