The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 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.
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.
Contact Tristan
InterCity Place, Plymouth Railway Station, North Road East,, Plymouth, PL4 6AB
+44 1752 588821
tristan.henderson@plymouth.ac.uk
