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8 job reviews

6.1/10
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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides emergency 999, urgent care and patient transport services for the 4.8 million people living across the East Midlands.

emas.nhs.uk

Pay ranges

  1. Paramedics

    £16.97–17.40 per hour

Why East Midlands Ambulance Service is rated 6.1

Based on 8 job reviews

Easy to take sick leave
Enough training
No short notice shift changes
People get sick pay
Managers are respectful
People get proper breaks
4+ weeks notice of shifts
No unpaid extra work
Well informed about head office
No career progression
Not easy to book holiday
Not easy to change shifts
Head office doesn’t understand the frontline
Hard to choose shifts
People feel stressed
Breaks aren’t paid

Handy to know

How much notice do people get of their shifts?

50%
report getting four weeks notice or more
50%
report having a fixed rota

How often do people get paid?

88% of people report they get paid monthly

Featured East Midlands Ambulance Service job reviews

  • Best thing

    Job satisfaction when you manage to help someone

    Worst thing

    Mental health

    Ambulance Technician, October 2020

    • £22,000 per year, working a 39 hour week
    • 25 or older
    • 1–3 years experience
    5.8/10

  • Best thing

    Care for patients

    Worst thing

    Pressure, pay

    Paramedic, November 2020

    • £17.50 per hour
    • 25 or older
    • More than 3 years experience
    5.0/10

  • Best thing

    Job satisfaction, great deal of respect from the public, autonomy, being out in the community

    Worst thing

    Shift work, responsibility, risk of abuse or contact with bodily fluid/ infections

    Paramedic, January 2020

    • £24,500 per year, working a 38 hour week
    • 21–24 years old
    • Less than a year experience
    5.9/10
See all 3 East Midlands Ambulance Service job reviews

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