Dental Officer
Registered Nurse ( Adult )
Registered Nurse ( Mental Health )
RAF Medic
Environmental Health Practitioner
Operating Department Practitioner
Radiographer
Biomedical Scientist
Pharmacy Technician
Dental Nurse
To join as a Dental Officer , you must be qualified to practise dentistry and be registered with the General Dental Council . You ’ ll undertake at least ten sessions of postgraduate education each year and can work anywhere in the world .
Depending on your specialisation , you ’ ll work within primary or secondary care . You might work in drop-in health clinics on one of our UK bases , in critical care in an NHS hospital or on aeromedical evacuations of casualties from overseas .
You ’ ll work as a community mental health nurse in a multidisciplinary team . Your focus will be on stress management and health promotion , using modern diagnostic procedures and a combination of drug , cognitive and behaviour therapies .
You ’ ll provide administrative support to medical centres on RAF bases , managing patient records or storing medical supplies . You ’ ll also have some emergency care training and could be called on to help look after patients being flown back to the UK .
In this role , you ’ ll work to ensure the health and safety of RAF personnel , protecting them from hazards in the workplace and accommodation . You might carry out workplace inspections , monitor food hygiene or control toxic substances .
It will be your responsibility to maintain the operating theatre and its equipment and to assist the surgical team during operations . You ’ ll also be trained to provide medical care with limited support during overseas detachments .
As an RAF Radiographer , you ’ ll provide clinicians with the images they need to diagnose patients ’ illnesses or injuries . You ’ ll spend most of your time in NHS hospitals but will also work overseas in a military hospital or in challenging conditions in the field .
You ’ ll help clinicians make diagnoses by analysing blood , viruses and micro-organisms . You ’ ll develop your skills in all the major disciplines of pathology and , as well as working in an NHS hospital , you could work in a tented lab on detachment .
As a Pharmacy Technician , you ’ ll dispense medication , provide pharmaceutical advice and order medical supplies . You ’ ll be based either at a medical centre on one of our UK bases or in a centre that distributes medicines .
Dental Nurses look after the instruments and equipment in the dental surgery and act as a second pair of hands for the dentist . You ’ ll prepare fillings and develop X-rays , book appointments and look after patients during and after their treatment .