Flight Paramedic - Fixed Wing

Department of Health
Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
CMHW - Ambulance Tasmania

Applications must be submitted by Sunday 04 December, 2022 11:55 PM

Position details Applications close: Sunday 4 December, 2022 11:55 PM AEST
Award/Classification: Flight Paramedic C Employment Type: Full Time
Region: North

The role:

• Attend to members of the community requiring clinical care and treatment via ambulance services.
• Independently or as part of a team deliver an advanced level of pre-hospital clinical care in accordance with approved clinical practice guidelines for Flight Paramedics.
• Maintain constant contact with the State Communications Centre, in accordance with Ambulance Tasmania (AT) policies and protocols.
• Maintain a prescribed level of knowledge in advanced ambulance care practices, including contemporary skills and knowledge in advanced life support and the correct application of ambulance equipment.

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

Details of Appointment:

Permanent, full time, shift-worker position working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours to 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 full time, part time and casual vacancies.

Location:

Northern Region, Tasmania

Salary:

$130,737 to $132,046 per annum + 10.5% superannuation

• Salary range is in accordance with Ambulance Tasmania Agreement 2019

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• Registered with the Paramedicine Board of Australia
• Intensive Care Paramedic with a Graduate Certificate in Emergency Health (Aero-medical Retrieval) or equivalent as determined by the Service
• Current Driver's Licence

*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee's responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Non-Technical Skills (NTS) or Crew Resource Management training packages with a focus on human factors, utilised within an aeromedical retrieval background.

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted: * Conviction checks in the following areas:

• Crimes of violence
• sex related offences
• serious drug offences
• crimes involving dishonesty
• serious traffic offences
• Identification check

• Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents:

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties:

Applicant Guide:

How to Apply:

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note that we do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

For more information:

Randal Carlisle
Operations Manager
0460 013 319

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