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I have, unfortunately, worked for this company. If anyone is considering applying, pm me and I'll let you know the score. But, the wages they 'advertise' you'll never see.

I like to think it's because medics are the most hard working bunch, who don't mind pitching in to get shit done.

Well, it appears I stand corrected. The food hygiene certificate is clearly a necessity!

Wait, you need the certificate to carry a plate of food from the mess to the sick room? And I thought the OH and S requirements in Australia were bad!

With respect to the HSE side of things, my understanding is that an offshore medic IS the HSE advisor/paperwork bitch as well. It's simply a case of the companies trying to save money, and combine roles with no real thought as to how the combination works. You see it in all industries, and...

Damn Useless book learnin!

I have no doubt there are medic princesses out there, there are princesses out there in every industry!

Along the same lines, I have heard of incidences on scenes in South Africa where ALS para's get into arguments over who has the right qualifications and who's in charge etc, rather than just cracking on and treating the patient. And this is in trauma cases. As you say, you can't teach common...

I know of a guy working for these guys as a TL Who claims to have not worked mores than 18 days a month and hasn't made less than 6000 a month. I was also told that BP, Bowline and two other companies (Names weren't mentioned) share the same pool of guys, for whatever transits are available...

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Kernow, Thanks. This is exactly the sort of discussion/info/stuff I am interested in. It's also interesting to know how many hours you are expected to log in practice, something I hadn't stumbled across before. It will be interesting to find out how many Aus para's have to do as part of...

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Had companies even identified the need for quality medical support in country back then, and did they even recruit/care about the need?

Thanks for all the info guys. No, I don't, which is why I'm asking the people who are long term professionals in the field their opinion. It's obvious that advanced medical training produces a more educated paramedic, I'm simply curious as to which is the most effective way to develop...

So very true.