Role statement - St John Ambulance Australia (Victoria)

St John Ambulance Australia (Victoria)

St John Ambulance Victoria is a charity in the Australian community working for the Service of Humanity, and exists to help those who are in sickness, distress, suffering or danger. With over 2,500 volunteers and an extensive network of vehicles, equipment, branches and facilities, St John Ambulance Victoria is well placed to provide emergency support to the Victorian community.

Mitigation

Activity	Critical task alignment / activity source
Improve community readiness through marketing appropriate and cost effective first aid equipment and servicing	1.2, 1.4, 2.1
Participate in emergency planning/exercises at state, regional and local levels.	1.6
Maintain a high level of preparedness for emergencies by continually updating volunteer competencies, training and safety policy plans for harm minimisation to volunteers and community members.	1.2, 1.6
Provide onsite consultations with workplaces and community groups to include first aid component within first aid management plans for the prevention of injuries	1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 3.2
Promote and provide community first aid training through public education in schools, workplaces and to the public	2.1, 4.5, 6.3
Provide advice to event organisers in regard to planning of first aid and medical service delivery at local and major events	4.5, 4.6

Response (including Relief)

Activity	Critical task alignment / activity source
Provide response and resources to other emergency service agencies and public, e.g. Mobile first aid vehicles, first aid/first responder trained teams, medical assistance teams and provide standalone communication system all supported by a self-sufficient logistics operation	14.2, 14.4, 14.7
Provide response and resources within the scope of the SEMP Health Emergencies Sub-Plan, e.g. Mobile first aid vehicles, first aid/first responder trained teams, medical assistance teams and provide standalone communication system all supported by a self-sufficient logistics operation	14.2, 14.4, 14.7
Provide first aid and medical services support to community within the scope of the SEMP Health Emergencies Sub-Plan, including Emergency Relief Centres and staging areas	14.2, 15.2
Provide community transport services	14.5, 15.2
Support agency for the provision of first aid and medical services to other emergency service agencies and public	3.2, 14.2, 14.7
Relief Support Agency (RelSA) for DH as the lead to coordinate other health and medical relief assistance measure, through the provision of first aid and medical services within the scope of the SEMP Health Emergencies Sub-Plan	3.2, 14.2, 14.7 Table 12: Relief coordination
Relief Support Agency (RelSA) to AV in the coordination of pre hospital care to people affected by emergencies, through providing first aid and medical services to Emergency Relief Centres, staging areas and in establishing field primary care clinics or similar.	Table 12: Relief coordination
Activate an Emergency Operations Centre to provide higher level support as required	14.3
Support AV by providing non-emergency patient transport as a licenced operator	3.2, 14.5

Recovery

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Assurance and Learning

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