Flight Nurse

Flight Nurse - 0000175O
Air Ambulance Base Mascot Airport
Mascot Airport
Flight Nurse (Year of Nursing Service)
Permanent Full Time – various positions
Position No: 172/12

Total Remuneration Package valued at $81,986pa (including salary $52,909pa through to $74,302pa annual leave loading and employers contribution to superannuation). Salary packaging arrangements providing additional benefits are also available.

Duties:
Responsible for the nursing and medical management of patients being transported by the Air Ambulance Service NSW, between country and metropolitan hospitals/ health facilities within NSW and interstate. Responsibilities also include triaging of patients, clinical care of patients prior to and after flights, the provision of administrative assistance and ground duties.

Selection Criteria:
• Registered Nurse with additional qualification as a Registered Midwife on the Australian Health Professional Registration Agency, Nursing and Midwifery Registers.
• Qualification and / or extensive experience in Aviation Nursing or adult critical care fields limited to Emergency, Cardiac or Cardiothoracic or Intensive Care Nursing.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrated knowledge of the NSW health system and the role of the Air Ambulance Service in relationship to the health system.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to swim and Class C Drivers License NSW or equivalent
• Evidence of protection against the following infectious diseases:
- Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis
- Hepatitis B
- Measles/Mumps/Rubella
- Chicken Pox
- Assessment of Tuberculosis (TB) status

General:
Applicants must meet the vaccination criterion detailed above by the closing date of applications. For further information please see Form 188 contained within the application form.

Enquiries & Information Packages:
Margaret Tabone, Senior Flight Nurse
Telephone: 02 9669 1708
Email: mtabone@ambulance.nsw.gov.au

Applicants must address and include the selection criteria as a separate document, attaching any associated documents together with their resume and Ambulance NSW application form found in the information package. Candidates who do not address the Selection Criteria will not be put forward for our selection process.

Applications (quoting Position No. 172/12) to:
HR Advisor (Staffing)
Ambulance Service of New South Wales
Locked Bag 105
ROZELLE NSW 2039

Closing Date: 7 September 2012


Note: This position is being advertised internally, throughout NSW Health and externally.

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