Ambulance Transport Attendant – Warragul - Part-time

Royal Flying Doctor Service; Snowy Valleys Council; On-site; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in New South Wales is seeking Ambulance Attendants to deliver high-quality patient transport care. This flexible part-time role offers a competitive base rate of $34.82-$40.18 per hour, with opportunities for training and development. Applicants should have relevant qualifications in paramedicine or nursing, along with driving competency. Join a supportive team dedicated to providing essential healthcare services.

Benefits

Salary packaging options

Generous penalties and allowances

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• Completion of safety screening including a Full Drivers Licence.
• Evidence of successful clinical placements and skills assessments.
• For Registered Nurses: AHPRA nursing registration required.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessment and intervention on-road.
• Provide high quality patient care during transport.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with patients and stakeholders.

Skills

Experience in NEPT sector

Driving skills in city and country traffic

Shift flexibility

Education

Diploma of Paramedical Science (Ambulance)

Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedic)

Job description

Job Highlights

• Provide high-quality patient transport care in your community
• Base rate $34.82-$40.18 / hr, plus additional shift penalties and benefits.
• Join RFDS in flexible part-time position with salary packaging offered

The Organisation

Proudly serving Australians since 1928, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) provides emergency road, aeromedical and primary health services for people in rural and remote Australia. We believe in creating opportunities, so all Victorians have the choice to access essential primary health care services.

Patient Transport offers Non‑Emergency Patient Transport primarily in Victoria and New South Wales. We work with a large fleet of ambulances and support our transport services with RFDS aircraft.

Patient Transport provides clinical care for people travelling from home to hospital, hospital to hospital and hospital to home, as well as transport to and from specialist clinics.

About the role

The Royal Flying Doctor Patient Transport is seeking Ambulance Attendants to join our team, delivering high‑quality patient care across a wide range of medical conditions. As a leader in the NEPT industry, we provide structured training, professional development opportunities, and a supportive, inclusive culture. This role is a flexible part‑time Ambulance Transport Attendant position, working at our Warragul branch.

Key responsibilities of the role include

• Perform patient assessment and intervention on‑road
• Provide high quality patient care and treatment during on‑road transport
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with patients and stakeholders
• Assess the effectiveness of any intervention in accordance with all RFDS guidelines, NEPT regulations and within prescribed scope of practice.
• Perform independently and problem solve within established policies and procedures
• Work collaboratively with other team members
• Maintain an understanding of RFDS MPC policies and procedures and NEPT regulations to support best practice and patient outcome

This role base rate is $34.82-$40.18 / hr based on experience for Ambulance Attendants and Registered Paramedics, plus additional shift penalties and benefits. For Registered Nurses the base rate is $38.43 / hr, plus additional shift penalties and benefits.

Qualifications and experience required

• Experience working in the NEPT sector in an equal role desirable but not essential
• Satisfactory completion of safety screening including a current Full Drivers Licence, Working with Children’s Check, National Police Check, and the right to work in Australia.
• Be able to drive in both city and country traffic conditions
• Have the availability to work shifts across 7 days when required.
• All Applicants must be or have worked as an ATA or
• Hold a Diploma of Paramedical Science (Ambulance), or Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedic), or other equivalent qualification for Ambulance Officers recognised by RFDS or DHHS
• And have evidence of successful completion of required clinical placements and a Clinical Skills Assessment, completion of a minimum of 400 hours operational stretcher experience under the direct supervision of a clinical instructor, successful completion of clinical skills assessment (e.g. stage 8).
• For Registered Nurses applying – You must have AHPRA nursing registration, and evidence of completed nursing graduate year or documented work history within a hospital setting (Emergency Department, Cardiac Unit, High Dependency Unit, Intensive Care, Theatre) or evidence of 400 clinically supervised hours within another registered ambulance service.

Our Benefits

• Recognition of prior ATA service with other ambulance providers (Non‑Emergency or Emergency) to ensure fair compensation for the knowledge and skills you will be contributing to the team
• 2 : 1 staff to patient ratio
• Set shift times
• Generous penalties and allowances
• A less stressful environment than emergency / pre‑hospital care
• Supported opportunities to work at different locations across the state
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to salary packaging options to reduce your taxable income for all employees, including our casuals
• Great parental leave benefits in addition to government parental leave.

Mandatory vaccination policy

As part of the application process, you will be required to provide evidence of the following vaccinations :

• Hepatitis B
• Varicella (Chicken Pox)
• Measles, Mumps and Rubella
• Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
• Annual Influenza

All applicants must undergo a driver history and demerit point check, at compliance stage. To be successful, you must not have repeated driving offences within the last three years. In addition, all positions are subject to a National Police Check and require holding a valid Working with Children Check.

Applications Close 6th January 2026 at 5pm.

Please note that we are unable to accept applications submitted via email.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Victoria, is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals of underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including but not limited to, those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTQI communities. Please note all applicants require the right to work in Australia.