- Permanent part-time position available (0.32 FTE)
- Provide high quality care during aeromedical and road patient transports
- Work-life balance with fixed shifts and extra benefits

The Organisation
Proudly serving Australians since 1928, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) provides emergency aeromedical and allied health services for people in rural and remote Australia. We strive towards improving the health and wellbeing of our rural communities and believe in creating opportunities, so all Victorians have the choice to access essential primary health care services.

About the role:
Patient Transport provides clinical care for people travelling from home to hospital, hospital to hospital and hospital to home, as well as transport to and from specialist clinics.

The role of Registered Critical Care Nurse (Flight/Mobile Transport Specialist) is based out of our Essendon Hanger and provides high quality patient care and treatment during the aeromedical and road transport of patients with a wide variety of medical conditions across Victoria and Australia, in accordance with Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Patient Transport policies, procedures, and Non-Emergency Patient Transport Regulations and Clinical Practice Protocols.

Shift times are 24 hours/fortnight
• Week 1 – Friday (PM)
• Week 2 – Thursday (PM), Friday (PM)
• Week 3 – Friday (AM)
• Week 4 – Thursday (PM), Friday (PM)

Tasks and responsibilities include:
- Performing patient assessment, intervention and assess the effectiveness of any intervention in accordance with all RFDS policies and procedures, NEPT regulations and Clinical Practice Protocols within your scope of practice.
- Transporting High, Medium, and Low acuity patients by road and air to and from rural and metropolitan locations across Victoria and Australia.
- Performing independently and problem solve within established policies and procedures as well as work collaboratively with other team members when required.
- Demonstrating proficiency in written and verbal communication when delivering patient hand over to other health care professionals and completing patient care records
- Making confident decisions in regards to patient assessment, care and interventions as required prior to patient pick up and during patient transfer.
- Driving company vehicles in a safe and courteous manner, obeying all road rules with patient safety and comfort paramount.
- Participating in, promoting and contributing to Quality Assurance activities RFDSMPC to continually improve performance in patient care and service delivery.

Qualifications and experience required:
- Bachelor of Nursing (Midwifery qualification desirable)
- Post-Graduate Certificate in Critical Care
- Registered as a Nurse with AHPRA
- ALS Competency (Provide re‑accreditation evidence as required, in line with certification validity)
- Minimum of three years working in a critical care environment (Emergency Department/Intensive Care Unit)
- Graduate Certificate of Aeromedical Retrieval - or similar is desirable
- Current Employee Working with Children’s check.
- Current Victorian Drivers Licence with no restrictions
- Current with all required vaccinations as per RFDS and Air Ambulance Victoria policy.
- Previous aeromedical or pre-hospital experience desirable.

What can working for RFDS offer you:
- Full training for aeromedical and road-based operations
- Work for your community providing high-quality non-emergency patient care in an organisation committed to staff and patient safety and wellbeing.
- Generous penalties and overtime allowances
- Set shift times
- A less stressful environment than in emergency/pre-hospital care
- Supported opportunities to work at different locations across the state.
- Options to work across specialist resources such as high acuity, complex patient care vehicle, and with our Non-Emergency Patient Transport aeromedical team
- An ideal steppingstone if you are considering a career in pre-hospital emergency care or as a nurse or paramedic practitioner
- Access to salary packaging options to reduce your taxable income
- Fitness passport – a discounted gym membership to gyms and pools that both you and your family can enjoy
- Great parental leave benefits in addition to government parental leave.

Mandatory vaccination policy:
As part of the application process, you will be required to provide evidence of the following vaccinations:
- Hepatitis B
- Varicella (Chicken Pox)
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella
- Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
- Annual Influenza

Applications Close Friday January 9th 2026 at 5pm.

Please note that we are unable to accept late applications, or applications submitted via email.
We aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close advert as soon as we have found the right candidate, and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to apply as early as possible.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Victoria, is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals of underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including but not limited to, those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTQI communities.