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A JOB WORTH DOING

In any environment, health care is a challenge. But under combat conditions or during disaster relief operations, that challenge takes on a whole different perspective. It's not all field or operational work of course. We have a huge range of Healthcare and Science careers, from Combat Medical Attendants to Dentists, Environmental Health officers, Nurses and Chaplains. Each plays a vital role in the ongoing health and welfare of the Army.

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Qualification & education

If you're already degree qualified then joining Army Healthcare & Science is a great way to make the most of your degree, with leadership opportunities and an impressive salary right from the start. We've got sponsorship opportunities too, and several graduate programs - to start you earning a salary before you finish your studies. But it's not just qualified doctors and nurses we need. As long as you've finished Year 10 and you've got a burning desire to treat people then we've got some great jobs - from Combat Medical Attendants, to Dental Assistants, Medical Operators and more.

Unique and varied challenges

Where else can you excel at what you do and be given such varied opportunities? Adventure, travel and the ability to make a real difference to people’s lives means that being a Healthcare specialist, a Science professional or a Chaplain in the Army is a hugely rewarding job. Whether you’re planning workplace health strategies, offering pastoral support or delivering medical assistance on the front line, the scale of our operations means that you are always part of something bigger. And that’s a real buzz.

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Lieutenant Michelle Rourke

Lieutenant Michelle Rourke

Science has always been a passion for Army Lieutenant Michelle Rourke. Now she spends most of her time monitoring dengue infections in Defence members who are deployed to Timor-Leste and the Solomon Islands on a career path she would never have imagined.

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Lieutenant Kylie Hasse

Lieutenant Kylie Hasse

Kylie and her team of medics in the Australian medical facility at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot are frequently the 'first responders' whenever Afghan civilians, Australian and Coalition troops are wounded.

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Walk-in blood bank

A walk-in blood bank is up and running at the Multi-national base, Tarin Kot in Afghanistan to allow Australian defence personnel give fresh blood during trauma situations. Opened on April 10th, the blood bank has so far seen more than 150 personnel sign up to begin the screening process. Senior Medical Officer Major Oscar Aldridge said the aim of the walk-in blood bank...

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Padre helps soldiers tackle challenges

MULTI NATIONAL BASE TARIN KOT, Afghanistan — A call to service can lead an individual in many directions but for Padre Ren McRae, it has taken him full circle: from a young man who served in the elite Special Air Service Regiment during the 1980s to an older, wiser man deployed to Afghanistan as an Australian Army chaplain. After reaching the height of his military goals, McRae ...

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Luke Jeremijenko - Snr Medical Officer

Doctors are fairly accustomed to handing out advice, but for Army Captain Luke Jeremijenko, the advice has been more than medical. As the recent Senior Military Medical Officer for the Australian-led International Stabilisation Force in East Timor, he has seen both sides of what it takes to be a soldier and doctor. His advice to anyone wanting to practice both is to just go for it...

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Amanda Crawford - Nursing Officer

Albury-Wodonga local, Captain Amanda Crawford, is currently experiencing a deployment unlike any she's been on before. Amanda, 36, is a Nursing Officer in the Army, based at the Army School of Health in Albury-Wodonga, who first heard about the opportunity to join the Army as a nurse from a mentor in Darwin...

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Ingo Steppat - Environmental Health Officer

Dubbo's Ingo Steppat has done many things in his 32 years in the Army Reserve and but this year saw another first. He's just back from sailing the Pacific on a U.S. Navy ship. But it was no leisure cruise. Ingo was part of Pacific Partnership, an annual humanitarian exercise led by the USA. Every year, partner nations improve the lives of people in the Pacific region...

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An exciting opportunity to be responsible for the spiritual ministry and pastoral support to soldiers and their families in a range of challenging environments.

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You’ll be just like a civilian dentist, except you’ll also look after your own Army staff, and work in barracks, field, or operational environments.

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An exciting opportunity to be responsible for the planning, co-ordination, and development of workplace health strategies for this large Australian organisation.

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  • Reserve
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As an Army doctor, you can work in most areas of medicine. You may also work in regional disaster relief operations, and with the United Nations in peace keeping roles

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  • Reserve
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With a career in the Army, you’ll enjoy the sort of variety, challenges and travel that you simply can’t get as a civilian nurse.

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As an Army Pharmacist, you’ll handle a wide range of pharmaceutical tasks. In the field, you’ll look after medical logistics and may deploy with your units into remote areas.

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  • ADFA

Forget the regular hospitals, this position will have you working with state of the art equipment in varied locations throughout Australia.

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Scientific Officers are an integral component of the Australian Army, operating in deployed and non-deployed pathology environments.

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General Jobs

  • Full Time
  • Reserve

Work with highly qualified people and the latest technology in a challenging healthcare role that could take you almost anywhere in Australia. Training provided.

  • Full Time
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Work with highly qualified people and latest technology in this rewarding role that could take you just about anywhere in Australia. Training provided.

  • Full Time
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Work with highly qualified people and latest technology in this exciting medical role that could take you just about anywhere in Australia. Training provided.

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  • Reserve

A job providing advice on a full range of preventive medicine issues for a large organisation would be well rewarded.

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  • Reserve

As a Psychological Examiner with this large organisation, you’ll be exposed to a wide variety of psychological testing in a unique environment. Training provided.

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