You need a Level 6 qualification to work as a Paramedic.
Typical pay: £32,000 to £48,000Level 6 requiredRegulated occupation
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Your route in
Qualification REQUIRED to practise (regulated) - minimum L2
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Starting from scratch
Entry-level courses that feed this route.
- Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care L319 courses
- Access to Higher Education Diploma (Health and Social Care) L39 courses
- Access to HE Diploma in Health and Social Care L35 courses
- Access to Higher Education Diploma (Health and Social Care) L35 courses
- Access to Higher Education Diploma (Health and Social Care) L32 courses
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The qualification you need (Level 6)
Below this level you cannot practise; these get you there.
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Where this can take you
HCPC-approved paramedic science degree or Paramedic Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship; unqualified entry via ambulance care assistant or emergency medical technician, then a student paramedic scheme.
Courses for this career
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