EMAS secures £26m to recruit hundreds more frontline staff
People in the East Midlands will benefit from a £26m additional investment into East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) between 2026 and 2029, to permanently grow the number of ambulances and crews available to respond to emergency calls.
By 2029, this will mean up to 400 additional patient-facing staff working on around 40 additional ambulances.
Recruitment for future crews is already well underway, with plans to welcome almost 200 additional staff to EMAS by October 2026, and another 200 in 2027.
EMAS has now opened opportunities for qualified technicians and urgent care assistants to join the frontline.
The service is also advertising for qualified mechanics, to maintain its new fleet of ambulances.
Recruitment for qualified paramedics will continue throughout the year, with opportunities advertised on the EMAS website and social media channels.
This investment supports wider plans which will continue improving ambulance response times across the region.
EMAS has already made progress in this area with continuous improvement to patients classed as category two emergencies – including those experiencing symptoms such as chest pain and stroke.
Will Legge, deputy chief executive at EMAS, said: “This investment will make a real, positive impact to the service we provide our patients.
“We now employ more than 5,000 staff at EMAS and this continued growth will help us meet the challenge of growing demand for our service and create hundreds of new career opportunities.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming new passionate, caring colleagues to our EMAS team in the coming months.”
Anyone interested in joining the EMAS team should visit the website at emas.nhs.uk/join-team-emas