Medical Officers Apply Now!

Medical Officers Apply Now!

There's more to medicine - make a lasting impact with the RFDS. Become a Real Flying Doctor!

Classifications

• Healthcare & Medicine
• Medical Practitioner
• Part-time

Description

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) is proud to deliver world-class, patient-centred care to regional, rural and remote communities.

Whether you're interested in aeromedical or primary health care, the RFDS offers unique and rewarding opportunities for medical officers ready to make a real difference.

Become an RFDS Aeromedical Doctor

Join a skilled team providing life-saving care in the sky. You'll handle a wide range of emergencies and complex cases, working from state-of-the-art aircraft equipped like mobile ICUs. From pre-hospital care to critical retrievals, every flight is an opportunity to use your clinical expertise to make a difference in patients’ lives while delivering high-level care in challenging environments.

Become an RFDS Primary Health Care Doctor

Deliver holistic care to rural communities across North West, Central West, and Far North Queensland. As a fly-in-fly-out GP, you’ll be the local doctor for many, offering comprehensive care across the lifespan. You'll manage both acute and chronic conditions in a dynamic, deeply rewarding setting.

Our bases

Our rosters

Across both specialties, the RFDS offers flexible full-time and part-time positions to suit your lifestyle and professional goals. Doctors can choose full-time shift patterns of 16 shifts per month or opt for fractional arrangements such as week-on / week-off, one week every four weeks, or even one week every eight weeks (aeromedical only). Additional flexibility is available for live-in roles. Our Primary Health Care team works Monday to Friday during the day, while our Aeromedical team covers a mix of day and night shifts. For those in FIFO roles, travel days are included as paid time.

Who are we looking for?

RFDS Medical Officers – Aeromedical

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RFDS Medical Officers – Primary Health Care (PHC)

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About the RFDS (Queensland Section)

The RFDS (Queensland Section) is one of the world’s largest and most trusted aeromedical and primary health care providers. We are committed to delivering exceptional, life-saving care across rural and remote Queensland. Our 24 / 7 emergency retrieval service reaches over 330,000 Australians each year—one person every two minutes. While aeromedical care is vital in critical moments, primary health care and preventative healthcare services are at the heart of what we do, making up two-thirds of our daily operations. Through services such as telehealth, mental health, oral health, and health promotion, we focus on prevention and continuity of care to improve long-term health outcomes for the communities we serve.

Benefits of working for the RFDS