Take your nursing career further. Literally.

For more than 95 years, the Royal Flying Doctor Service has been providing life-changing healthcare to rural and remote communities across Australia. Every day, our teams deliver vital emergency, retrieval and primary healthcare services to people who need them most.

If you're an experienced critical care nurse/midwife looking for a career that combines clinical excellence, adventure and purpose, this is your opportunity to join one of Australia's most iconic healthcare organisations.

Why This Role Is Different

As a Flight Nurse with RFDSSE, you will provide care for patients in some of the most unique and challenging clinical environments in the country ranging from emergency primary retrievals, critical care transfers to remote aeromedical missions, no two days are ever the same.

Working alongside highly skilled pilots, and doctors, you'll deliver expert nursing care while making a real impact on the lives of people living in rural and remote Australia.

This is more than a nursing role. It's a chance to practice at the top of your scope of practice, build exceptional clinical skills and be part of a team united by purpose.

Flexible Opportunities to Suit Your Lifestyle

- Full-time opportunities
- Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO) opportunities
- Relocation support for those looking to call Broken Hill home

Whether you're seeking greater work-life balance, career progression, or an exciting new challenge, we can help make it happen.

About You

You're a confident and compassionate clinician with minimum 5 years critical care experience who thrives in rapid-paced environments and enjoys working autonomously. You bring strong critical care expertise, excellent clinical judgement and a passion for delivering exceptional patient outcomes.

Most importantly, you're motivated by meaningful work and are ready to make a genuine difference where it matters most.





What You'll Bring

- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
- A minimum of five years' postgraduate acute critical care nursing experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Emergency Nursing
- Intensive Care Nursing
- Cardiothoracic Nursing

- Current Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification
- Demonstrated ventilator competency

Why Join RFDS?

- Competitive remuneration package
- Generous Enterprise Agreement benefits and conditions
- Salary packaging to maximise your take-home pay
- Relocation assistance for eligible candidates
- FIFO permanent part-time opportunity (0.5 FTE) with a 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off roster or month on month off.
- Opportunities to increase to full-time hours
- Six weeks annual leave (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Fitness Passport membership
- The opportunity to work with one of Australia's most respected and recognised healthcare organisations

Curious About Life as a Flight Nurse?

Working as a Flight Nurse in Far West NSW is unlike any other nursing position. It offers the rare combination of advanced clinical practice, teamwork, adventure and community impact. We'd love to tell you more about the role, our team and life in Broken Hill.

Contact the Flight Nurse Team at the RFDS Broken Hill Base on

If we're out assisting with a patient retrieval, please leave your details and we'll return your call as soon as possible.

Join a Team That Goes the Distance

At RFDS South Eastern Section, our values of Care, Trust, Reliability and Safety guide everything we do.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so we encourage early applications as the role may close before the advertised date.

Your next career-defining adventure starts here. Join RFDS and help deliver healthcare where it's needed most.

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📌 Flight Nurse - Full Time (Australia)
🏢 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
📍 Australia