About CareFlight
We respond above and beyond! For 37 years, CareFlight has been saving lives, speeding recovery and serving the community. We’re service-oriented, dedicated first and foremost to our patients, responsive and respectful of the needs of all stakeholders. We work in unity, as One CareFlight, integrating diverse teams across geographies to achieve our shared mission. We lead the way in delivering clinical and operational excellence whilst remaining agile, flexible and open to ideas, quick to serve, embrace change and adapt to new situations. We operate with integrity, to the highest ethical standards and fairness to all. We’re profit for purpose. Funds earned and raised go back towards delivery of our service, so we can continue to respond above and beyond to the needs of our patients, communities and customers.
In northern and north-western NSW, CareFlight provides a patient transport service coordinated by NSW Health. We operate three dedicated air ambulances from bases at Bankstown Airport in Sydney and Williamtown Airport in Newcastle. The service transports patients needing specialist care, to and from major hospitals in Sydney and Newcastle.
As part of this service, CareFlight operates a fleet of specially equipped road ambulances staffed by drivers and specialist nurses, to move patients between hospitals and our aircraft. CareFlight road ambulances and crews are stationed at Bankstown and Williamtown airports, as well as in the regional centres of Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Tamworth and Armidale.
The Role:
We are currently seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join our dedicated Patient Transport Service team in Newcastle.
Key responsibilities include:
• Effectively taking instructions regarding the care of patients during transfer
• Collecting and recording patient information during transfers and providing effective handover.
• Participating in the loading / unloading of patients pre and post transfer, applying appropriate manual handling techniques and standard operating procedures.
• Maintaining CareFlight standard operating procedures and clinical treatment protocols, including adapting to changes.
• Cleaning and restocking equipment / supplies at completion of patient transfer.
About you
To be successful in this role you must have the following:
• Currently registered as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
• Minimum of three years’ experience working in an acute care setting
• Current certification in ALS / APLS
• Current IV cannulation certification
• Ability to work under clinical practice guidelines
• Comfortable working in confined spaces and able to meet the physical challenges that come with patient transfers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to take and provide clear instructions, resolve problems quickly and manage conflict effectively
• Current Drivers Licence
• Current WWC clearance or the ability to obtain
The following will also be highly regarded:
• Previous experience working in a patient transfer setting
• Post graduate experience in a critical care setting such as Emergency, Intensive Care, Coronary Care or High Dependency Unit
• Relevant post graduate qualifications
How to apply
If you want to work with the most advanced integrated aeromedical service and one of the most reputable charitable organisations in Australia and value unity, excellence, integrity and service, then we want you on our team. 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 7th August 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; have Australian Working Rights, 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.
CareFlight: 'The next life we save could be yours'
CareFlight is an Australian aeromedical charity, established in 1986.
CareFlight's mission is to save lives, speed recovery and serve the community by providing the highest standard of rapid response critical care.
We use helicopters, aeroplanes and medi-jets to bring a hospital level of care to the critically ill and injured. Our aircrew, medical teams and coordinators work closely together to ensure that patients receive the best care as soon as possible. It's about bringing the right team to the right patient at the right time.
CareFlight doctors and nurses are specially trained in pre-hospital and transport medicine. They care for severely injured patients who need emergency treatment at the scene of the incident. They also transport seriously ill patients who need to be moved between hospitals.
CareFlight has a strong focus on education. We hold teaching accreditation with the critical care colleges of anaesthesia, intensive care and emergency medicine. Over the years CareFlight has trained hundreds of critical care specialists in the unique and challenging environment of pre-hospital and transport medicine.
Everything CareFlight has achieved over the years has been with the support of the community we serve. That loyal and generous support has made it possible for CareFlight to spread our wings across Australia and beyond. We rely on our many partners and friends to provide the resources to make the CareFlight difference.
