Line Pilot (Emergency Services Pilot)
About the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Australia & Northern Territory
Australia’s most trusted charity, Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS SA/NT) provides 24-hour emergency, aeromedical and primary health care services to those who live, work and travel in rural and remote Australia.
Serving South Australia and the Northern Territory, the team at RFDS SA/NT exists to support happier and healthier Australians no matter where they live, work or play.
We currently operate a total of 21 aircraft; 19 Pilatus PC-12s and 2 Pilatus PC-24 Medi-Jets across our bases in Alice Springs, Adelaide, Darwin and Port Augusta.
About this Opportunity
RFDS SA/NT’s Emergency Services Pilots are at the forefront of aeromedical aviation. Our Pilots are an integral part of a multi-disciplined crew in an organisation that prides itself in providing excellence in vital health care services to people living and working in regional, rural and remote central Australia.
Reporting directly to the Deputy Head of Flight Operations, as our next Emergency Services Pilot, you will be inspired to complete flight operations for aeromedical evacuations, inter-hospital patient transfers and healthcare personnel charter flights across the Northern Territory and South Australia.
You'll work with the latest technology in aviation and alongside the best health professionals to provide emergency and primary health care to people in regional, rural, and remote communities across SA and NT. This will include emergency aeromedical flight services in the outback, delivering charter flights for our primary health care team and associated equipment and complete routine patient transfers.
To find out more about what it is like to work as a Line Pilot with RFDS SA/NT, click here!
To learn more about our fleet, click here.
About You
You are:
- Reliable and responsive with a can-do attitude
- Self-motivated with substantial organisational and decision-making capabilities, particularly in high pressure/stressful situations
- Passionate about abiding to the RFDS SA/NT values of care, integrity, collaboration, and innovation!
To be considered for the role you require:
- CASA CPL (A).
- Current IPC (3 renewals).
- Minimum 2500 total flight hours.
- Minimum 1500 hours in command.
- 200 hours of night flying experience.
- 300 hours multi-engine or 500 hours turbine.
- Recent single pilot IFR (within 2 years).
In addition to the above requirements, your application would be enhanced with:
- Experience in operating aircraft in remote areas.
- Experience flying PC12 or PC24 aircraft.
- Knowledge of rural and remote Australia.
- Experience and training in emergency retrieval practices.
Our Benefits
As part of our team, you can expect to be provided with challenging, interesting work and be supported to achieve your best. RFDS SA/NT offers a supportive environment where our people are valued, and professional development is encouraged.
In addition, we also offer:
- Remote housing allowance – additional $407 per fortnight
- $5,000 annual retention bonus guaranteed!
- Non-Capital City Allowance - Additional $7,670 (6.5%) added to your salary per year just for working in Alice Springs!
- 6 weeks of annual leave per year.
- Learning management system.
- State of the art flight simulator and comprehensive ground school program for new starters.
- Reward and Recognition 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.
- Employee Assistance Program, and more!
Further Information
To access the position description, please click here.
For a confidential discussion in relation to the position, please contact Michael Jarman, Deputy Head of Flight Operations via 0424 834 400.
For a confidential discussion in relation to the recruitment process, please contact Emily Pickles, People and Culture Coordinator on 0410 923 586.
Applications close at 11:59pm on 7 January 2024.
Please note that we are unable to accept late applications, or applications submitted via email.RFDS SA/NT has mandatory vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
Please note that as part of RFDS SA/NT recruitment process, you may be subject to several pre-employment checks, including a national police clearance, NT Ochre/Working with Children Check, medical assessment and functional capacity evaluation. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
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.
