Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust
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"Emergency ambulance care, NHS 111 advice and non-emergency patient transport across Wales"
About Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust
Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust provides emergency ambulance care, NHS 111 Wales advice and non-emergency patient transport. It serves more than three million people across almost 8,000 square miles of urban, coastal and rural Wales. Its call handlers and clinical contact centre teams handle more than half a million calls each year.
Established in 1998, the trust operates from more than 90 ambulance stations and three main contact centres. Its 2025/26 annual report records 4,519 staff employed during the period, alongside an extended volunteer workforce. Clinical teams deliver care on the road and advice by telephone, supported by corporate colleagues and a National Training College.
Learning across clinical and support roles
The trust's education offer spans frontline and support careers. Its apprenticeships include an Associate Ambulance Practitioner diploma delivered by its Education and Development Team, alongside externally delivered routes in fleet maintenance, business administration, human resources and accounting. Existing and new employees can apply. Staff also have access to continuing professional development, annual development reviews and support to learn Welsh.
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