The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Tristan's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Tristan
I joined the ambulance service in 1997 working in a non-emergency role (Ambulance Care Assistant) at Liskeard ambulance station in Cornwall. In 1999 I completed my Ambulance Technician course and began my qualification year working on emergency ambulances in Exeter; this year saw a move back to Cornwall (Liskeard) where I qualified. Following a post qualification year I was successful in applying for a Paramedic position at Liskeard and underwent my Paramedic course in 2001.
After several years consolidating my Paramedic skills I successfully applied for a place on the Cornwall Air Ambulance in 2005; the same year I also started working toward my BSc (Hons) in Emergency Care. Around the same time as this I achieved promotion and became a Clinical Support Officer, responsible for a local ambulance station; this promotion also led to regular spells of 'standing in' for the Operational Locality Manager - responsible for the operational management of stations within East Cornwall.
In 2008 Plymouth University started the Paramedic Practitioner BSc (Hons) programme; following my involvement in the Emergency Care programme I was asked to come and teach pre-registration paramedic students on an ad hoc basis. Over the next couple of years I became more involved with teaching and in 2010 left my full time employment to lecture on the Paramedic Practitioner BSc (Hons) programme.Â
As a lecturer on the Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) at Plymouth I have run various modules and lead the Medicine in Hazardous Area Response MSc pathway. In addition to this, I am Chairperson for the School of Health Professions Service User Group.
In Summer 2020 I completed my PhD, exploring clinical skills and clinicians perceptions of their own performance. More recently, in the Spring of 2021, I began working two days a week in a clinical role within general practice.
Teaching
My primary teaching interest is patient care and clinical skills. I have run various modules relating to technical and non-technical skills, both of which are required to provide high quality prehospital care. I am also passionate about communication and this is something that here at Plymouth, we fully integrate into the programme.
I am also pathway lead for the Medicine in Hazardous Area Response MSc, a unique degree designed specifically for paramedics working in hazardous areas.Â
Contact Tristan
InterCity Place, Plymouth Railway Station, North Road East,, Plymouth, PL4 6AB
+44 1752 588821
tristan.henderson@plymouth.ac.uk