Phillip Ebbs
Tales of life as a paramedic
Outline
The difference you can make
Being a paramedic can be exciting, but the most rewarding part is the difference you can make to a person's life.
In this first video, Phil will recount events involving the Pope, the Lindt Café Siege, and the first child birth he attended as a paramedic. Being a paramedic allows you to make a real difference in people's lives, and in the community.
We can be heroes, together
It doesn't matter whether you are a paramedic, a police officer, a doctor, a nurse, a pharmacists or a physiotherapist; each of these professions work together to achieve heroic outcomes for the community.
In this second video, Phil talks about the 'heroic' work of healthcare and emergency services workers. He shares a tragic but humorous story about his life as a Year 12 students, and identifies that heroic outcomes are achieved when a diverse range of people work together. He shows that all professions have a role to play in working together to achieve heroic outcomes for people and the community.
Coming soon: The best version of me
‘What career is right for me?’, ‘What course should I study?’. These are the questions that Phil gets asked a lot in his role as a university lecturer.
In this third video, Phil talks about the importance of being true to yourself – and always seeking to improve yourself – when choosing a future career and course of study.
Syllabus Links
PDHPE
Biology
Science
Critical & Creative Thinking
Personal & Social Capability
Ethical Understanding
Civics & Citizenship
Phillip Ebbs
Phillip Ebbs is an Australian paramedic and researcher.
His area of expertise has been in the field of clinical governance, specifically relating to the review of clinical incidents involving avoidable patient harm. He was the only paramedic appointed to the Clinical Council of the New South Wales Clinical Excellence Commission (2008), and served as the Deputy Chair of the Council from 2012-2015.
Additionally, Phillip has held senior paramedic leadership roles across a number of high profile incidents including the Lindt Café Siege (2014, with unit citation), the Hunter Floods (2015), and other security-related operations (2014-15).
Following appointment as a paramedic and clinical educator, Phillip was appointed to the rank of Superintendent in 2009 and also acted at the rank of Assistant Commissioner (2013-2015) during a period of substantial organisational change within NSW Ambulance – one of the world’s largest ambulance services.
Phillip continues to publish research in the fields of paramedic clinical governance, paramedic education and practice. He is a now Senior Lecturer in Paramedicine at Charles Sturt University.
Phillip’s most important and rewarding role, however, is as part of a wonderful family with his incredibly supportive wife, two children, and their dog named Maxwell.
The difference you can make
Being a paramedic can be exciting, but the most rewarding part is the difference you can make to a person's life.
In this first video, Phil will recount events involving the Pope, the Lindt Café Siege, and the first child birth he attended as a paramedic. Being a paramedic allows you to make a real difference in people's lives, and in the community.
We can be heroes, together
It doesn't matter whether you are a paramedic, a police officer, a doctor, a nurse, a pharmacists or a physiotherapist; each of these professions work together to achieve heroic outcomes for the community.
In this second video, Phil talks about the 'heroic' work of healthcare and emergency services workers. He shares a tragic but humorous story about his life as a Year 12 students, and identifies that heroic outcomes are achieved when a diverse range of people work together. He shows that all professions have a role to play in working together to achieve heroic outcomes for people and the community.
Resources
Below is a list of resources.
