Ambulance Victoria’s newest recruits prepare to hit the road

November 28, 2024 | in News

Ambulance Victoria (AV) has welcomed 20 new Graduate Bridging Paramedics (GBPs), who will hit the road across the state next month.

AV’s GBP program is designed to provide paramedicine graduates with the opportunity to consolidate their theoretical knowledge and skills while initially working in the medium acuity ambulance care setting.

A group of 20 people in Ambulance Victoria uniform smile for the camera. They stand in four rows on stairs.

AV’s newest Graduate Bridging Paramedics.

The 16-month program sees GBPs spend six months working and completing learning tasks under direct supervision on a Medium Acuity Transport Service (MATS) vehicle, before transitioning to work on an emergency vehicle.

The program is underpinned by a competency and learning framework which incorporates supervised clinical practice, progressive objective schedule of learning tasks, online learning and study days.

The latest group of GBPs will hit the road from early December and will be based at branches across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

The cohort were formally welcomed to AV on November 11, which Interim Chief Executive Officer Andrew Crisp said was an exciting milestone.

“Congratulations to our newest Graduate Bridging Paramedics. We wish them all the best as they embark on their career with AV,” he said.

“It won’t be long before they are making a difference in communities across our state, helping to deliver Best Care to all Victorians.”