Job Description

• Competitive Remuneration + Salary Packaging

• Full-time (12 Month Max-Term) Opportunity to Progress to Permanent if Desirable

• Based in Darwin or Gove

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

Proudly a 2023 HRD 5 Star Employer of Choice, we operate across Australia, with major base locations in NSW, and the NT. Our specially trained doctors, nurses, paramedics and aircrew 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.

The role

We currently have an excellent opportunity for a High Acuity Flight Nurses to join our Northern Operations. The position is a maximum term assignment.

Key responsibilities include:

• delivering individualised high quality clinical care;

• delivering in-patient assessment, clinical management and emergency procedures;

• maintaining CareFlight’s Standard Operating Procedures and clinical treatment protocols;

• coordinating the transition of patients from one mode of transport to the next;

• assisting the medical officer with medical management as appropriate;

• managing physiological issues related to aeromedical transport; and

• maintaining situational awareness throughout the retrieval process to identify safety hazards for the patient and aeromedical crew.

About you

To be successful in this role you will:

• be a registered nurse, currently registered with AHPRA;

• have evidence of 5 years’ full time emergency/critical care experience;

• possess relevant post graduate qualifications in critical care or emergency nursing;

• have current certification in ALS 2 and TNCC, or trauma course equivalent;

• demonstrate the ability to function effectively as a team member in a critical care environment;

• be physically capable of meeting the challenges of aeromedical practice, including helicopter rescue and retrieval work;

• possess highly developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills;

• demonstrate effective consultation, negotiation and conflict resolution skills;

• have the ability to demonstrate ability/skills to operate in out of hospital environments; and

• possess a current driver’s licence; and

• possess a current NT Working With Children Clearance or ability to obtain.

The following will be highly regarded:

• Registered Midwife currently registered with AHPRA.

• Clinical experience working in paediatrics.

• Previous experience working in the area of Indigenous health.

How to apply

If you would like to be part of our team, you can apply using the link below. Please ensure you attach a current resume and covering letter that addresses the role’s essential criteria. Applications for this opportunity will close on Friday 30th January 2026.

For additional information, please contact recruitment@careflight.org

CareFlight values diversity in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders 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.

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