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Combat Medical Technician
Saving lives on the front line takes courage and incredible drive. We give you support and training – the rest is up to you…
Starting salary
£26,334
Role details
Age
To apply for this position, you must be between 16 years & 6 months old and 35 years & 6 months old at the time of your application.
Fitness
Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m
2km run 11 min 30 sec
Education
Minimum of GCSE Grade A* - C/9-4, or Scottish equivalent, in at least English Language and Maths.
Alternatives not accepted.
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Could you work on the front line, saving soldiers’ lives? Stay calm in the heat of battle and give emergency treatment? Get casualties off the battlefield as quickly and safely as possible? It isn’t easy. But if you’re brave and determined, we’ll give you the training you need, a great career and the chance to gain qualifications. Plus, you get to join our amazing team in the Royal Army Medical Service (RAMS). You’ll work under the expert guidance of doctors in medical centres, or in the difficult working conditions of frontline bases.
Key responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Give first aid on the battlefield
Provide medical training to the Army
Supply medical support on all kinds of operations and exercises
Help with medical evacuations in hostile conditions
Provide health education to the Army
Step 1
Basic military training teaches you how to be a soldier. This covers everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle.
Step 2
You’ll then learn how to be a Combat Medical Technician at the Defence School of Healthcare Training, Litchfield, during trade training. This takes 22 weeks. When you finish, you’ll be a Class 2 Combat Medical Technician, with a level 3 Diploma and Care Certificate. Trade training includes theory and practical modules, as well as clinical placements in Defence Primary Healthcare medical centres.
You'll earn £25,200 a year from the start of your training, which will go up as you progress throughout your career.
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