Ketamine Alert
The introduction of IN Ketamine for pain relief puts all AV paramedics at risk of exposure. Ambulance Victoria does not recognise the potential for accidental environmental exposure to ketamine, and has disciplined paramedics as a result.
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We ask all staff to protect themselves and become educated about the dangers of environmental exposure to ketamine and support our campaign for change. The resumption of drug testing means paramedics are at risk and the consequences are severe and potentially career ending.
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What can you do?
Please display the poster and letter in the workplace
Please talk to colleagues about this issue
Please ask colleagues to sign the petition to support the AEAV’s suggestions for control measures
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Clean Up AV!
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The Clean Up AV Campaign aims to deal with bullying and sexual harassment, discrimination, cronyism and low staff morale. We want to ensure that interpersonal claims at AV are investigated quickly, using an external investigator that is agreed by the parties, that rationale and decisions are provided to the subjects of the complaint, and that there are support mechanisms in place to assist staff when putting in complaints.n
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Bullying Resources
The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission is conducting an investigation into Bullying, Sexual Harassment and Discrimination and there is an investigation into Bullying by WorkSafe. Members may also have access to claims in other jurisdictions such as IBAC or the Fair Work Commission.
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In order to ensure that your submission is as effective as possible, we advise that you should seek support in drafting and preparing your submission. The AEAV is available to support members in preparing their submissions, and also in preparing for and dealing with other avenues such as WorkSafe or IBAC. You can book a consultation with one of our Industrial Officers on 03 9287 1713, or by emailing [email protected].
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We also have a number of supporting resources for download available below.
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AV’s Graduate Recruitment leaves candidates in limbo
Recently AV has been contacted by a number of individuals who are undergoing AV’s Graduate Recruitment process. We have heard distressing stories of months and years of waiting for responses and of some people just giving up and choosing to pursue another career rather than work for AV.
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The effect on individual’s mental health is a blight on AV. For a public sector health organisation to treat individuals with such contempt is very disappointing. Students have worked very hard to get to a position where they can apply and have then gone through an intensive recruitment program only to be left hanging.
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AEAV wrote to AV expressing members concerns. A copy of the letter can be seen here. AV has responded via email and the response is below:
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- There is currently no backlog in responding to general enquiries sent to the GAPRecruitment email address. Some matters are more complex and, on these occasions, candidates are updated to this effect.
- Applicants are advised by email when they are placed on the Order of Merit.
- Candidates are required to have current documentation (less than 6 months old) when applying, as stated on AV’s website. Where the candidate has not been successful in obtaining a GAP offer and their application is still open, there is a requirement to submit a new police check and driving history check if these are more than 12 months old. Candidates will be notified when further documentation is required.
- A candidate is not a successful applicant until they are made a Graduate Ambulance Paramedic offer. Candidates who have completed all the steps necessary to be eligible for the Order of Merit will be notified when they are moved onto the Order of Merit. Please note that a candidate who is on the Order of Merit is not guaranteed an offer of employment by Ambulance Victoria. All candidates are advised of this at Assessment Centre.
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The AEAV believes that this still leaves a number of applicants with unanswered questions. If you have completed the assessment criteria successfully and are still waiting to find out whether you are on the Order of Merit please contact us at [email protected] and let us know what your current status is and we can discuss with you options to have your application processed efficiently.
Read MoreBullying and Harassment Survey
Ambulance Victoria has engaged the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) to investigate allegations of sex discrimination and bullying within AV.
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We are surveying all staff at Ambulance Victoria to support our submission to change the investigation process at AV – too many complaints have not been properly investigated, and we need to make sure this does not keep happening.
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The survey is available HERE.
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We know that the cultural problems at AV are much broader than just sexual harassment, and have already written to VEOHRC to demand the expansion of their investigation in to the toxic management culture at AV.
Any information you supply today will not be shared unless it is totally un-identifiable. None of these questions are mandatory, you can skip any that make you uncomfortable.
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Please call us on 9287 1713 if you would like to be supported in making a submission to the VEOHRC.
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