Ambulance Victoria’s chief executive has resigned weeks after paramedics passed a vote of no-confidence in the troubled emergency service’s leadership amid an industrial dispute and concerns about stretched resources.

In a statement released on Tuesday afternoon, the agency said Jane Miller resigned “to pursue a new opportunity within the Victorian health sector”.

AV board chair Shelly Park said Miller had been “an enthusiastic leader in supporting the critical role of our paramedics” since she began in January last year.

“Jane has seen the organisation through some significant challenges, including leading the post-pandemic recovery, and helping chart a course for ongoing cultural reform and improvement,” Park said.

Former emergency management commissioner Andrew Crisp has been appointed interim chief executive for the next six months while recruitment occurs.

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Crisp has been a director on Ambulance Victoria’s board since July, but will pause those duties when he takes begins as CEO on Wednesday.

“Andrew has had a distinguished 45-year career leading the state through emergencies and at Victoria Police, and AV will benefit from his significant experience and unwavering commitment to keeping Victorians safe,” Park said.

The Victorian Ambulance Union recently criticised the service’s management for questioning a long-serving paramedic Jim Avard, who said he crashed after working an 18½ hour shift in June.