NSW Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Registrars

Exciting opportunity for senior trainee and junior Specialist Critical Care Doctors to use your skills and work within NSW Aeromedical Services
Competitive remuneration + salary packaging benefits
Registrar base salary pay grades range between $130,000 - $156,500 per annum (consolidated penalties are in addition)
Iconic Australian Not-For-Profit organisation
Recruiting for 2026 positions
About CareFlight:

We respond above and beyond!

CareFlight is an Australian “for purpose” aeromedical organisation voted consistently as one of Australia’s most trusted Charities. Our mission is to save lives, speed recovery and serve the community through delivering our charitable social purpose.

We operate across Australia, with major base locations in NSW and the NT. Our specially trained Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics, Pilots and Aircrew Officers use helicopters, turbo prop aircraft, Aeromedical jets and patient transport vehicles to provide critical support to over 8,500 patients each year. We also deploy medical professionals and aircraft in support of defence, government and commercial contracts, and energy and resource sector sites.

We are service-oriented, dedicated first and foremost to our patients, and we are responsive and respectful of the needs of all stakeholders. We lead the way in delivering clinical and operational excellence whilst remaining agile, flexible and open to ideas, quick to serve, embrace change and adapt to new situations.

CareFlight has an enviable position of having senior educators in Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, with our education program being second to none. We are highly respected for our international research and considered leaders in Aeromedical innovation. We believe this all makes CareFlight the natural choice for those seeking a unique clinical experience unavailable anywhere else in the world.

The role:

We are currently running our annual campaign for Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine Registrars. If you are a senior trainee or Specialist in Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Intensive Care, this could be the exciting opportunity you are looking for to launch your career as a Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Doctor. You will manage the most critically ill and injured patients in New South Wales.

Recruitment processes for these roles are aligned with NSW Health recruitment guidelines. Each role is full-time and based in Sydney. These opportunities are for 12-month placements with at least 6-months training time accredited by ACEM, ANZCA and CICM. Start dates align with NSW medical terms in February and August annually.

We have two (2) different opportunities for Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Registrars in New South Wales. One is a Pre-Hospital and Retrieval position based at Bankstown airport, with rotation to the busy regional helicopter base in Orange, 300km west of Sydney. You will have access to patients via winch capable helicopter, road and fixed wing. The other opportunity is an integrated Pre-Hospital and hospital-based Trauma Fellowship position on the CareFlight Rapid Response Helicopter based in Westmead and Westmead Hospital (Emergency or Anaesthetic Departments). This role involves both paediatric (medical and trauma) and adult (trauma) rapid response. In addition, there is research involvement with a new Pre-Hospital research program.

Our Training:

Previous retrieval experience is not required as CareFlight’s comprehensive induction program will build on the critical care knowledge that you bring with you to this job.

This package includes a place on our Pre-Hospital Trauma Course (PHTC), training in interhospital and international retrieval medicine, and aviation training including Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) and winch procedures.

Our ongoing weekly education program includes formal teaching sessions, guest speakers, scenario-based training, as well as onsite teaching in unusual locations. Enjoy learning about envenomation at The Australian Reptile Park, canyon and cliff edge rescue in the Blue Mountains, Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine while visiting the hyperbaric chamber, and train safety and rescue at the Transport Training Centre.

CareFlight is an accredited training site to undertake the Pre-Hospital Associateship in Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine AACEM (PHRM) administered by the Conjoint Committee of Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine (CCPHRM).

Essential Criteria:

Final Year Advanced Trainee, Provisional Fellow, or Specialist in Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Intensive Care.
International applicants must be Senior Registrars or Consultants in Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Intensive Care. UK applicants – completion of ST4.
Registration with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA) (or eligible for registration).
Completion of ATLS / EMST / ETM or equivalent.
Experience in the care of critically ill patients (including trauma), and able to adapt clinical practice to work independently in both the pre-hospital and interhospital environment.
Superior verbal and written communication skills.
Be capable of meeting the physical requirements of the role and be able to work competently at heights (including helicopter winching) and in water.
Be prepared to complete Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) with Emergency Breathing Systems (EBS).
Hold a current passport and Drivers Licence (plus visa if required).
In order to be successful in this role, all candidates are required to complete a pre-employment fitness assessment. For local candidates, fitness assessments will be held on Saturday, 1+ July 2025 and Sunday, 20 July 2025. Alternative arrangements will be made for interstate/overseas candidates.

How to apply:

If you want to work with the most advanced integrated Aeromedical Service and one of the most reputable charitable organisations in Australia and value unity, excellence, integrity and service, then we want you on our team.

Please ensure you attach a current resume and covering letter that addresses the role’s essential criteria. Applications for this opportunity will remain open until Sunday, 6 July 2025 at 11:30pm.

To ensure your application is considered, please complete all screening questions which will be sent to your email at the end of your application. Further information about the role can be found on our website.

For additional information, please contact Jacqueline Chow (HR Business Partner) – jacqueline.chow@careflight.org.


CareFlight values diversity in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.


All employees must comply with CareFlight’s Drug and Alcohol Management Plan (DAMP) as required by CASA and may be subject to random workplace testing.

Criminal Record and Working with Children Checks also apply.

All employees must comply with CareFlight’s immunisation and vaccination policy.


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