Job Opportunity: Paramedic - Ambulance Tasmania

Ambulance Tasmania (AT) is seeking suitably qualified applicants for the role of Paramedic throughout Tasmania.

Commencement dates from late January 2024.

Please note this recruitment process is for experienced Paramedics who must have completed an orientation to practice for Ambulance Paramedic qualification through a jurisdictional ambulance service AND have a current independent clinical scope of practice at that level AND have recency of practice. This process does not form part of an Ambulance Tasmania Graduate Paramedic Training Course recruitment.

All applicants are encouraged to read the APPLICANT GUIDE - AT Paramedic 2023.

AT promotes and provides integrated high quality, emergency ambulance care, rescue, and patient transport to the Tasmanian community. The role of AT is to provide pre-hospital patient care, specialised patient transport, medical transfers, and public education. AT achieves this using salaried and volunteer staff as well as through the support of independent ambulance services.

Ambulance staff are frontline health care professionals. They are active members of the health care team, contributing to the preservation and restoration of health for the people of Tasmania. Paramedics provide efficient and effective medical care, which is timely, appropriate to the needs of the patient, of a high quality and equitably available.

The Role:

• Attend to members of the community requiring clinical care and treatment via ambulance services.
• Independently, or as part of a team, deliver pre-hospital clinical care in accordance with approved clinical practice guidelines.
• Maintain constant contact with the State Communications Centre, in accordance with Ambulance Tasmania (AT) policies and protocols.
• Complete all relevant documentation with respect to clinical services, training provided and changes to the working environment and equipment.
• Maintain a prescribed level of knowledge in ambulance care practices and the correct application of ambulance equipment.
• Maintain the allocated vehicle and equipment in a state of readiness at all times.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Position Features:

• Ambulance Tasmania is committed to promoting a positive workplace culture.
• Ambulance work has special demands because of the nature of the work and the varying physical environments in which Paramedics work. Theses environments bring an increased exposure to manual handling hazards and exposure to trauma situations.
• A sufficient level of physical fitness and a satisfactory psychometric assessment is required to minimize risk of personal injury, particularly back injury and manage and mitigate Post Traumatic Stress Disease.
• Ambulance work requires:
  • an ability to provide care without prejudice and favour,
  • an ability to work shift work,
  • an ability to work on road, in the air and sea transport as well as in urban and wilderness settings.
• Paramedics may be required to undertake periods of relief at outer urban or rural branch stations and intrastate travel may be required for training purposes.
• The occupant may be required to undertake on-call, according to service requirements.

Details of Appointment:

Multiple Permanent, full time, shift work positions working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar fixed term full time, part time and casual vacancies.

Locations:

North West Tasmania Northern Tasmania Southern Tasmania

Salary:

$100,819- $117,201 per annum + 11% superannuation + access to salary packaging

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• Registered with the Paramedicine Board of Australia (AHPRA)
• Holds a Bachelor of Paramedic Science and relevant work experience or other qualification approved by the Service
• Current Driver’s Licence

Find out more and apply. Applications close: Thursday 26 October, 2023 11:55 PM AEST

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