MEDICAL OFFICER
OTHER ROLES
Air Command is based at RAF High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire . It ’ s an integrated nerve centre that combines personnel , training , operations and policy .
The job is really wide-ranging . Air Command Medical Officers advise on anything from first aid kits for aircrew brought down in hostile territory to how to get the best performance from personnel on operations .’
‘ Working from Air Command , you help make the link between medical and flying policy and how these policies affect the work carried out on flying stations – on the squadrons and in medical centres .
Aviation medicine is critical to everything we do . Our aircrew must operate safely at the edge of human endurance , and illness or medication can affect their performance in the air .
Flying fast jets or long-haul operations makes different demands on our personnel . You ’ ll have the chance to put your skills to use in a unique environment – one you wouldn ’ t experience in a civilian job – and play a vital role in assessing our aircrew . As part of your training you may have the opportunity to take a Diploma in Aviation Medicine , which is taught by King ’ s College London and the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine currently at RAF Henlow in Bedfordshire .
You ’ ll apply your knowledge of medicine , physiology and the behavioural sciences to the stresses faced by our personnel . You ’ ll focus on those areas that keep people safe or improve their performance . You could teach this to aircrew and medical colleagues as a dedicated instructor . If you ’ re based on a flying station , you will also check that the aircrew ’ s flying clothing and equipment meet health and safety requirements .
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