SAAS MedSTAR Kids Retrieval Fellow

Job no: 919896

Work type: Full time

Location: Adelaide Metro Western

Categories: Emergency Services and Emergency Management, Medical

• Salary: MDP2: $96, $153,533.00 p.a.
• Salary: MDP3: $158, $164,308.00 p.a.
• Full Time / Term Contract Months)
• 5950 / Adelaide Airport

About Us:

SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) is South Australia's provider of emergency ambulance transport, clinical care, and patient transport services.

We are committed to ensuring South Australia has access to the best possible emergency medical care, non-emergency transport, and rescue and retrieval services.

Our Vision: An innovative, patient focused, technology enabled, evidence driven, emergency response and health care ambulance service; achieved by exceptional people.

Our Mission: Providing emergency response and health care ambulance services within South Australia, designed and development around patient and community needs, enabling timely and equitable access for our patients to the most appropriate point of care.

Our Purpose: To ensure South Australia thrives by enabling access to emergency and non-emergency ambulance health care and alternative patient pathways while contributing to our state's emergency preparedness and health response capability.

Our Values:

PATIENT FOCUSED: We will put our patients and the safe and quality care we provide them first; in everything we do.

TEAMWORK: We will work across SAAS, our health system, our partners, stakeholders and the community to achieve our goals.

INTEGRITY AND HONESTY: We accept and uphold the standards and expectations of our organisation and communities.

RESPECT AND COURTESY: We will always be respectful and courteous toward our patients, each other, and all those we work with.

COMMUNITY COLLABORATION: We value our role in the community, and we value the communities we serve.

CHANGE READY: We know our communities' needs will evolve and we must adapt to meet them.

AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP: We will support leadership development for our people at every level.

The Retrieval Fellow MedSTAR Kids will work with an experienced Neonatal and Paediatric Retrieval Nurse to deliver high quality, patient focussed care to critically ill or injured children and neonates.

The Retrieval Fellow MedSTAR Kids will respond by road vehicle, turbo prop fixed wing aircraft or helicopter and will bring experience in neonatal and paediatric critical care medical disciplines to patients in inter-facility transport and retrieval environments.

What We Offer:

• Work in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment with a culture of inclusion and diversity.
• Giving back to the people of South Australia Play a vital role in enhancing the well-being of our community.
• We take care of you Access to a range of staff and wellness support programs

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide critical care medical support during paediatric and neonatal retrievals, working alongside retrieval nurses to stabilise and transport patients via road, helicopter, and fixed-wing aircraft across South Australia and interstate
• Participate in operational shift rosters including 10-12 hour day, evening, and night shifts plus on-call duties, mentoring junior medical staff during complex retrieval procedures
• Maintain clinical equipment readiness through regular checking procedures, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring thorough knowledge of all medical equipment and emergency pack contents
• Lead quality assurance processes including daily case review meetings, clinical data entry, incident reporting through the Safety Learning System, and development of evidence-based policies and procedures
• Contribute to research initiatives and educational programmes including neonatal and paediatric intensive care training, and specialist retrieval medicine courses
• Promote professional standards and positive representation of SAAS MedSTAR through collaborative teamwork, participation in counter-disaster activities, and adherence to workplace health and safety regulations

Application Information:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply for this role.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and/or additional relevant history screening that may be applicable and appropriate Immunisation screening.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Job ref: 919896

Enquiries to: Bron Hennebry, A/Head of Unit - MedSTAR Kids: /

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 10 December 2025 @ 11:55pm

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Advertised: 29 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

Applications close: 10 Dec 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time