Job Opportunity: Intensive Care Paramedic Clinical Instructor, Darwin - St John NT

St John Ambulance Australia (NT) Inc. (St John NT) is the Territory’s leading provider in emergency medical response and preparedness. We have a mission to save lives and build community resilience to improve the safety and healthcare for all Territorians. We do this by providing a range of services from ambulance services under contract to the Northern Territory Government, coordination of emergency medical responses, event health services and first aid assistance at community and major events through to nationally accredited first aid training, community education and first aid products and equipment.

The Intensive Care Paramedic Clinical Instructor will actively focus on ensuring the delivery of contemporary, safe and effective pre-hospital care through application of quality and safety measures, staff education and effective stakeholder engagement with a primary focus on intensive care paramedic practice.

The Role

Based in Darwin. Full Time Permanent.

Reporting to the Clinical Services Manager the successful candidate will be expected, amongst other responsibilities, to:

· Provide support on the development of effective patient safety strategies and participate in auditing and other clinical governance functions as directed by the Clinical Services Manager and Chief Medical Officer.

· Assist in the coordination and implementation of process improvements that will support the reduction of health care errors and other adverse patient outcomes.

· Promote a learning culture and the development of systems to support ongoing clinical growth and improvement with all staff.

· Assist in development, implementation, maintenance and evaluation of audit and risk systems.

· Assist with the delivery of educational content as required.

The Person

To be successful in this role the candidate is expected to be a critically thinking professional who is solutions-focused, self-motivated, a team player, and have the ability to develop meaningful workplace relationships. The successful applicant will have:

· A current Authority to Practice as an Intensive Care Paramedic from a CAA approved Ambulance service.

· Demonstrated leadership skills and experience to manage and develop others to achieve clinical excellence.

· Well-developed problem solving, analytical and decision making skills.

· A high level of oral and written communication skills to ensure effective communication with both internal and external stakeholders.

St John NT offers an attractive salary, relocation assistance, support to maintain an authority to practice, and generous employee benefits including salary packaging options. If you feel you have the skills and experience to take on this challenging yet rewarding role, please send us your application.

Employment with St John NT is subject to a Criminal History Check, Working with Children Clearance (Ochre Card) and must be compliant with the St John NT Immunisation Policy.

Find out more and apply. Applications close 8 October 2023

Disclaimer: The above material is provided by the employer and the College is not responsible for any inaccuracies. For any queries about the position please contact the advertised employer