Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Registrar Program

Overview

CareFlight's retrieval registrar programme offers helicopter, fixed-wing and international jet retrieval experience in NSW and the NT, with up to five weeks of initial medical and aviation training.

The programme

Focus

Pre-hospital & retrieval medicine

Training type

Clinical Fellowship (registrar post)

Duration

Rotational registrar terms (6-month college-recognised training)

Start

Not stated on official page

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

ACEM: 6 months advanced training; ANZCA: 6 months; CICM on request; accredited training site for the Associateship in Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine

Department

CareFlight aeromedical operations (NSW Ambulance Toll Aeromedical Base, CareFlight Rapid Response Helicopter Westmead, Top End Medical Retrieval Service Darwin)

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Minimum 5 years postgraduate; Australian trainees in final year of advanced training/provisional fellows/specialists in EM, anaesthesia or ICM; UK trainees completed ST4 (plus FRCA for anaesthesia); international senior registrars/consultants in critical care; EMST/ATLS; fitness assessment; HUET

International applicants

Yes – prospectus states CareFlight assists overseas applicants with visa, college accreditation and Australian medical registration

Visa support

CareFlight assists overseas registrars with visa requirements (per 2025 prospectus)

Licence requirement

Eligible for medical registration in Australia (AHPRA)

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

Apply via the CareFlight careers page when the annual registrar campaign opens

Funding

Funding

Not stated on official page

Official sources