History
The NSW Ambulance Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is the service's recognition of its stayers: permanent employees who have provided ten years of continuous or aggregate service with NSW Ambulance, with the whole of it regarded as good conduct that has not brought discredit to the service. It is the workhorse award of a workforce that measures its shifts in lights and sirens.
The medal heads a family of NSW Ambulance long service recognition: a volunteers' Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on the same ten year standard, a chaplaincy medal at five years, and an award for the NSW Ambulance Band at ten. Above them sit the service's honours for the exceptional, the Commissioner's Valour Medal, Conspicuous Service Medal and Meritorious Service Medal, each with its own place on a rack.
Design & ribbon
The medal
NSW Ambulance does not publish a formal design description for the medal; the pattern supplied is the current issue, and the photographs above show its obverse and reverse.
The ribbon
The current NSW Ambulance issue.
The ribbon follows the pattern of the current issue, shown above.
Eligibility
The medal recognises long service and good conduct by permanent employees of NSW Ambulance.
- Ten years of continuous or aggregate service with NSW Ambulance are required, with the service regarded as good conduct that has not brought discredit to the organisation;
- Parallel awards recognise volunteers on the same ten year standard, chaplains at five years, and members of the NSW Ambulance Band at ten;
- The medal sits outside the national honours system and carries no post-nominal.
Order of wear
Agency and state emergency service awards do not form part of the Australian honours system. They are worn separately from the national honours in accordance with the issuing agency's dress policy, and on civilian racks they are mounted as a distinct group apart from the official awards.
Frequently asked questions
What is the NSW Ambulance Long Service and Good Conduct Medal awarded for?
Ten years of continuous or aggregate service by permanent employees of NSW Ambulance, with the service regarded as good conduct that has not brought discredit to the organisation.
What about volunteers and chaplains?
Volunteers have their own Long Service and Good Conduct Medal at ten years, chaplains at five, and the NSW Ambulance Band an award at ten.
What sits above it in the service's honours?
The Commissioner's Valour Medal for bravery in extreme peril, the Conspicuous Service Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal for exceptional devotion or special duties.
Does ambulance service count toward national awards?
Yes. Fifteen years of eligible service can earn the National Medal within the Australian honours system.
How is it worn?
Separately from the national honours, in accordance with NSW Ambulance dress policy, and as a distinct group on civilian racks.
Does it carry a post-nominal?
No.