About This Role
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section) is recruiting full-time Line Pilots, described as the heartbeat of its aeromedical operations connecting rural, regional and remote communities to life-saving healthcare. The organisation is expanding and wants crew at its Broken Hill base, with the vacancy listed for various locations in NSW. RFDS South Eastern Section provides 24-hour emergency aeromedical retrievals and essential healthcare to people living and working in remote, rural and regional communities, alongside primary and preventative health services including GP and nurse clinics, dental care, mental health support, alcohol and other drug counselling, vaccinations, chronic disease management and telehealth. Pilots operate in challenging and rewarding environments to ensure patients, clinicians and essential equipment reach some of the most remote parts of Australia safely and efficiently. The posting was published on 1 July 2024 with applications closing 31 December 2026, under job ID 8RCR4A.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Line Pilots are the heartbeat of the RFDS South Eastern Section's aeromedical operations, connecting rural, regional and remote communities to life-saving healthcare, with the posting stressing that no two days are the same.
- Pilots operate in challenging and rewarding environments to ensure patients, clinicians and essential equipment reach some of the most remote parts of Australia safely and efficiently, supporting 24-hour emergency aeromedical retrievals.
- The organisation is looking for a confident, capable team player who thrives in dynamic environments, is agile and focused, and is passionate about making a difference, and its values of Reliability, Care, Trust and Safety shape the way the team works with each other and with the communities it serves.
What We Offer
The new Enterprise Agreement is advertised as offering more freedom, flexibility and rewards: a competitive salary of $145,000+ once checked to line, paid overtime with $1,200 for working on an RDO, a maximum rostered availability of 168 hours per 28-day cycle, and rosters published 28 days in advance.In return the RFDS also offers generous salary packaging that can boost take-home pay by 5-10%, a Fitness Passport giving discounted gym access nationwide, relocation assistance, up to 6 weeks annual leave, and the opportunity to work with an iconic Australian organisation making a real difference.
Requirements
- The essential requirements are an Australian CPL with ATPL subjects, a multi-engine command instrument rating, a Class 1 medical, 2,500 hours total time, 2,000 hours total time in command, 500 hours total time in command multi-engine, 100 hours night experience, 100 hours instrument time, and Australian citizenship, residency or an approved work visa. Desirable attributes are single-pilot experience, remote area flying experience, a preference for 4 instrument proficiency checks, turbine experience (preferred but not required), and past experience working shifts over a 24-hour period. As part of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations the role requires pre-employment drug and alcohol testing, and candidates must hold an Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC) and a current driver's licence and must undergo working-with-children and police checks
- some contracts require evidence of immunity or vaccination against certain diseases.