Echo Fire and Medical Ltd are a leading provider of Medical and Fire & Rescue services across the UK. As an NHS approved emergency response provider of ambulance services we pride ourselves on the high levels of clinical care we deliver to patients throughout our communities.
Echo are also one of the UK’s leading pre-hospital education providers, regulated by OfQual for the delivery of outstanding clinical education. Our education department plays an integral part in the enhancement of skills for our frontline personnel which enables them to achieve their career goals and ongoing development.
Due to continued growth and successfully securing new contracts; we are now recruiting for outstanding individuals to join our amazing teams. The role of a Apprentice Emergency Care Assistant can be challenging yet rewarding and will without question change the lives of people around you, for the better.
Responsibilities include:
> Driving a range of organisation vehicles
> Carry out general vehicle and equipment checks
> Maintain good knowledge of the highway code
> Maintaining clinical cleanliness of your equipment and vehicles
> Maintaining clinical competence and attendance of CPD events to continue your learning journey
> Supporting others including clinicians in the delivery of emergency care
> Attentive to patients individual needs
> Demonstrate and maintain respect for others including patients
> Display and conduct yourself in a diplomatic and tactful way when dealing with challenging patients or incidents
> Be smart in appearance
> Timely in your work attendance
> Demonstrate a supportive and enthusiastic approach to your duties
> Maintain good working relationships with other professionals
> Undertake duties as required by the organisation to maintain operational readiness
> Complete the End Point Assessment within your apprenticeship
This list is not exhaustive.
No two days are the same, you will have a variety of shifts including the delivery of emergency care onboard our frontline 999 ambulances attending anything from Major Incidents through to Road Traffic Collisions or medical emergencies. You will also work within our clinical centres at major venues including some of the UK’s leading concerts which includes audiences in the tens of thousands supporting acts such as Lewis Capaldi, Lionel Richie, Gladiators (the TV show) and more. You will be deployed to work across our TV/Film sector covering stunt scenes such as Mission Impossible (a production which we previously covered with Tom Cruise) and many more – we really do deliver emergency care across all sectors, and so could you.
We will support you in the development of your healthcare career. We are one of few providers within the UK whom offer varied career pathways including Paramedic Science. If you are wanting to obtain experience and develop onto any role up to and including Technician or Paramedic, Echo can support this journey.
The Apprentice Emergency Care Assistant role has been a success throughout 2023, 2024 and through all 2025 cohorts so far and now we are recruiting for more great people to join our next cohorts which starts in July 2026. Interviews and right to work checks including Enhanced DBS checks would need to be passed and completed prior to the offer of a position.
A range of great benefits are offered including:
- Access to our high street discount scheme
- On-Site discounted Gym membership
- Free ongoing CPD events
- Assigned clinical mentor to support your career journey
- Full uniform
- A great pension
- Great opportunities to see a whole variety of deployments
- Direct Access to our Apprentice Emergency Medical Technician role upon completion
A full manual UK driving license is essential, with a minimum of 1 years claim free driving experience. You must be comfortable driving large vehicles (we often recommend applicants hire a van for a weekend from a local van hire company to drive freely around the local areas to ascertain their level of confidence prior to application).
13 Month Apprenticeship; starting salary £18,525 rising to £24,785 after first 12 months. With potential OTE of up to £33,696 as a qualified and competent staff member/applicant.
*OTE based on a qualified and competent applicant completing 48 hours per week (4x typical 12 hour shifts, on such type of contract)
- Application closing date: Wednesday 17th June 2026 at 5pm
- Interview dates: 22-24 June 2026
- Start date: July 2026
After you have completed the Apprentice Emergency Care Assistant role and achieved all competencies within it, you would be eligible to apply for our Apprentice EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) role. We also offer a fully approved Apprentice Paramedic Science role as a EMT > Paramedic pathway for those looking to embark on a fulfilling, and gradual career progression opportunity right here with Echo.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £18,525.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Transport links
Work Location: In person
