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.
Shakuntala Jacques & Candice Ridley
Nursing Officers
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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.
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
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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