ACT Ambulance Service
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    Company overview

    Industry

    Law Enforcement & Emergency Services

    Primary location

    9 Amberley Avenue, Fairbairn Business Park, MAJURA ACT 2609
    The ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS) is responsible for providing emergency and non-emergency ambulance and aeromedical ambulance services to the ACT and surrounding south east NSW region.ACTAS also provides Intensive Care Paramedics (ICPs) to, and conducts the day-to-day management of, the Snowy Hydro SouthCare helicopter. Snowy Hydro SouthCare is a joint initiative of the governments of New South Wales and the ACT, and provides aeromedical rescue and retrieval services to the ACT and south-eastern New South Wales.

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    3.34 ratings in total
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    Employees at ACT Ambulance Service appreciate the good pay and leave entitlements, as well as the great people they work with. The shift pattern and penalty rates are seen as great perks, and the organisation is described as having a progressive attitude. However, some potential challenges include issues with the culture and management, the requirement for shift work, limited career progression opportunities, and an aversion to change within the organisation.

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    Recent reviews

    2.0
    Paramedic
    Mar 2020
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Terrible
    The good thingsGood pay and leave. Able to plan well ahead
    The challengesHorrendous culture and management
    4.0
    Ambulance Paramedic
    Mar 2020
    Great place to work if you want to give back to the community.
    The good thingsGreat people, great pay, challenging.
    The challengesShift work, career progression.
    2.0
    Triple ZeroCall Taker
    Sep 2019
    Definitely enjoyable and beneficial to work here, but restricted in where you can go in the organisation without being a paramedic.
    The good thingsThe shift pattern and the penalty rates are great perks.
    The challengesThe limited career progression and their aversion to change.
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