"Nothing has helped me more in my career than my first ten years as a healthcare assistant."
Ed started life as a healthcare assistant before qualifying as a paramedic and working his way up in the ambulance service.
![Ed Green](https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/styles/author_image/public/author_pics/Ed%20Green%20RLS%20pic.png?itok=EbLGRubb)