RAF Medic
Job description: Assist the medical monitoring of aircrew and be on call to work with RAF and civilian emergency response teams
Pay after one year: £17,140
Joining age: 17.7 – 29
Category: Airmen/airwomen
Usual service: 9 years
Open to: men or women
Similar civilian jobs:
- Dental surgery assistant
- Medical laboratory assistant
- Medical administrator
Qualifications you need: 2 GCSEs/SCEs at Grade G/6 minimum or equivalent in English language and maths
Qualifications you can gain: Apprenticeship in medical assistance; City & Guilds Certificate in emergency and primary healthcare; Health and Safety Executive Certificate
Nationality: Citizen of the UK or the Republic of Ireland, or a Commonwealth citizen since birth
The job
RAF Medics provide an essential service to the Defence Secondary Care Agency and the RAF at home and overseas. Highly trained staff engage in clinical and medical administrative work at RAF stations, tri-Service hospitals, medical units and Command Headquarters. You also assist the medical monitoring of aircrew and are on call to work with RAF and civilian emergency response teams.
Opportunities
You could also be selected for training in Advanced Immediate Emergency Care or as a Flight Nursing Attendant before joining an aeromedical team, caring for patients on aeromedical evacuation flights from abroad.
