Emergency Services

Useful Links

https://targetcareers.co.uk/career-sectors/public-sector-and-charity/250-how-do-i-get-into-working-for-the-emergency-services

Emergency Services links

Protective Services Careers

Emergency Services careers - UK

The emergency services in the United Kingdom consist of:

.While the Police and Fire services are overseen by the Home Office, the Department of Health is responsible for the National Health Service, and by extension the Emergency Medical Services. In terms of officer numbers, the largest police force in the United Kingdom is the Metropolitan Police Force, responsible for policing Greater London. London's Fire Brigade is also the largest fire service in the UK with just under 4.7 thousand firefighters as of 2019.

Police

JOB PROFILES

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/police-officer

https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/job-profiles/police-officer

https://www.ucas.com/careers-advice/employment/how-to-become-a/police-officer

Click here for all information on policing careers :

Police

Useful Links

https://www.police.uk/contact/force-websites/

https://lancashire.police.uk/

https://recruit.college.police.uk/Pages/home.aspx

https://www.stayintheknow.co.uk/recruitment

https://joinus.lancashire.police.uk/

https://joinus.lancashire.police.uk/explore-our-roles/

Fire Service

JOB PROFILES

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/firefighter

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/firefighter

Click here for all information on fire service careers :

Firefighter

USEFUL LINKS

https://www.fireservice.co.uk/

https://www.ife.org.uk/

https://www.how2become.com/careers/firefighter/

https://www.fbu.org.uk/

https://www.beafirefighter.co.uk/

https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services

Emergency medical

JOB PROFILES

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/paramedic

https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/job-profiles/paramedic

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/emergency-medical-dispatcher

Click here for all information on emergency medical careers :

Paramedic

Emergency Call Handler

USEFUL LINKS

https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/i-am/considering-or-university/applying-university-through-ucas

https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

http://www.hcpc-uk.org/

https://learnliveuk.com/nhs-jobs-live/

The Ambulance Academy launched in 2022

It’s our free website for children and young people. It contains everything you need to know about careers in the ambulance service, being healthy, learning lifesaving skills and staying safe in three handy sections:

Young adults’ area (11-18 year-olds) – Do you have any budding paramedics, emergency medical technicians, nurses, mechanics or press officers – if so we have all the information in this section your pupils will need to start planning their careers in the ambulance service, as well as what options they may want to start thinking about in school.

We have information on apprenticeships, volunteering, tips on applying for a job and a quiz on what career might suit them. In this area they will also find advice about mental health, sexual health, road safety and staying safe when out and about.