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I have just received my paramedic bachelors degree [Poland], last year to be honest.
I knew for a long time, that UK AS is on the downfall, and has been in, for years. It is getting worse, and worse, as the time goes by. There are more, and more agencies recruiting paramedics to UK, abroad. Some "offers", are just insane, e.g. no english language required. It is madness. I did contact two agencies, one representative was very reluctant to give me any info, while the other one, was open, and gave me straightforward answers for my questions.
At the moment I know that:
- you need to register in HCPC [why would anyone even want such thing to exist?]
- UK AS consist of a paramedic driver and a ... I do not know who, to help me [definitely not a paramedic, since the UK Emergency system is somehow different to mine]
- If you want to be a paramedic, you also need to be a driver, which means, you will need to have a full valid driving license
Every couple months, foreigners [from the UK] visit my country, and perform interviews. The entire process, is made of phases.
The thing that disgusted me the most is how they call it "attractive earnings". Since when 9 £ ~ [11 €, 11 $] for an hour is attractive? I have been to UK already, I spent there nearly a year, and 9 £ is a joke, the only thing you can do after anyone is offering you 9 £ is laugh at him, get up, shut the door, and leave. I could understand a 9 £ for someone who is uneducated, unskilled, and can barely do anything...
Just because someone lives in 3rd word country, does not mean he will be happy when someone throws some rubbish at him*. What do they expect? I though that UK would be an upgrade for me, but it seems it may be, a downgrade. In order to go there, everything would change for me, my entire life would take a 360° swing, to the worse. Everything may look great on paper, if you multiply the UK earnings, by the currency exchange, and compare them to the PL ones. Unfortunately you do not get to keep all the money, you get to spend them. Pay the rent, pay the bills, buy food, top up the oyster card. After all that, you get to keep a small amount for yourself. It is enough to live in poverty, at the edge of survivality. I found out you can get a rise after 7 years, to 11 £ ~ for an hour. Tell me it is another joke. This is definitely not a career with future. I very much enjoy doing what I have been doing as an internt, and wish do it for a living, but only when I get paid enough.
If I ever came to the UK, that would be for a short time period only.
USA is pretty much impossible to get in. Australia, New Zeleaand have to high requirements. Canada might be in my reach, after couple years. The UK is the only option to be honest, but 9 £, GOD, why!? Either UK, or stay in PL. I do not know yet, I have broken leg at the moment, which gives me time to think.
If there is any UK Ambulance Service worker here, please tell me what do you think about it. Anyone is free to post.
*Apparently UK AS workers have some system called BAND, and 21 £ K is for starters.
I knew for a long time, that UK AS is on the downfall, and has been in, for years. It is getting worse, and worse, as the time goes by. There are more, and more agencies recruiting paramedics to UK, abroad. Some "offers", are just insane, e.g. no english language required. It is madness. I did contact two agencies, one representative was very reluctant to give me any info, while the other one, was open, and gave me straightforward answers for my questions.
At the moment I know that:
- you need to register in HCPC [why would anyone even want such thing to exist?]
- UK AS consist of a paramedic driver and a ... I do not know who, to help me [definitely not a paramedic, since the UK Emergency system is somehow different to mine]
- If you want to be a paramedic, you also need to be a driver, which means, you will need to have a full valid driving license
Every couple months, foreigners [from the UK] visit my country, and perform interviews. The entire process, is made of phases.
The thing that disgusted me the most is how they call it "attractive earnings". Since when 9 £ ~ [11 €, 11 $] for an hour is attractive? I have been to UK already, I spent there nearly a year, and 9 £ is a joke, the only thing you can do after anyone is offering you 9 £ is laugh at him, get up, shut the door, and leave. I could understand a 9 £ for someone who is uneducated, unskilled, and can barely do anything...
Just because someone lives in 3rd word country, does not mean he will be happy when someone throws some rubbish at him*. What do they expect? I though that UK would be an upgrade for me, but it seems it may be, a downgrade. In order to go there, everything would change for me, my entire life would take a 360° swing, to the worse. Everything may look great on paper, if you multiply the UK earnings, by the currency exchange, and compare them to the PL ones. Unfortunately you do not get to keep all the money, you get to spend them. Pay the rent, pay the bills, buy food, top up the oyster card. After all that, you get to keep a small amount for yourself. It is enough to live in poverty, at the edge of survivality. I found out you can get a rise after 7 years, to 11 £ ~ for an hour. Tell me it is another joke. This is definitely not a career with future. I very much enjoy doing what I have been doing as an internt, and wish do it for a living, but only when I get paid enough.
If I ever came to the UK, that would be for a short time period only.
USA is pretty much impossible to get in. Australia, New Zeleaand have to high requirements. Canada might be in my reach, after couple years. The UK is the only option to be honest, but 9 £, GOD, why!? Either UK, or stay in PL. I do not know yet, I have broken leg at the moment, which gives me time to think.
If there is any UK Ambulance Service worker here, please tell me what do you think about it. Anyone is free to post.
*Apparently UK AS workers have some system called BAND, and 21 £ K is for starters.
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