About the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Australia / Northern Territory (RFDS SA/NT)
We are trusted leaders in providing emergency aeromedical and essential primary health care services to people in rural and remote locations across the Northern Territory and South Australia. Our five-year Strategic Plan is focused on growing as an innovative, responsive and better-connected health service provider for rural, regional and remote Australians.

About this opportunity
Reporting directly to the Executive General Manager, Medical and Retrieval Services, you will be an inspiring leader providing strategic input, service implementation, clinical continual quality assurance and clinical governance oversight of our longstanding and evolving aeromedical services across the Northern Territory.

Specifically, you will:

- Lead the delivery of best practice, high quality primary and interhospital aeromedical retrieval and emergency healthcare across the NT, in partnership with the Aeromedical Nursing Director NT.
- Develop, grow, lead, motivate and guide our multidisciplinary, end to end retrieval teams, consisting of RFDS Flight Nurses and Midwives, Paramedics/Ambulance Officers and NT Health Doctors to achieve RFDS SA/NT’s mission of providing excellence in aeromedical and emergency care across the Northern Territory. 
- Develop and strengthen relationships with NT Health stakeholders and contractual partners to ensure our services meet the contextual and cultural needs of our patients, alongside contractual and governance requirements

- Strengthen relationships with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) to find areas of partnership that support their delivery of contextually and culturally appropriate healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- In collaboration with the RFDS SA/NT Darwin leadership team, identify opportunities aligned with the RFDS SA/NT vision, mission and values that contribute to healthy and safe remote pastoral and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities via innovative approaches to emergency healthcare, through enablers such as virtual telehealth, remote diagnostics, drone-enabled supply and evolving sustainable aeromedical transport platforms.

About you
You possess:

- At least 5 years’ experience in Pre-hospital and Retrieval Medicine in Fixed Wing / Rotary platforms.

- Demonstrated leadership skills.

- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.

- A good understanding of the principles of both primary health care and emergency medicine.

- Well-developed understanding of rural and remote Australia.

- High levels of self-motivation.

- Familiarity with electronic medical record systems and incident reporting systems.

- Ability to develop and maintain relationships across a diverse range of people.

To be considered for the role you require:

- General medical registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

- Fellowship with ACEM, ANZCA or ACRRM/RACGP with JCCA.

- Proof of current medical indemnity.  

Eligible for or in possession of valid Working with Children Check (WWCC).

Our benefits
As part of our team, you can expect to be provided with challenging, interesting work and be supported to achieve your best. The RFDS offers a supportive environment where our people are valued, and professional development is encouraged. In addition, we also offer:

- Comprehensive orientation program for new starters.

- A learning management system.

- An Employee Assistance Program.

- Generous annual salary packaging options to reduce your taxable income including:

- Packaging up to $15, 899 of your salary towards loans, rent and bills.

- Packaging of an additional $2,650 of your salary via a meal and entertainment card.

Further information to access the position description, please click here.

For a confidential discussion in relation to the position, please contact Dr Mardi Steere, Executive General Manager, Medical & Retrieval Services on 0447 674 712.

For a confidential discussion in relation to the recruitment process, please contact Nicola Beckwith-Jones, People and Culture Business Partner on 0499 715 104.

Applications close at 11:59pm on Wednesday 24th June 2026.

Please note that we are unable to accept late applications, or applications submitted via email.The RFDS has mandatory vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

Please note, we reserve the right to appoint to the position before the published closing date. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit an application as early as possible!

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is an equal opportunity employer that fosters a positive culture and offers a diverse, safe and supportive work environment. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.