West Midlands Ambulance Service

Why does West Midlands Ambulance Service get a rating of 6.8?

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

Based on 19 job reviews

Pay ranges

1. Paramedics

   £32.4k–39.2k per year

Handy to know

How much notice do people get of their shifts?

5% report getting two weeks notice

5% report getting three weeks notice

58% report getting four weeks notice or more

32% report having a fixed rota

2 weeks

3 weeks

4+ weeks

fixed rota

Based on 19 employees

What contracts are people on?

33%

part time

67%

full time

Based on 6 employees

How often do people get paid?

Monthly 100% of people report they get paid monthly

Based on 19 employees

How are people paid?

32%

by the hour

68%

an annual salary

Based on 19 employees