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Ambulance Paramedics provide pre-hospital emergency care and treatment of patients. You use medical knowledge and skills to treat injured and ill patients often working in teams, in shifts and closely with members of other professions and emergency services such as fire fighters, police and SES.

It’s a career chock full of new challenges, a deep sense of purpose and genuine involvement in your community. You are the front line of healthcare services problem solving, providing medical and interpersonal skills and an ability to keep a cool head under pressure to saves lives - not just occasionally, but every day.

You need a recognised Ambulance qualification at an Australian/New Zealand university and the paramedic qualification must be successfully completed prior to commencement of employment. Successful applicants complete a one year practical training program in order to become a Qualified Ambulance Paramedic. 
You work to variety of rosters that rotate across 7 days per week, 24 hours per day. Rosters are provided 5 weeks in advance to ensure adequate planning time.

Australia has a drive to be the best in the world with many opportunities to undertake training to further develop skills and knowledge. The challenge of dealing with the physical and emotional situation that ranges from a casual ride to hospital for the elderly to the emergency procedure that saves lives means no two days are ever the same.

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