Job opportunity: Graduate Paramedic Intern - ACTAS

Classification: Graduate Paramedic Intern
Salary: $86,155 plus penalties (44 hour roster) plus superannuation
Position No: 09274, several
Directorate: Justice and Community Safety
Advertised (Gazettal date): 10 July 2025
Contact Officer: Greg Brown on JACSACTASRecruitment@act.gov.au

About the Australian Capital Territory Ambulance Service (ACTAS)

ACTAS is responsible for providing emergency and non-emergency ambulance services to the ACT community. Our emergency operations comprise Graduate Paramedic Interns, Ambulance Paramedics and Intensive Care Paramedics who consistently achieve exceptionally high patient satisfaction scores. As part of the ACT Emergency Services Agency we work closely with the other emergency services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

ACTAS operates a modern fleet of emergency ambulances, non-emergency patient transport vehicles and a range of specialist assets including 4WD, single response and multi-purpose vehicles. In addition to our ground vehicles, ACTAS also provides Intensive Care Paramedics to the SouthCare Toll rescue helicopter. Each month ACTAS attends to in excess of 5,000 incidents in the ACT region.

The Location:

Well serviced by major shopping precincts, universities, sporting centres and an international airport, the Canberra region has everything that you need for you and your family to make yourselves at home. More than half of the ACT is protected as a nature reserve meaning that bushwalks, mountain bike trails, waterfalls, rivers, and spectacular lookouts are all within easy reach of the CBD. Want to venture further afield? The hustle and bustle of Sydney, the tranquillity of the NSW south coast or the excitement of the snow country are all within easy driving distance. More information on the region can be found at https://visitcanberra.com.au/.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

The Role:

ACTAS is seeking applications from recently (or soon to be) graduated paramedics to join the service in the position of Graduate Paramedic Intern. To be successful in your application you will:

• Be eligible for registration as a paramedic with the Paramedicine Board of Australia by no later than the end of first semester of the 2026 academic year,
• Be available to commence a graduate program in Canberra between January and August 2026,
• Be a team player capable of embracing the ACTAS leadership framework, and
• Meet all criteria stated in the respective Position Description.

Notes: A Merit Pool may be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Offers of appointment made prior to graduation will be subject to successful completion of the programme of study.

How to Apply:

Applications must be submitted via the www.jobs.act.gov.au website prior to the closing date.

The following documents are required:

• A completed Application Cover Sheet (note: this is automatically generated).
• A two-page A4 statement addressing the capabilities for this position (as listed in the Position Description),showing your experience and what you can bring to the position of Graduate Paramedic Intern with ACTAS.
• A brief employment history/curriculum vitae (not more than two pages).
• A copy of your graduate paramedic qualification (e.g. Bachelor of Paramedical Science or equivalent paramedic graduate qualification); if not currently held, attach a copy of your academic transcript and an indication as to when you expect to complete your qualification.
• A scanned copy of your Paramedicine Board of Australia Registration or, if not currently held, a completed Paramedicine Board of Australia Registration Declaration form (found in attached documents).
• A points demerit transcript (no more than 6 months old) from the relevant motor registry authority in your state, territory or country.
• A scanned copy of both sides of your Class C unrestricted (or interstate equivalent) driving licence. Completed vaccination forms (found in attached documents).
• A completed personal and medical information release consent form (found in attached documents).

Find out more and apply here. Applications close 31 July 2025.

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