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Royal Navy
Junior Ranks
Code: RN-MA

Royal Navy Medical Assistant

Sole or assistant medic afloat and ashore providing primary healthcare and emergency cover for ships' companies and Royal Marines.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • primary healthcare
  • • emergency first response
  • • minor injuries / minor illness
  • • occupational health screening
  • • clinical record keeping

Responsibilities

  • • run sick parade for ship's company of up to 200
  • • provide emergency response at sea or on operations
  • • support environmental health on board
  • • assist visiting medical officers
  • • maintain medical stores and controlled drugs

Equipment

  • • ship's sickbay equipment
  • • deployable medical kit

Typical Clearance

SC

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Civilian Translations

86% Match

Sole-medic experience exceeds the requirements for HCA roles in NHS and private healthcare.

Core Transferable Skills

primary healthcare
patient assessment
clinical record keeping