Ambulance Tasmania is seeking an experienced and leadership motivated paramedic to step into the role of Team Leader (Branch Station). This leadership position plays a key role in managing branch station operations, supporting staff wellbeing, and ensuring high‑quality ambulance services across the region.

Working closely with the Regional Leadership Team, you will provide operational leadership, manage resources and workloads, contribute to workforce development, and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders and the community. You will also maintain clinical capability and provide frontline support when required.

This role is suited to someone who:

• Is an experienced registered paramedic with strong leadership and operational management capability,
• Thrives in leading people, managing resources, and competing priorities in a dynamic, high‑pressure environment,
• Is committed to staff development, volunteer engagement, safety, and delivering high‑quality patient care.

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.

Salary: 

$156,149 per annum + our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Ambulance Tasmania Agreement 2022 

Salary Packaging:

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Allowances: 

• Professional Development Allowance of up to $1000 per annum

Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $10,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $5,000 for appointees from interstate. 
• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

• Registered with the Paramedicine Board of Australia.
• Holds a Bachelor of Paramedic Science or other qualification approved by the Service and relevant work experience with an additional qualification in management or equivalent.
• Current Driver 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:

• Paramedics may be required to undertake periods of relief at outer urban or rural branch stations and intrastate travel may be required for training purposes.
• The occupant will be required to undertake shift work and on-call duties, according to service requirements.

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

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

Statement of Duties: 

• Team Leader (Branch Station).docx

Application Guide:  

• Applicant Guide.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that 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. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

*applications from Recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role 

*only Recruitment Agencies specifically contracted are invited to provide applicants to this role 

For more information:

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Name: Allyssa Shields
Position: A/Operations Manager
Phone number: 0460 023 656
Email address: Allyssa.c.shields@ambulance.tas.gov.au 

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