Paramedics are at the forefront of a struggling health system, but we don’t need a pat on the back – we need a pay rise
within decent proximity to our stations , it’s no wonder we’re losing our talented workforce to other states. While we recently earned professional status after registration with the National Health Authority became compulsory in line with these other states, all it means practically is we now must pay an annual fee of $270 to our employer, the government, just to keep our jobs.
What it didn’t earn us, unlike other states, was a pay increase to align with the increased risk and responsibility we have but hey, “registered paramedic” sounds pretty impressive. I’m not sure how it helps the average punter while they wait hours for an ambulance. We don’t want to put a single patient at risk. We’re constrained by matters of conscience. It feels like we’re screaming but no one can hear us and, unfortunately, that’s what NSWWe’re bleeding staff who’ve turned their back on the profession, which wouldn’t happen if the root cause was addressed – retaining paramedics through proper remuneration. Workers who feel appreciated are more likely to stick around, despite the many hazards the job brings.
I struggle to think of another industry where an employee’s scope of responsibility can be changed so drastically at the whim of their employer, where they’re expected to act in a role they have no qualification for, where the results of these changes are literally life or death, yet their payslip never changes.
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