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• Salary: ESS 1.1 / $70,315.00p.a.
• Full Time / Ongoing - 4x Positions Available
• 5723 / COOBER PEDY

The successful applicant will be eligible for numerous additional supports including - 

• A Coober Pedy Attraction and Retention locality allowance on top of the base pay for the Remote Ambulance Officer.
• Eligible SA Health staff may apply to access the Government Employee Housing program for housing located 100km outside of the Adelaide CBD with 50% Rental Subsidies.
• Along with the SAAS incentives of a Rolled in Rate (RIR 37.57%), Regional Incentive Payment (RIP$53.72P/W)

About Us:

SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) is South Australia’s provider of emergency ambulance transport, clinical care, and patient transport services.

We are committed to ensuring South Australia has access to the best possible emergency medical care, non-emergency transport, and rescue and retrieval services.

Our Vision: An innovative, patient focused, technology enabled, evidence driven, emergency response and health care ambulance service; achieved by exceptional people.

Our Mission: Providing emergency response and health care ambulance services within South Australia, designed and development around patient and community needs, enabling timely and equitable access for our patients to the most appropriate point of care.

Our Purpose: To ensure South Australia thrives by enabling access to emergency and non-emergency ambulance health care and alternative patient pathways while contributing to our state’s emergency preparedness and health response capability.

Our Values:

PATIENT FOCUSED: We will put our patients and the safe and quality care we provide them first; in everything we do.

TEAMWORK: We will work across SAAS, our health system, our partners, stakeholders and the community to achieve our goals.

INTEGRITY AND HONESTY: We accept and uphold the standards and expectations of our organisation and communities.

RESPECT AND COURTESY: We will always be respectful and courteous toward our patients, each other, and all those we work with.

COMMUNITY COLLABORATION: We value our role in the community, and we value the communities we serve.

CHANGE READY: We know our communities’ needs will evolve and we must adapt to meet them.

AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP: We will support leadership development for our people at every level.

The incumbent will be located in remote South Australia and will work closely with local volunteers and community stakeholders to enhance SAAS’s local service delivery and corporate profile.

Taking direction from the Emergency Operations Centre, it is the responsibility of the Remote Ambulance Office to respond to requests for emergency and non-urgent patient care and provide safe transport of patients which complies with SAAS clinical practice, policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.

Current authority to practice as an ambulance officer with SA Ambulance Service required

What We Offer:

• Work in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment with a culture of inclusion and diversity.
• Giving back to the people of South Australia! Play a vital role in enhancing the well-being of our community.
• We take care of you! Access to a range of staff and wellness support programs!

Key Responsibilities:

Provide timely emergency and non-urgent patient care, conduct clinical assessments, apply appropriate patient management strategies, and ensure effective patient transport to health facilities in accordance with SAAS protocols and procedures.

Accurately document and relay clinical findings, interventions, and outcomes to relevant referral points, ensure effective management of SAAS assets (vehicles, supplies, etc.), and undertake administrative functions as required.

Deliver high-quality customer service to patients, communicate professionally with patients, medical professionals, emergency services, and families while considering language and cultural diversity, ensure patient rights and confidentiality, and establish strong relationships with local volunteer teams and community stakeholders.

Ensure the safety of responding personnel, bystanders, and patients at incidents, implement scene and incident management procedures, assess and prioritize risks and resource requirements, direct bystanders and other emergency services, and participate in operational and psychological debriefing sessions.

Maintain and improve knowledge and skills to meet the position's requirements by participate in training, accreditation processes, and assessment activities.

Comply with relevant SAAS standards, including driver, manual handling, and OHS&W training, to ensure safe and efficient operations.

Application Information: 

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply for this role. 
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and/or additional relevant history screening that may be applicable and appropriate Immunisation screening. 
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Job ref: 906515

Enquiries to:

Adrian Stephenson, Operations Manager, Far North & West Coast : adrian.stephenson@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Friday 20th June 2025 @ 11:55pm 

Attachments

Remote Ambulance Officer - AO - Role Description - V12.pdf

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