Aeromedical Nursing Director, Northern Territory
• Senior Leadership role
• Full time permanent position at RFDS Darwin Base
• Join the team and further your career at Australia’s most reputable charity

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

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We believe our people – all of our people – keep the Royal Flying Doctor Service flying.

About this Opportunity
Reporting directly to the Executive General Manager, Medical and Retrieval Services, you will be an engaging and dynamic leader, with strong experience at a senior leadership level. You will be able to effectively lead and manage the operational aeromedical nursing requirements, key stakeholder relationships, and actively contribute to the strategic direction of the RFDS SA/NT.

Specifically, you will:
• Provide clinical leadership and support the Flight Nurse Managers with day-to-day operations of the Flight Nursing Team in the Northern Territory.
• Participate in the strategic priorities of the organization, developing operational management plans and key deliverables that reflect the strategic direction.
• Build and develop effective teams through compliance, culture and information systems.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in relation to clinical and operational service delivery
• Provide operational leadership for the clinical governance framework for Aeromedical Nursing in the Northern Territory.

About You
You are:
• An experienced senior leader within a healthcare environment (min. of 5+ years)
• Experienced in managing challenging and demanding daily operational issues with composure and confidence
• Engaging and collaborative; with the ability to successfully lead change
• Experienced in leading quality improvement and organisational change processes in a health care environment
• Able to operate at both a strategic and operational management level
• Experienced with leading and developing people and creating high-performing teams
• Patient and customer-focused; understanding and adapting to the needs of both
• A Registered Nurse with current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Registration (essential).
• Postgraduate qualifications in emergencies or critical care (essential).
• Postgraduate qualifications in management (MHA, MBA etc) and a deep understanding of prehospital and retrieval medicine (desirable).

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:
• Reward and recognition program.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Comprehensive orientation program for new starters
• 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 Keirstie Bull, Retrieval Nursing Director – Top End Projects via 0438 716 117.

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

Applications close at 11:59pm on 11th March 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.