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Royal Air Force
Junior Officers
Code: RAF-MO

RAF Medical Officer (Doctor)

Commissioned GMC-registered doctor providing primary care, aviation medicine and operational medical leadership across the RAF.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • clinical medicine (GMC)
  • • aviation medicine
  • • occupational health
  • • operational medical planning
  • • clinical leadership

Responsibilities

  • • lead a station medical centre serving 1,000-3,000 personnel
  • • provide aviation medical assessments and fitness-to-fly decisions
  • • deploy as a Role 1 medical officer on operations
  • • advise commanders on medical risk and force health protection
  • • supervise nurses, medics and allied health professionals

Equipment

  • • primary care IS (DMICP)
  • • aviation medical assessment equipment
  • • deployable medical kit

Typical Clearance

SC / DV

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Civilian Translations

90% Match

GMC-registered doctors with defence primary care and aviation medicine experience convert directly to NHS GP or hospital doctor roles.

Core Transferable Skills

clinical medicine (GMC)
occupational health
operational medical planning
clinical leadership
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