Any Ambulance technicians/Paramedics? Advice needed!
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Any Ambulance technicians/Paramedics? Advice needed!
Hi there, im new to the forum and hoping that me and my family can move to OZ asap. Im an ambulance technician in the UK starting my 2 year paramedic degree in September. I have family in Perth so hoping to go there but not sure about holding back for another 2 years to get my paramedic qualification in the UK or trying to go to OZ as a tech. Is there anybody on here who has gone as a tech to Western OZ? If so could you manage on the pay and did you get on a paramedic course relatively quickly? Any advice will be welcome from anybody in the service in OZ as im really stuck on whats best to do. Thanks
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Re: Any Ambulance technicians/Paramedics? Advice needed!
Try these forums mate
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...&highlight=qas
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ighlight=NSWAS
John
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...&highlight=qas
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ighlight=NSWAS
John
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Re: Any Ambulance technicians/Paramedics? Advice needed!
Cheers for the links John. However is there any techs/paras in western Oz that could tell me what the pay is like? Feel free to PM me!
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Re: Any Ambulance technicians/Paramedics? Advice needed!
Hi there, im new to the forum and hoping that me and my family can move to OZ asap. Im an ambulance technician in the UK starting my 2 year paramedic degree in September. I have family in Perth so hoping to go there but not sure about holding back for another 2 years to get my paramedic qualification in the UK or trying to go to OZ as a tech. Is there anybody on here who has gone as a tech to Western OZ? If so could you manage on the pay and did you get on a paramedic course relatively quickly? Any advice will be welcome from anybody in the service in OZ as im really stuck on whats best to do. Thanks
As a SR Para, you will be eligible in most cases for sponsorship (especially from the likes of QAS or ASNSW) and RPE/L at a higher level. I'm working as an Intensive Care Paramedic in Sydney and have been here 14 months.