AV 023 June 9, 2017 ALS Senior Team Manager SRU Payment Dispute Update Both Danny Hill and myself met with Mick Stephenson last Friday [2 June 2017] to discuss a number of issues including this difference on position about ALS STMs being paid SRU rates of pay if trained and accredited [...]
AV 022 June 9, 2017 Rumours Rural SRUs Converting To PRUs Many Rural MICA members have expressed concerns about rumours being circulated about AV intending to convert rural SRUs to PRUs. It is clear that AV have done modelling on a range of response models to improve response times. This modelling [...]
AV 021 June 6, 2017 Expressions of Interest Introducing a Prescribing Paramedic Practitioner Recently the AEAV held information sessions on the concept of the prescribing paramedic practitioner (PPP) model. Feedback has been extremely positive. The AEAV is seeking expressions of interests from paramedics located throughout the state to join the Prescribing [...]
AV 018 June 1, 2017 How are you travelling?Upcoming AEAV Mental Health Forum- SALE -The next "How are you travelling?" meetings to be held on: Gippsland:Monday, 5th June 20171830 hrs at the Sale Hospital (rear the old Chest Unit), 155 Guthridge Pde, SaleMeeting to be convened by Bernie Goss 0427 432 446 & Terry Staker 0428 443 [...]
AV 020 June 1, 2017 Reasonable Overtime Recently an email was circulated to Clinic Transport staff from Ambulance Victoria Management which included the following advice about working overtime. Members have raised concerns about this email as it states: That requesting an ‘on time’ finish is not a right The consistent refusal of [...]
AV 019 May 29, 2017 2017 SECONDMENT TO UNION OFFICE Members are invited to apply for a secondment to work in the union office in 2017. The placement will be for either 26 weeks part time (two days a week- 20 hours) or for 13 weeks full time. It may also [...]
AV 017 May 23, 2017 Prescribing Paramedic Practitioner Forum Over the last twenty years, the paramedic profession has made significant progress in education, qualifications and practice. In the early 2000s Victoria introduced the concept of a Paramedic Community Support Coordinator (PCSC) whose function was to work within the overall health system [...]
AV 016 May 8, 2017 Review of Emergency Services Superannuation [ESSS] Defined Benefits Scheme Following a request from the AEA-V, The Police Association [TPAV] and United Firefighters Union [UFU] collectively for a review of the ESSS Defined Benefits Scheme the Victorian State Government has authorised a review. Consultants have been engaged [...]
AV 015 May 1, 2017 How are you travelling? Upcoming AEAV Mental Health Forums The next "How are you travelling?" meetings to be held on: Melbourne: Tuesday, 2nd May 2017 1830 hrs at the AEA-V Office 117-131 Capel Street, North Melbourne Meeting to be convened by Allister Briggs 0412 334 938 Gippsland: [...]
AV 014 May 1, 2017 ALS Team Manager Single Responder (Update) As previously advised to members, the Union is in disagreement with Ambulance Victoria (AV) regarding the payment of ALS Team Manager Single Responders. On 3 February the Union met with AV to discuss a proposed ALS Single Responder model to [...]