“I may not be considered the stereotypical example of a paramedic. I’m a black female”

This Black History Month paramedic Charlene shares her story of being inspired to become a paramedic. ⬇ I may not be considered the stereotypical example of a paramedic. I’m a black female. I left school with no GCSEs and I had my first child at 19. Charlene My partner of 16 years has always been supportive but due to my school grades I never thought I would be clever enough to achieve academic success. As a result, I tended to minimise my expectations and pursued less challenging and mundane jobs with no real career progression or job satisfaction. I can definitely say I felt like I lacked purpose. Following an accident, I had to call the ambulance service for assistance and when they arrived, I was surprised to see a black female paramedic. It had never occurred to me that there were black paramedics as it was something I had never seen. Some things can seem out of reach if you do not see representation that looks like you! The post “I may not be considered the stereotypical example of a paramedic. I’m a black female” appeared first on London Ambulance Service NHS Trust.