Royal Australian Navy Medical Sailors (MED) belong to the Defence Health Services Branch of the Australian Defence Force and are responsible for the provision of health care to support and maintain the health and well-being of RAN personnel.

The roles of the RAN Medical Sailor:

This encompasses advanced first aid, pre-hospital emergency care, advanced life support, evacuation of casualties, resuscitation, hospital treatment and skilled nursing care for the sick and wounded. You must be able to cope with conventional/unconventional injuries and illnesses in a variety of situations and environments and work independently and effectively under a range of conditions for long periods.

Responsibilities of a medic include:

• provision of pre-hospital care, medical, surgical and infectious wound nursing;
• promotion of patient comfort and welfare;
• maintenance of accurate medical documentation;
• maintenance of a high standard of nursing care;
• provision of emergency medical care;
• administration - admissions/discharges documentation; and
• control of medical stores.