• Exciting opportunity for senior critical care doctors touse their skills and work within the aeromedical sector
• Competitive remuneration + salary packaging benefits
• Positions Available (February and August 2025)

About CareFlight

We respond above and beyond!

CareFlight is an Australian “for purpose”aeromedical organisation voted consistently as one ofAustralia’s most trusted brands. Our mission is to savelives, speed recovery and serve the community through deliveringour charitable social purpose. 

Proudly a 2023 HRD 5 Star Employer of Choice, we operate acrossAustralia, with major base locations in NT and NSW. Our speciallytrained Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics and Aircrew use helicopters,turboprop aircraft, aeromedical jets and patient transport vehiclesto provide critical support to over 8,500 patients each year. Wealso deploy medical professionals and aircraft in support ofdefence, government and commercial contracts, and energy andresource sector sites. 

CareFlight has an enviable position of having senior educatorsin Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, with oureducation program being second to none. We are considered leadersin aeromedical innovation and undertake novel research Webelieve this all makes CareFlight the natural choice for thoseseeking a unique clinical experience unavailable anywhere else inthe world.

For those working overseas, CareFlight also take the hassle outof coming to Australia by assisting with visa applications, collegeaccreditation and Australian medical registration requirements.

The role:

Based in Darwin, your role will involve both high and low acuitytransfers within the ‘Top End’ of Australia,interstate, and internationally. Working from bases in Darwinand elsewhere you will experience many transfers from remoteIndigenous Communities. 

Each role is full-time and based in Darwin. Theseopportunities are available for 6- or 12-month placements which areaccredited by ACEM, ANZCA and CICM. Start dates align with NTmedical terms in February and August annually.

Our Training:

Previous retrieval experience is not required asCareFlight’s comprehensive induction program will build onthe critical care knowledge that you bring with you to thisjob.

This package includes a place on our Pre Hospital Trauma Course(PHTC), training in Interhospital and International retrievalmedicine, and aviation training including Helicopter UnderwaterEscape Training (HUET) and other techniques.

Our ongoing bi-weekly education program includes formal teachingsessions, guest speakers, scenario-based training, as well asonsite teaching in other locations throughout the NorthernTerritory.

CareFlight is also an accredited training site to undertake theDiploma in Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine (DipPHRM),administered by the Conjoint Committee of Pre-Hospital andRetrieval Medicine (CCPHRM).

To be successful in this role you will:

• be registered (or be eligible for registration) with AHPRAto practice in Australia;
• have completed your primary exams;
• have a minimum of five years’ postgraduate withcritical care experience – high-level airway andresuscitation skills;
• have 3 months experience in ICU (or critical carerotation);
• have 3-6 months experience in Anaesthetics;
• have 6 months experience in Emergency;
• have 6 months experience in Paediatrics (or 12 months mixedrotation);
• have the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinaryteam with excellent communication skills;
• have completed ETM, EMST or equivalent;
• successfully complete the CareFlight functionality(fitness) assessment;
• be prepared to successfully undertake Helicopter UnderwaterEscape Training;
• hold a current passport (plus visa if required); and
• hold a current driver’s licence with the ability todrive when on scene (if required).

The following will also be desirable:

• Experience in obstetrics.

How to apply

If you want to work with the most advanced integratedaeromedical service and one of the most reputable charitableorganisations in Australia and value unity, excellence, integrityand service, then we want you on our team.

Please ensure you attach a current resume, a coverletter that addresses the role’s essential criteria and yourmedical degree and registration . Applications for thisopportunity will remain open until July 2024. Applications submitted post-July will only be considered via therecruitment email address and at CareFlight’s discretion.

CareFlight valuesdiversity in the workplace. 

Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

All employees must comply withCareFlight’s Drug and Alcohol Management Plan (DAMP) asrequired by CASA and may be subject to random workplacetesting. 

Criminal Record and Working withChildren Checks also apply.

All employees must comply withCareFlight’s immunisation and vaccination policy.

CareFlight: 'The next lifewe save could be yours'