Officer in Charge

Queensland Ambulance Service; Cairns Regional; Vor Ort; AUD 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Queensland Ambulance Service is seeking an Officer in Charge (OIC) based at Mt Garnet. You will supervise staff and resources, ensuring compliance with QAS standards and KPIs while fostering strong relationships with the health system and community.

You will lead diverse teams, solve operational issues, analyse performance data, and coordinate shift work to meet patient care priorities in a small community.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum undergraduate degree in Paramedicine or Health Science (Paramedic) or equivalent.
• Current registration under the National Scheme as determined by the Paramedicine Board of Australia.
• Eligible for a Queensland LR Driver Licence (manual) or C Class Licence (manual) prior to appointment.

Aufgaben

• Lead and supervise staff and resources of a small to medium ambulance service at the station location.
• Ensure service meets QAS standards and KPIs.
• Establish and maintain relationships with Queensland Health, local community and stakeholders.
• Manage delivery of pre-hospital care in a small/diverse community.
• Analyse business and performance data to drive improvements.
• Coordinate shift work, on-call duties and overtime as required.
• Maintain readiness of resources (station, equipment, vehicles) for safety and readiness.

Kenntnisse

Management principles

Data analysis

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Problem solving

Ethical workplace

Ausbildung

Undergraduate degree in Paramedicine or Health Science

Associate Diploma of Applied Science (Ambulance)

Jobbeschreibung

The Officer in Charge (OIC) is a key operational role within the QAS, reporting directly to the District Director/. The role is responsible for managing and supervising the staff and resources of a small to medium size ambulance service within the station's operational location, and for ensuring that the service meets QAS standards and key performance indicators. The OIC plays a pivotal role in the establishment and maintenance of effective relationships within the QAS, Queensland Health, the local community and other relevant stakeholders.

Based at Mt Garnet, we are seeking applicants who, within the context of the role responsibilities, possess the following key attributes:

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of ambulance service delivery and the ability to understand and apply relevant management principles to support the provision of high-quality pre-hospital patient care.
• Proven ability with demonstrated capabilities in managing the delivery of pre-hospital care within a small and diverse community.
• Proven ability to solve problems, logically analyse business and performance data and contribute to the development, implementation and review of operational plans, policies and local work practices to drive performance improvement.
• Well-developed communication, negotiation, consultation and collaboration skills including the ability to engage with the local community and form productive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Experience in ensuring that all resources (including station, equipment and vehicles) are maintained in a state of readiness to ensure the security, safety and maintenance of allocated resources in accordance with QAS standards.
• Ability to successfully lead and inspire diverse, professional teams in an environment of competing priorities and needs with finite resources.
• Demonstrated commitment to implement practices which promote a fair and ethical workplace, employment equity, cultural diversity and occupational health and safety.

The following mandatory requirements, special conditions and/or other requirements apply to this role:

• Appointments to this position will require proof of qualification/s and current registration under the National Scheme, as determined by the Paramedicine Board of Australia.
• Applicants must have a minimum of an undergraduate degree in Paramedicine or Health Science (Paramedic); or an Associate Diploma of Applied Science (Ambulance); or equivalent qualifications as determined by the Commissioner, QAS.
• Applicants must have, or be willing to obtain, a Queensland Light Rigid (LR) Driver Licence (for a manual motor vehicle) prior to appointment. Applicants who do not currently hold a manual LR Licence must have a minimum of a Queensland 'C' Class Driver Licence (for a manual motor vehicle) prior to the closing date for applications to be eligible to apply. An automatic Driver Licence or Learner Permit is not acceptable. Interstate and international applicants must hold an equivalent licence at the time of applying and will be expected to obtain a Queensland Driver Licence upon appointment.
• It is an express condition of employment for all people who are to perform roles with direct patient contact to be, and remain, vaccinated against the following infectious diseases during their employment: Diphtheria; Tetanus; Pertussis (Whooping Cough); Hepatitis B; Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR); Varicella (Chickenpox); Influenza. Please note, there may be additional vaccination requirements depending on individual circumstances as specified in the QAS Infection Control Framework.
• Position may require participation in shift work (including weekends), on-call duties and undertake overtime.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.