Why Work With Us
With over 5,000 staff and 1,200 volunteers, we provide an emergency ambulance service to a population of over 5 million people. Serving all mainland and island communities, we take around 1 million patients annually to and from hospital and transfer 90,000 patients between hospital. Our Air Ambulance undertakes around 3,500 missions a year and our SCOTSTAR service transfers 2,500 of Scotland’s most seriously ill patients.
Benefits of working for us
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Annual Leave
Annual leave entitlement is 27 days upon appointment, 29 days after five years’ service, and 33 days after 10 years’ service, plus 8 days public holidays.
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NHS Pension
All staff have the option of contributing to the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) scheme
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Equality and Inclusion
We are proud to support disability in the workplace and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We have a BAME and LGBT network within the Service.
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Family Friendly
Staff are entitled to maternity/paternity/adoption leave and parental leave.
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Wellbeing and Support
To help staff in what can be a challenging role, we have a number of helplines, resources, apps and courses in place to support staff both mentally and physically.
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Staff Discounts
Staff can get discounts from a number of suppliers.
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Working in Scotland
You will be working in one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
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Career Progression
We encourage career progressions within the Service and provide both inhouse and external training.
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Recognition
We hold our Staff and Volunteer Awards annually and enter staff into a number of other awards. We also operate a system where staff can recognise their peers.