St John - Norfolk Island What we do.

As a remote community, often access to emergency health care can be limited. Fortunately, this is not so much the case here on Norfolk Island. St John Norfolk Island provides a 24/7 on-call First Responder Service to the Norfolk Island Community. This volunteer service has a staff of 18 members who fulfil a vital contribution to the wellbeing of the Norfolk Island Community. The ambulance service is free of charge to all members of the community and to all visitors. St John Norfolk Island follows best practice when interacting with patients suspected of being exposed to or showing symptoms of Covid-19. There is commitment within the St John organisation to keep volunteers, and the community at large, as safe as possible. St John Norfolk Island is a division of St John NSW, we are supported with training and governance through an arrangement between St John NSW and the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.

When you call for an ambulance, your first point of contact is the triage nurse at NIHRACS, please be as specific as possible with the information you provide to the triage nurse, information such as the nature of the incident, how many people injured, and the seriousness of injuries will help us get you the best possible care in the timeliest fashion. St John Norfolk Island provides support to community events throughout the year, assists with medevacs and patient transfers. If you would like St John present at your next community event, please contact us to request support. We are always looking for new members to join our team, training to an Advanced First Aid and Advanced Resuscitation skill set is provided to all members.

Through Louise Donald, an accredited trainer, St John provides First Aid training for the Norfolk Island community, St John NSW is an RTO, all training is nationally recognised and endorsed. Courses for next year are available online at the link below.

To book classes, visit https://stjohnnsw.com.au/first...

For more information

P: 51802 (James, for volunteering and Community support)

51181 (Louise, for course information)

E: norfolk.island@stjohnnsw.com.au or james.garden@stjohnnsw.com.au