Medical Careers
Careers Night
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In June or July each year we hold a Registrar Careers Night. This year our Careers Night will be held on Wednesday 1 July at CareFlight's Westmead Base, from 6.30pm to 9.30pm.
Careers Night Brochure (PDF, 401KB) Careers Night Expression of Interest Form (PDF, 98KB)
The Careers Night is designed to provide registrars with information on primary and secondary retrievals, international retrievals, tasking, teamwork, rosters, Orange rotation and the culture of CareFlight. Information packages are available at the Careers Night.
CareFlight Doctor
CareFlight holds teaching accreditation with the Critical Care Colleges of Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care. As well as employing senior specialists in these fields, we recruit senior registrars who spend six months learning to care for the critically injured in a pre-hospital and transport environment.
To apply for a position with CareFlight you must be an advanced trainee, preferably in your second last or final year of training in emergency medicine, anaesthetics, intensive care or related specialities. You should have extensive experience in the management of critically ill patients, including trauma, and completed EMST or equivalent. Completion of APLS and/or MIMMS is desirable.
Applicants should be of above average fitness and have the ability to work in unusual environments, including heights or water. You should also have the ability to safely adapt clinical practice as the environment requires.
Superior communication skills and good computer and administration skills are an advantage.
Applicants should have NSW Medical Registration and hold a current passport.
Following receipt of your application a fitness test will be organised. Interview is dependent on successful completion of the fitness test.
Interviews are held in mid-August for positions the following year: 22 positions are offered each year.
Registrar Orientation is a full three-week training period and includes both aviation and pre-hospital medical training.
For more information about training, commitments and rosters, see Medical Structure and Organisation.
Application Form for Registrar Training Position
For more information about working for CareFlight or the Careers Night, please email the Human Resources Manager, Jude Pettitt, at judep@careflight.org.