Opportunities
Volunteer Health Care Professionals play an important role within St John Ambulance and its delivery of quality care to the Queensland community at major events as well as in the event of an emergency or disaster.
St John Ambulance (Qld) offers a diverse range of voluntary experiences to doctors, nurses and paramedics as well as students of these professions. These roles are well suited to time poor working professionals and have been developed with time poor nature of work done.
Health Care Professionals are able to work across a variety of clinical environments according to their level of qualification, and are guided by the St John Ambulance scope of practice and clinical practice guidelines.
Working alongside Advanced First Responders, Health Care Professionals contribute to the development of innovative pre-hospital emergency care.
Health Care Professionals and students (18+ years)
As a St John Ambulance Health Care Professional volunteer you will have the opportunity to attend local and major events / incidents, assist in clinical and professional development and forge lasting connections with like-minded colleagues.
Health Care students can gain invaluable clinical experience by working alongside qualified health care professionals, treating real casualties and dealing with real emergencies.
By volunteering with St John Ambulance (Qld) you will:
- Develop essential pre-hospital skills including triage and complex care.
- Experience unique multiple patient presentations in the pre-hospital environment during the early stages of acute illness.
- Have access to simulation training.
- Have the opportunity to undertake additional qualifications including frontline management, training and assessment, and emergency management training.
- Network and interact with other health care professionals and emergency services agencies.
- Hold an esteemed place in St John Ambulance, an international not-for-profit organisation which assists people in need, sickness or distress.
All St John Health Care Professionals have an opportunity to volunteer with our Medical Assistance Team (MAT). The MAT is deployed to high-risk major events and incidents to provide advanced airway management, trauma care, cardiac care and pre-hospital stabilisation.
Students
St John Ambulance (Qld) offers many benefits and challenges for student Health Care Professionals. Through dealing with real patients, real situations and real symptoms you will gain valuable clinical experience.
As a Health Care Professional student St John Ambulance (Qld) can offer you:
- Formal and informal mentoring from those already practicing in the profession.
- Opportunities to attend clinical workshops and presentations, including patient assessment and cardiac monitoring.
- Access to simulation training
- Additional qualifications including frontline management as well as training and assessment.
- Opportunities to establish and maintain professional relationships with fellow student Health Care Professionals.
Medical Assistance Team (MAT)
Comprised of a multidisciplinary team of Health Care Professionals, a MAT is capable of delivering pre-hospital care to multiple patients - from suturing and intravenous therapy to advanced airway management and resuscitation.
MAT deployment is designed to reduce the burden on local health facilities and the Queensland Ambulance Service while a large scale event is in progress. A MAT is capable of providing advanced life support, including patient stabilisation prior to road or aero-medical evacuation to a tertiary referral centre.
Events that may require ACMT deployment include:- Large scale marathons
- Music festivals and rave events
- Major motor cross and sporting events
- High risk events in rural settings
- Natural disasters such as bushfires or floods
A MAT is supported by significant administrative, information technology and logistical resources, and is capable of being deployed to any part of Queensland or interstate if necessary.
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