Job Opportunity: MSIC Registered Paramedic - Part Time - Uniting, Kings Cross, NSW

About MSIC

Are you passionate about public health and social justice?

Do you support harm reduction and strive to improve the lives of marginalised people who inject drugs?

Are you able to work flexibly and creatively in a non-traditional public health setting?

Then come and join the team at Australia’s first supervised injecting facility, the Uniting MSIC. This is an opportunity for you to work in a supportive, flexible, and friendly work environment, and gain experience in Australia’s first supervised injecting centre.

About the opportunity

Uniting MSIC is currently recruiting Registered Paramedics for Casual and Part-Time positions. We are seeking Registered Paramedics, preferably with experience in the Drug and Alcohol and / or Mental Health sectors.

About you

• Current Registered Paramedic with Ahpra and at least two years post-graduate experience
• Understanding of and commitment to Harm Minimization, Social Justice and the service delivery model of the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre
• Ability to work in a demanding and changeable environment
• Understanding of the health, social and legal issues related to injecting drug use and marginalised populations
• Knowledge of safer injecting practices, opioid overdose management, and brief interventions
• Understanding of the legislative, policy framework and values underpinning MSIC’s operation
• Computer competence including word processing and the use of clinical databases
• Experience in drug and alcohol, mental health, or ED
• 2 years’ experience working with people who inject drugs

We are looking to fill the following shifts: Friday’s & Saturday 9.30am-6pm and Tuesday’s & Friday’s 6-10pm

There will also be the opportunity to cover some additional day and evening shifts depending on roster cover requirements.

For a confidential in-depth discussion or for more information please contact Nursing Unit Manager Julie Latimer or A/NUM Linda Woollard (between 18-31st Oct) on 02 9360 1191.

We encourage you to visit and to come for a tour of the service prior to submitting an application. Contact Julie Latimer, NUM to arrange a time. Also, for more information visit our webpage.

Find out more and apply. Applications close 31 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