Integrity

In carrying out their professional duties, members must be honest, sincere and trustworthy, acting in a manner that does not bring discredit to their profession.

Respect

Members must ensure their actions and treatment demonstrates respect for the client as a person and that care is provided at the highest professional standard.

Responsibility / Accountability

Members must remain personally responsible and accountable for the professional decisions they make.

Competence

Members shall maintain and improve the necessary skills and knowledge in their areas of professional practice through ongoing and appropriate professional development. They will also ensure that at all times they practice their profession consistent with their level of education, competence, scope and currency. They shall further accept the responsibility to work as mentors for students in their areas of professional practice.

Consent for patient care

Wherever possible Members shall be committed to ensuring that they receive informed consent from their clients prior to instigating and providing treatment at the highest standard of contemporary care.

Confidentiality

Members must maintain confidentiality of any information they obtain in the course of their work. They must not disclose any such information to a third party unless there is a legal or professional duty to do so.

Research

Members shall promote, support, and where possible participate in research of pre-hospital care practices and ambulance service management and technical service support systems.

Ethical review

Members shall participate in the ethical review of their actions resulting from the provision of pre-hospital care and conduct in their professional role, whether that role is of a clinical, managerial, educational, or technical support system nature.

Professionalism

Members understand the need to maintain high standards of professional and personal conduct, and will act at all times with professional courtesy and integrity. Members will not act in a manner that a reasonable person would view as bringing the profession or the College into disrepute or is otherwise improper.

Social Media

Members have a duty to protect patient privacy, confidentiality and trust, and must maintain professional standards, to protect their patient’s and the community’s interests, and to be mindful of the impact their actions may have on their own, their employer’s and the profession’s reputation.