Breaking ground with Consultant Paramedic Vicki Brown

In this conversation we will examine the career progression of
Vicki Brown, who is an Advanced Practitioner in Critical Care,
and is the first person in the country to get on the Faculty of
Pre Hospital Care (FPHC) Register of Consultant Practitioners by
qualifying from a purely paramedic background. We will trace her
career pathway and the steps that have been taken by her to
achieve such a pivotal role within pre-hospital critical
care. 


Vicki joined the ambulance service in 2002. And has had roles in
management, learning and development and working on HEMS. She
became the first ACP-CC for SWAST in 2020 and the first person to
register as a Consultant (Level 8) Practitioners in Pre-Hospital
Emergency Medicine in 2021. 





·      The start of Vicki's career
– 2002 and what Vicki was doing previously to Paramedic
Practice.  


·      What Vicki learnt on the
road as a Paramedic 


·      What management taught
her and she carried through


·      How training and education
played a role in her progression 


·      The adage of learning
every-day  


·      The educational pathway
(DIMC, higher education, FIMC)


·      What working at GWAAC has
taught her 


·      How governance looks within
the team at GWAAC.


·      What responsibilities Vicki
undertakes now as an Advanced Practitioner in Critical Care.


·      How she has changed over the
years through her positions.


·      Where the profession is
going, the pillars of advanced practice within the UK. 





To see more on Vicki please see here:


https://greatwesternairambulance.com/apcc-vicki-brown-breaks-barriers/


To see more on GWAAC please see here:
https://greatwesternairambulance.com/








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