You will provide medical services to the Air Force and its personnel, including primary health care and pre-employment and pre-placement medical assessments. You will also develop and present a range of medical-related training packages and you may be deployed on operations or peacekeeping duties in support of other RNZAF units (such as in East Timor) or as part of a stand-alone medical unit (such as in Indonesia after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami). As an officer, you’ll also be expected to undertake the full range of duties associated with military service.

You will be enlisted into the RNZAF as a commissioned officer and work at one of the RNZAF’s three bases – Auckland, Ohakea or Woodbourne. Collectively, Medical Officers are part of the RNZAF Medical Services, which is professionally controlled by the Director of Air Force Medicine.

The minimum remuneration you will be paid from day one is $33,256. Your remuneration will increase upon graduation of your Officer course to $40,500 and will continue to increase on promotion and seniority.

• You must be registered by the Medical Council of New Zealand. (The Air Force will provide the required supervision for registration under the Fellowship of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.)

• You must be over 17.

• You must have a minimum of three years secondary education.

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