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 and fixed wing aircraft staffed by drivers, pilots 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 five years’ experience working in a critical care setting such as Emergency, Intensive Care, Coronary Care or High Dependency Unit
• 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 flight nursing experience or experience working in a patient transfer or retrieval setting.
• 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 31st July 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.
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