Are there ways into nursing that don't involve three years of uni straight up?

24M considering a career as a paramedic, or as a nurse.

I know you need a degree to do both of these jobs but I am not the most acidemic person so don't want to go the traditional uni route for 3 years. I only have my maths and english GCSE, as well as a level 3 foundation btec in health and social care

If I was to go the ambulance service route I could join as an ECA and then progress internally by doing a degree apprentiship to upskill to a paramedic. Still 3 years but more of it is on the job training instead of classroom based training. Are there any options like this if I want to be a nurse? Could I get a job as a HCA and then get on some kind of apprenticeship? If this is an option what is a rough timescale?