UK RECRUITMENT PARTNER · ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE
A Clinical Lead Supervisor and nine GP / Rural Generalist roles. Permanent roles with the Royal Flying Doctor Service across Broken Hill and Western NSW, Australia. A long way from a crowded waiting room in the UK.
The opportunity
Skilled Medical has been appointed the UK recruitment partner for a landmark Royal Flying Doctor Service intake in Western NSW: one Clinical Lead Supervisor and nine GP / Rural Generalist roles, permanent, with a minimum two-year commitment.
You'll join a supportive multidisciplinary team, carry a caseload that can genuinely challenge you, and step into a life outside work that's hard to find anywhere else in medicine.
The package
Broken Hill-specific benefits — 5 weeks annual leave, up to AUD $25,000/yr in rural incentives and PD, 10 days paid PD leave, and housing allowance up to AUD $30,000/yr or RFDS accommodation options — apply in addition to the base package.
Where you'll practise
Australia's first heritage-listed city.
A storied outback mining city with a surprising arts scene, vivid red landscapes and some of the clearest night skies you'll ever see. GPs here also service a number of smaller outback locations.
Pop. ~17,700 · 1,160 km W of Sydney
Proud and spirited Lachlan Valley.
A community known for strong local identity and the kind of welcome that regional Australia does best.
Pop. ~2,900 · 465 km W of Sydney
Crossroads of the central west.
A warm agricultural community sitting at the meeting of three highways, on the doorstep of the dramatic Warrumbungle ranges.
Pop. ~2,800 · 425 km NW of Sydney
Cotton, grain and the Macquarie river.
A close-knit farming town where you'll quickly know your neighbours — and be genuinely known in return.
Pop. ~1,600 · 500 km NW of Sydney
About the partnership
The Royal Flying Doctor Service delivers essential healthcare to people who live, work and travel across rural and remote Australia. Their values — Reliability, Care, Trust and Safety — show up in every clinic, every flight and every conversation.
Skilled Medical is proud to be the RFDS's partner for this UK recruitment campaign for GPs to fill roles across the western New South Wales region. Our London team will support you through position discussions, recruitment, AHPRA registration, relocation planning and the move itself.
“The RFDS opportunities in Western NSW offer UK GPs a rewarding professional environment, and a lifestyle that's hard to find anywhere else.”
AHPRA registration
Preferred
Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP), together with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT). Awarded under any RCGP curriculum from August 2007, following satisfactory completion of a GMC or PMETB-approved GP specialist training programme in the UK.
Medical Board of Australia — details ↗Alternative
For applicants who don't meet the expedited criteria: the RACGP Practice Experience Program (Specialist Stream) determines eligibility via a College assessment for a substantially comparable outcome.
RACGP eligibility ↗Meet your London consultants
Our London-based consultants have placed UK doctors into Australian roles for years. They know the RFDS brief inside-out, and the AHPRA process from initial CV to first day in the clinic.
Common questions
Yes, if you hold MRCGP together with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) awarded under any RCGP curriculum from August 2007. This is the fastest route to AHPRA specialist registration for UK GPs.
The traditional Specialist Pathway (RACGP Practice Experience Program – Specialist Stream) remains an option. Our London consultants will assess your qualifications and outline the route.
RFDS is seeking a minimum two-year commitment for these permanent roles — one Clinical Lead Supervisor and nine GP / Rural Generalist roles.
Yes. Visa sponsorship extends to spouses and dependents, and relocation support is scaled for families. We'll help with schools, housing and settling in.
You'll need eligibility for a Medicare provider number (covered by AHPRA specialist registration). We'll walk you through the Australian tax basics before you sign.
About Skilled Medical
Skilled Medical is one of Australia's most established medical recruitment firms, with a dedicated London team supporting UK and Ireland-based doctors relocating to Australia and New Zealand. Our reputation is built on long-standing relationships with health services, hospitals and iconic organisations such as the RFDS — and on the care we take with each doctor's career and family move.
From first conversation to first day on the ward, we handle position matching, AHPRA registration, visa sponsorship and relocation logistics as one continuous service.
Register interest
Send us the essentials and Will or Gareth will be in touch within one working day for a confidential call. You can also attach an updated copy of your CV.
Refer a colleague
If a UK GP you refer is successfully placed with the RFDS Western NSW programme within 12 months of your introduction, and completes a minimum of 12 months in the role, we'll pay you a £1,000 GBP thank-you.
Please make sure your colleague is happy for you to share their contact details before you submit. We'll reach out to them personally and discreetly.
