Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Reports to: Chief Pilot
Location: Helipad, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London / RAF Northolt
Team: Pilots
Reports: Nil
Salary: £65,000 + benefits, including private health insurance
Closing date: Midnight 26 August 2024
Would you like to work within a high performing and motivated team of pilots, delivering HEMS to the people of London?
We are recruiting motivated pilots with high personal and professional standards, to join the London’s Air Ambulance team. We have various roles on offer which suit developing and established pilots. If you have the skills and experience, we invite applications for the positions below:
We are searching for a Co-Pilot ideally with some HEMS experience who we can mentor within an agreed pathway towards command.
We are also searching for two Captains, HEMS experience for these posts is essential. One of the post holders will ideally be a qualified Type Rating Examiner (EC135 preferable) to deliver our training programme.
We are also receiving expressions of interest for contracted Pilots to support our Summer 2025 extended hours rota, EC135 experience is essential. Please email Nicola Kennedy on n.kennedy@londonsairambulance.org.uk to express your interest.
London’s Air Ambulance have a small team of pilots who are dedicated in maintaining high standards of aviation, in order to deliver HEMS to the people of London. We are currently changing our fleet to the EC135 T3H, a change which will embody modernisation of our multi-pilot aviation environment.
How to apply
To apply for this role please send a detailed CV with the completed Declaration and Supporting Statement form to Recruitment@londonsairambulance.org.uk
Please also fill in the Diversity Monitoring Form.
Day to day, we work closely with the medical, fire and support staff. All are prepared and rehearsed in their roles and strive to provide the best service possible. We also liaise outside London's Air Ambulance, within the wider air ambulance network and other emergency services community to ensure a safe, efficient operations in line with industry best practice.
Our flights are short and mostly within the busy airspace of London to land and deliver clinical teams to scene with safety as our top priority. Where situations allow, once landed and shut down, pilots help clinical crews with logistics and also act as ambassadors for the charity, liaising with the public.
It’s not just a cliché when we say that we’re in an exciting period of change, it’s true!
We are keen to support and invest in the development of the right people. If you have the relevant skills and experience, we really hope you’d like to join us. If you have any questions, don’t quite meet our requirements or would like an informal discussion please get in touch by emailing n.kennedy@londonsairambulance.org.uk
London’s Air Ambulance Charity continues to develop a supportive and enabling environment that gets the best out of our people. We promote a culture of progression and professional development. In addition, we offer a competitive pension contribution, increasing annual leave entitlement linked to length of service, private health insurance and wellbeing packages to support your work life balance.
We pride ourselves on our dedication to being an employer that values diversity, we firmly believe that each team member can provide a unique perspective and valuable contribution to the lives of the people we serve.
Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
In addition, we are actively working to increase the diversity of our teams and in particular our aviation and operations teams. We actively encourage candidates from diverse groups to apply, should they meet our minimum criteria.