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• Salary: ESS 1.1 - 1.2 / $70,315.00 - $73,628.00 p.a.
• Regional Incentive Payment - $48.36pw + Rolled In Rate 36.66%
• Full Time / Ongoing - 2x Positions Available
• 5600 / WHYALLA

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

• Eligible SA Health staff may apply to access the Government Employee Housing program for housing located 100km outside of the Adelaide CBD.

• Along with the SAAS incentives of a Rolled in Rate (RIR 36.66%) and Regional Incentive Payment  (RIP$48.36 P/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 position of Emergency Services Support Officer is responsible for:

• Providing a level of clinical care and make patient assessments within their agreed scope of clinical practice.
• Responding to request for low acuity care and specialised transportation of patients within their allocated responsibilities.

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:

Ensure service provision and operational activities are customer-focused, professionally conducted, and responsive to the needs of business partners and external clients.

Lead, develop, and foster a positive work culture based on SA Health's values, promoting customer service, learning, safety, diversity, and innovation.

Provide effective and timely operational clinical practice in line with safe systems of work and within the appropriate clinical framework, including assessing patients, initiating care, applying treatment pathways, and monitoring patients during transport.

Continuously develop clinical competencies, knowledge, and confidence in clinical practice by maintaining authority to practice as an ambulance officer and achieving desired proficiency levels.

Assess and apply appropriate resources and services required for ambulance practice, demonstrating critical thinking, problem-solving, operational and technical knowledge, and effective management of SAAS assets.

Comply with legal and ethical requirements, including maintaining confidentiality, adhering to mandatory reporting, applying common law principles, and cooperating with other health services.

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: 906517

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

 RMTS Ambulance Officer - Role Description - V12.pdf

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