Case Study: Working as an Emergency Care Assistant
Following the success of our Paramedic recruitment, we are now on the hunt for passionate Emergency Care Assistants to join #TeamECS! One of our full time ECAs, Matt, has kindly shared his story with us to give a flavour of what it is like to work with ECS.
For the last 25 years, I have been an Account Director for a large printing company. Whilst I enjoyed this role, I was increasingly finding the work unfulfilling and tedious.
Outside of work, I joined Hampshire Search and Rescue and undertook my FREC 3 and FREC 4 qualifications.
To get more patient facing experience I attended a recruitment day at ECS and signed up on the spot following an interview and clinical assessments.
As a bank First Responder, I enjoyed the numerous events and patient transport shifts so much that in 2023 I decided to quit my old job and join #TeamECS full time!
ECS put me through my four week L3 CERAD course, and soon after I was working my first frontline shift as an ECA. The experienced Paramedics that I crewed with were all absolutely brilliant and made me feel at ease.
During the three months I have now been on the road, I have attended a range of incidents including cardiac arrests, MIs, and on a happier note, a birth! On any jobs that have had a sad outcome, the team have always checked on me and offered support if I need to chat through anything.
Matt, and his daughter (an intern in our people and compliance team), working together on an event in central London
“I am thoroughly enjoying my life at ECS and for the first time for years, I look forward to going to work. They could not have done more to support me in my new career and my pathway to becoming a
Paramedic.”
Inspired by Matt’s story? We have vacancies for qualified and trainee ECAs now!
Annual study budgets for full time ECAs
Self planned hours perfect for undertaking shifts across our portfolio of activity
Regular CPD sessions
Opportunities to progress to become Paramedic as part of our Apprenticeship programme
Bank, Part Time and Full Time roles available!
