St John NT

In response to the highest road toll in 10 years, we’re rolling out our Motorcycle First Aid Course, which will equip riders and bystanders with critical life-saving skills 🏍️🆘🚨 Motorcyclists represent over 10% of Territory road fatalities, and face a significantly higher risk of serious injury. This course will teach participants how to respond effectively to accidents, manage injuries, and provide essential first aid until emergency services arrive. Well done to our First Aid Training team for developing this innovative course, and a huge thank you to our Clinical Services team for upskilling our trainers, who are now ready to deliver this training. The first course will be held this Saturday, 8 March, with fortnightly sessions to follow. Read the full story here 🔗 https://bit.ly/41Oq33z

Grinning because we just finished induction! 😄👏🚑✨🕺 How did our newbies spend the last five weeks? Well, it included... 🍼 Emergency obstetrics with a registered midwife ⌛ Palliative care with the NT Health team ✈️ Hangar tour of CareFlight facilities, including how to navigate the ambulance around planes 🦠 Treating common NT-specific diseases ❤️🩹 High performance CPR principles, on newborns, paediatrics and adults 🫁 Being a competent airway assistant for intubation 🥋 Personal protection theory and prac 💥 And you already know about driver training A huge Territory welcome to our 12 paramedic interns and 2 qualified paramedics! We know you’ll do so much good for our community 🐊🧡

The first week of our staff #FebFit step challenge is DONE! 🚶✅✨ Our top three Week 1 steppers are: 1️⃣ 93,475 steps! Lilly - Paramedic 2️⃣ 82,557 steps! William - Paramedic 3️⃣ 80,404 steps! Cindy - IM and Wellbeing Advisor Inspired by the Mix 104.9 FebFit initiative, it’s been amazing to see our team embrace the challenge and put their best foot forward - whether walking, running errands, or hitting the gym! 👟 This challenge aims to encourage movement and improve staff mental health by promoting physical activity. Regular exercise is proven to boost mood, reduce stress, and enhance focus - benefits that extend to both work and life 🧠✨ Whether aiming for 5,000 steps or 20,000, every step counts toward better health and wellbeing 🧘♀️ Week 2, here we come! 🚀👣

Luke’s got his gold epaulettes! 🚑 Since starting with us as a Cadet in 2007, Luke’s various roles have included: 💚 First Aid Volunteer ☎️ Emergency Medical Dispatcher 🚨 Patient Transport Officer 🚑 Paramedic Intern 🏆 And now, Qualified Paramedic! Luke completed his Bachelor of Paramedicine at Charles Darwin University when the course became available locally in 2021, and completed his studies in 2023 with the very first cohort of Territory-educated graduates! Luke credits his local knowledge - both from growing up in the Territory and studying at CDU - for helping him connect with the community and excel in his on-road role 🙌 We’re thrilled to see more locals like Luke join our team and make a real difference in the Territory. Congratulations, Luke! 👏 To read the full story, head here 🔗 https://bit.ly/4hLAHgN

Congratulations to our Director Commercial Services Colin Southam MAICD AIPA on his reappointment to the Palmerston Regional Business Association Inc committee 👏 We are proud members of PRBA and look forward to seeing what the new committee will achieve 🤝

Newly qualified First Aid Trainer, Teagan, recently joined our Community Education Coordinator, Ciara, on a trip to Nhulunbuy! In just five days, the duo taught 32 lessons to over 600 students!! 💚🍎💫 While Teagan has predominantly taught adults, this trip was a great opportunity for her to test her skills on a younger age group, delivering the First Aid in Schools program in the remote Territory town. The students got to learn age-appropriate, real life first aid skills, including: ❤️🔥 CPR 🐍 Snake bites 🩹 Amputation 🔥 Burn treatment With our awesome duo now back and having a well-deserved rest (kind of) back home, Ciara will be off to Tiwi Islands next with another fresh trainer, Fatima! 🛫 If you know of a Territory preschool, high school or daycare that is interested in hosting a session - or 30! - check out 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gs2PuXn

15 fantastic years for Stu!! 👏🚑🏆 Starting with us as a Paramedic, Stu is now our go-to guy for Ambulance Operations across the Territory! Having also worked as an Intensive Care Paramedic, Duty Manager, and acting Regional Manager (Northern) Stu was awarded the Ambulance Service Medal in 2023 for his continued commitment to his profession, team and patients. Thank you for all you do, Stu, and congrats on 15 years! 🎊

In the fast-paced world of emergency medical services, every second matters - including how quickly you can bring an ambulance to a stop 🚑💨 This week, our 12 new paramedic interns gained invaluable hands-on experience, testing emergency braking techniques at Hidden Valley Raceway, simulating braking at 60 and 80 km/h 🛑 To build confidence and understanding of the distances our paramedics cover, the interns also traveled to Bark Hut and Fogg Dam, further immersing themselves in the realities of working in the field. We are excited to see these new interns hit the ground running once their induction is complete! If you’re passionate about paramedicine or want to contribute to our emergency response efforts, we invite you to explore our career opportunities 👉 https://lnkd.in/gP5nDDcv

Can you think of a better way to bring in Valentine's Day? 🥰🌹💌 Once again, we have been named in Australia's most trusted charities top 5, according to the RepTrak 2024 results 😍 From every St John paramedic, volunteer, trainer, cadet and staff member at every branch in the country, thank you for your continued trust and support 💗 Read more about our RepTrak results here 🔗 https://bit.ly/3WX7tmR

Today we are proud to launch the new St John NT Heart Grant program! 🚨🫀⚡ Thanks to the generous support of the Northern Territory Government’s Community Benefit Fund, we are offering 50 community groups, sporting clubs and not-for-profits in the NT an Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) kit. Increasing the number of publicly-accessible AEDs across the Territory by more than 10%, the Heart Grant will save lives across the Territory, including in remote areas which may otherwise have to wait for this life-saving device. Each successful applicant will receive a St John AED kit, which includes a fully automated St John AED, AED Ready Kit, outdoor cabinet and more. 🔗 To apply: visit stjohnnt.org.au/heartgrant ❓ Send any questions via email to: heartgrant@stjohnnt.asn.au 🗓️ Deadline: June 30, 2025 (or until all AED kit allocation exhausted) Read the full story here 🔗 bit.ly/4hU2gnL #StJohnNTHeartGrant #HeartGrant #AED