• Salary: ESS1.1-1.3 / $72,776.00 - $101,029.00 p.a. 
• Multiple Positions Available -
• Full Time / Ongoing
• Part Time (0.5FTE) / Ongoing
• Mount Gambier / 5290

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.

• 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: 

• Assess and initiate patient care treatment within clinical scope, applying appropriate treatment pathways and monitoring patients during transport to achieve positive clinical outcomes
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments including medical history, observations, diagnostic tests, and formulate provisional diagnoses to guide treatment decisions
• Provide effective and timely operational clinical practice in accordance with safe systems of work and appropriate clinical frameworks
• Manage resources effectively including SAAS assets, medical equipment, and vehicle supplies while meeting performance standards for response and clearance times
• Maintain clinical competencies and authority to practice through completion of required workshops, assessments, and continuous professional development activities
• Participate in counter disaster activities including training programs and exercises to develop skills required for emergency response during disasters and major incidents

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: 930871

Enquiries to: Bryan Petersen, Operations Manager, Limestone Coast - bryan.petersen@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Monday, 16 March 2026 @ 11:55pm 

Attachments

 SAAS Country Operations Emergency Support Services Ambulance Officer Role Description V12.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines