James is the Discipline Lead for Paramedicine and Course Chair of the Bachelor of Paramedicine in the College of Sport, Health and Engineering at Victoria University. James is also a Registered Paramedic with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

James has been a paramedic for 15 years, working for both Ambulance Victoria (AV) in Australia and in England for the NHS. He has taught into both undergraduate and postgraduate paramedicine programs at universities in Australia and England over the past 10 years.

James is currently undertaking his PhD through Western Sydney University looking at the provision of humanistic maternity care by paramedics alongside the birthing experience of women in the out of hospital environment in England. He also has a strong focus on teaching evidence based maternity and paediatric focused care.

Portfolios

Areas of expertise

  • Paramedic maternity care
  • Paramedic care of the paediatric patient

Contact details

[email protected]

Publications

Refereed journal articles

  • Michael Birtill, King, J, Donovan Jones, Liz Thyer, Robin Pap & Paul Simpson (2021). The use of immersive simulation in paramedicine education: a scoping review. Interactive Learning Environments. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2021.1889607
  • Williams, B., King, C., Boyle, M., Clegg, L., Devenish, S., Kamphuis, C., King, J., & Reid, D. (2022). Contrapower harassment in paramedicine: Experiences of academic staff in Australian universities. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, 19. https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.19.1006

Conference presentations

  • King, J. Students as partners, interprofessional peer – peer teaching between midwifery and paramedicine students – a feasibility study. Poster presentation – La Trobe Rural Health School Annual Research Conference: October 2020, Online.
  • King, J, & Clarkson, G. Community Ambulance Response Trolleys (CART): Simulating Paramedic Practice in Safely Managing Paramedic Equipment. Poster presentation-ACU Simulation in Health Education Showcase: December 2017, ACU Brisbane Campus.
  • King, J, Hardinge, M, & Wright, C. “Midwifery PALS” Midwifery in Paramedicine, Interdisciplinary Peer-Assisted Learning. Oral presentation-Paramedics Australasia International Conference: November 2016, Auckland, New Zealand.

Professional memberships

Australasian College of Paramedicine (ACP)